Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 101564

Coastal Erosion

Tabled: 18 December 2025
Answered: 6 January 2026

Question

Rupert Lowe

Restore BritainGreat Yarmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the steps her Department is taking to consider (a) displacement costs, (b) temporary accommodation costs and (c) local authority rehousi

Answer

Emma Hardy
Coastal management is delivered through collaboration between the Environment Agency, local authorities and a range of partners. Defra retains overall policy responsibility for flood and coastal erosion risk management (FCERM) in England, while local auth...

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