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Coastal Erosion

Commons · Question 101564 · Tabled 18 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 6 Jan 2026

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Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the steps her Department is taking to consider (a) displacement costs, (b) temporary accommodation costs and (c) local authority rehousi

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Answered by Emma Hardy, 6 Jan 2026

Coastal management is delivered through collaboration between the Environment Agency, local authorities and a range of partners. Defra retains overall policy responsibility for flood and coastal erosion risk management (FCERM) in England, while local auth...