Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 103593

Coastal Areas: Pollution Control

Tabled: 6 January 2026
Answered: 16 January 2026
Named Day

Question

Alison Griffiths

ConservativeBognor Regis and Littlehampton

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support his Department provides to local authorities responding to maritime incidents that result in environmental contamination or significant shoreline clean-up operations

Answer

Samantha Dixon
MHCLG is not responsible for maritime or environmental clean-up operations. The Lead Government Department responsibility for these sits with the Department for Transport and the Environment Agency, which are responsible for guidance to local authorities ...

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 103593) →