Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 90340

Rural Areas: Economic Growth

Tabled: 12 November 2025
Answered: 20 November 2025

Question

Stuart Anderson

ConservativeSouth Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential for economic growth in rural areas.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
Delivering secure, strong and sustainable growth to boost prosperity and living standards across the UK is the Government’s priority mission, as set out in the Plan for Change. Forecasting the economy is the responsibility of the independent Office for Bu...

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