Question follow-through · 12320
Coastal Areas: Economic Growth
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential economic impact of coastal communities on the national economy; and whether she plans to publish a strategy for supporting econ
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 23 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 25 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 16 Jul 2026 · 23 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
23 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential economic impact of coastal communities on the national economy; and whether she plans to publish a strategy for supporting econ
25 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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16 Jul 2026
Answer published
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is the lead for coastal communities across Government. Many coastal communities are also rural, and Defra is the lead department for rural communities. Rural areas contributed over £259 billion (12...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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