Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 73927
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Rural Areas
Tabled: 1 September 2025
Answered: 9 September 2025
Question
Terry Jermy
Labour — South West Norfolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps their Department is taking to implement the guidance entitled The government’s approach to rural proofing 2025, published on 15 May 2025.
Answer
Michael ShanksThe Government has made a commitment that all policy decision-making should be rural proofed. Rural proofing ensures that rural areas are not overlooked and that the intended outcomes are deliverable in rural areas. Defra leads on rural proofing, but indi...
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