Written Question·Treasury·UIN 900935

Economic Growth: Rural Areas

Tabled: 23 October 2024
Answered: 29 October 2024
Named Day

Question

Jamie Stone

Liberal DemocratCaithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps she is taking to increase growth in rural areas.

Answer

Darren Jones
A prosperous rural economy will be underpinned by improvements to rural connectivity and productivity, the availability of affordable energy and access to services. To this end, the UK Government is investing £5 billion in broadband connectivity which wil...

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