Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 80883
Rural Areas
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025
Question
Jess Brown-Fuller
Liberal Democrat — Chichester
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the Government will consider appointing a cross-departmental Minister for Rural Communities.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleDefra has responsibility for rural communities and leads on rural proofing, but individual departments are responsible for ensuring that their policy decision-making is rural proofed.