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Coastal Erosion: Hemsby

Commons · Question 101567 · 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 discussions her Department has had with (a) Great Yarmouth Borough Council, (b) Norfolk County Council and (c) the Environment Agency on long-term coastal erosion management optio

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 6 Jan 2026

The Environment Agency has a strategic overview of the management of all sources of flooding and coastal change. Local authorities take the lead in managing coastal erosion. In Hemsby, Great Yarmouth Borough Council are the lead authority for coastal eros...