Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 78837

Rural Areas: Economic Situation

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 30 October 2025

Question

Mr Louie French

ConservativeOld Bexley and Sidcup

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on (a) horseracing, (b) the equine sector and (c) the rural economy.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
Defra regularly engages with other Departments including The Treasury to ensure our interests, including in rural areas, are not overlooked. The Spending Review settlement outlined the Government’s support for the rural economy and to protect the countrys...

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