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Coastal Erosion: Maps

Commons · Question 16716 · Tabled 7 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 13 Jul 2026

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Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the National Coastal Erosion Risk Mapping maintained by the Environment Agency reflects the most recent available assessment of coastal erosion risk; and if she will make a sta

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Answered by Emma Hardy, 13 Jul 2026

The Environment Agency’s National Coastal Erosion Risk Map (NCERM), published in January 2025, provides the most up-to-date national assessment of current and future coastal erosion risk in England. It uses the best available evidence, data and modelling,...