HC Deb 26 April 1989 vol 151 c580W
35. Mr. Fearn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what studies his Department has undertaken to assess the effect of global warming on coastal communities.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

In June 1988 the Department published a series of desk studies on "Possible Impacts of Climate Change on the Natural Environment in the United Kingdom". The report identified a number of research requirements for assessing those impacts. Copies have been placed in the Library of the House. Further studies are now proceeding, including studies on the implications for sea defences.