Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 103593
Coastal Areas: Pollution Control
Tabled: 6 January 2026
Answered: 16 January 2026
Named DayQuestion
Alison Griffiths
Conservative — Bognor 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 DixonMHCLG 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 ...
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