Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 84705
Rural Areas: Cost of Living
Tabled: 23 October 2025
Answered: 30 October 2025
Question
Blake Stephenson
Conservative — Mid Bedfordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the rural premium on rural communities.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleDefra regularly publishes statistics on a range of social and economic topics and provides broad comparisons between Rural and Urban areas by settlement type. These are available through The Statistical Digest for Rural England. This Government is committ...
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