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Climate adaptation and emergency response

Status: Open Opened: 9 Sep 2025 9 recommendations 6 conclusions 1 report

The UK is facing increasingly frequent and severe environmental and weather-related events, including storms, flooding, heatwaves and wildfires. These, and other weather and climate related events, pose growing risks to public health, infrastructure, food production, and the natural environment. The Climate Change Committee has reported that long-term economic output could fall by up to 7% …

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
6th Report - Erosion of trust: the impact of coastal erosio… HC 1317 20 Mar 2026 15 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

2 items
9 Conclusion 6th Report - Erosion of trust: the impa… Deferred

Innovative adaptation measures, including property purchase and relocation schemes, have been successfully piloted through the...

Innovative adaptation measures, including property purchase and relocation schemes, have been successfully piloted through the Coastal Change Pathfinder and the ongoing Coastal Transition Accelerator Programme (CTAP). However, these benefits remain confined to selected pilot areas for a limited period, and longterm support for communities affected by coastal erosion is not …

Government response. The government acknowledged the need for long-term support for communities affected by coastal erosion and stated that ongoing pilot programmes (CAP and CTAP) will be evaluated to inform future policy. The refreshed National FCERM Strategy, expected in 2027, will incorporate …
11 Conclusion 6th Report - Erosion of trust: the impa… Deferred

Shoreline Management Plans (SMPs) are not consistently integrated into Local Plans, resulting in planning decisions...

Shoreline Management Plans (SMPs) are not consistently integrated into Local Plans, resulting in planning decisions that do not account for future coastalchange risks. The mismatch between Local Plan timescales and the longerterm horizons of SMPs could lead to developments being approved in areas that are not expected to remain protected, …

Government response. The government highlighted existing policies requiring local plans to consider coastal change and integrate Shoreline Management Plans. It is currently analysing feedback from a consultation on National Planning Policy Framework changes and will publish its response in due course.

Oral evidence sessions

2 sessions
Date Witnesses
23 Jun 2026 Henrietta Appleton · Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust, Phil Garrigan OBE KSFM · National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC), Professor Emma Howard Boyd CBE · National Heat Risk Commission, Professor Sallie Bailey · Natural England, Richard Bailey · Peak District moorland group, Rob Gazzard MICFor MRICS · Forestry Commission View ↗
18 Nov 2025 Jaap Flikweert · Haskoning, Julie Foley · Environment Agency, Karen Thomas · East Suffolk Council, Natasha Dix · Isle of Wight Council, Richard Jackson · East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Rob Goodliffe · North Norfolk District Council View ↗

Correspondence

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DateDirectionTitle
17 Mar 2026 — Correspondence from Climate Vision Regarding the Debate: “Extreme Climate and W…