Coastal Erosion: Hemsby
Commons · Question 101567 · Tabled 18 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Question
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...