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Coastal Erosion: Hemsby

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 7 May 2025UIN 49171

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to protect Hemsby from coastal erosion.

Answered by Emma Hardy

The shoreline management approach for Hemsby’s coastline is managed realignment, as outlined in the Shoreline Management Plan which has been developed locally. The flood and coastal erosion risk management investment programme includes risk management structures for the coast where it is sustainable and affordable to build them. In areas where it is not, other approaches such as managed realignment will be needed.

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