Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps they she has taken to initiate the review of Shoreline Management Plans (SMPs) committed to for 2026.

Shoreline Management Plans (SMPs) are a critical tool in long term resilience. The Environment Agency completed a refresh of SMPs in 2024. This Government keeps SMPs under active review. That is why we strengthened coastal planning policies in the National Planning Policy Framework and provided £30m for Coastal Adaptation Pilots.