Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 95531
Rural Areas: Business
Tabled: 28 November 2025
Answered: 8 December 2025
Question
Callum Anderson
Labour — Buckingham and Bletchley
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Department has established measurable targets for rural business productivity improvements supported by public funding in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleWe have not set productivity targets specifically for businesses in rural areas. Defra provides funding to rural businesses via the Rural England Prosperity Fund. Each individual eligible local authority is responsible for running their own rounds of fund...
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