Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 95533
Rural Areas: Skilled Workers
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 records skills gaps identified by rural enterprises applying for Government support.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleDefra provides funding to rural businesses via the Rural England Prosperity Fund. The fund is devolved to local authorities, and each individual eligible local authority are responsible for running their own rounds of funding. Defra does not record skills...
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