Written Question·Treasury·UIN 83984

Cost of Living: Rural Areas

Tabled: 21 October 2025
Answered: 29 October 2025

Question

Edward Morello

Liberal DemocratWest Dorset

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to introduce targeted measures to address the cost of living pressures in (a) West Dorset constituency and (b) other rural areas.

Answer

James Murray
The government is committed to improving living standards for all, in every part of the UK, and supporting households with the high cost of living. This is why the government has already raised the minimum wage, extended the £3 bus fare cap, expanded free...

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