Environment Agency, NERC, and LEPs to give evidence to Committee

• Parliament TV: Regenerating Seaside Towns
• Regenerating Seaside Towns Committee

Witnesses

Tuesday 11 December in Committee Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

At approximately 3.20pm

• Catherine Wright, Director of Digital & Skills (Flood & Coastal Risk Management), Environment Agency
• Dr Ned Garnett, Associate Director of Research, Natural Environment Research Council

At approximately 4.10pm

• Mr Adam Bryan, Managing Director, South East LEP
• Mr Jonathan Sharrock, Chief Executive, Coast to Capital LEP

Possible questions

Questions the Committee is likely to ask include:

• How big a threat is coastal erosion and flooding to seaside towns and communities?
• Is sufficient funding available to tackle the effects of coastal erosion?
• How can spending on coastal defences deliver better value for money?
• How does the approach taken by local authorities to coastal defence schemes vary? Can this be improved?
• What is being done to improve the quality of the bathing water around seaside towns? How important is this for the tourism offer of seaside towns?
• How can LEPs help seaside towns to diversify their economies and support regeneration in coastal areas?
• What level of focus do LEPs give to the needs of seaside towns – and are they more focused upon cities and major urban centres?
• How might coastal towns and communities benefit from the proposed Shared Prosperity Fund?
• How could changes to public funding better support longer-term planning and foster more sustainable regeneration in coastal areas?
• What consideration should be given to seaside towns and coastal communities during the development of Local Industrial Strategies?

Further information

• About Parliament: Select committees
• Visiting Parliament: Watch committees

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