Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 32792

Rural Areas: Roads

Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 3 March 2025

Question

Edward Morello

Liberal Democrat — West Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consultations his Department has held with farming communities on the potential impact of rural road infrastructure on farming operations.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
Rural road infrastructure is not a matter for Defra. The Department for Transport is responsible for providing policy, guidance and funding to local authorities in England to help them run and maintain their road networks. Local authorities are responsibl...
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