Question follow-through · 9650
Business and Regional Planning and Development: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps the Government is taking to (a) support rural businesses and (b) promote rural economic development in Scotland.
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- Answering body
- Scotland Office
- Tabled
- 16 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 21 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 22 Oct 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps the Government is taking to (a) support rural businesses and (b) promote rural economic development in Scotland.
21 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 Oct 2024
Answer published
Growing the economy across both rural and urban areas is a key mission for the Government, and helping rural businesses succeed is a significant part of this work. Nature recovery plays a critical role in supporting the rural economy, and in turn business...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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