PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(10 October 2025)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the Government will consider appointing a cross-departmental Minister for Rural Communities.

Asked by:
Jess Brown-Fuller (Liberal Democrat)

Answer

Defra has responsibility for rural communities and leads on rural proofing, but individual departments are responsible for ensuring that their policy decision-making is rural proofed.


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