Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 101559

Coastal Erosion: Hemsby

Tabled: 18 December 2025

Answered: 6 January 2026

Question

Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the most recent estimate is of the number of residential properties in Hemsby at risk of loss to coastal erosion within (i) 5 and (ii) 10 years.

Answer

Emma Hardy

Great Yarmouth Borough Council are the Risk Management Authority (RMA) for the Hemsby area. They are best placed, using local knowledge and data, to continue making detailed risk assessments, including for the potential economic impacts. To support all RM...

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