Question follow-through · 900990
Written question 900990
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support businesses in rural areas.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 24 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 31 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 31 Oct 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
24 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support businesses in rural areas.
31 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
31 Oct 2024
Answer published
The Government is committed to improving the quality of life for people living and working in rural areas, so that we can realise the full potential of rural business and communities. Rural Rate Relief aims to ensure that key amenities are available, and ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Agriculture: Subsidies
5 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to resolve technical issues within the Rural Payments Agency that prevent common landowners applying for the Sustainable Farming Incentive due to in
Countryside Stewardship Scheme and Sustainable Farming Incentive: Common Land
20 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that common land can enter (a) Sustainable Farming Incentive and (b) Countryside Stewardship schemes.
South West Water: Infrastructure
2 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding South West Water was required to contribute to infrastructure to meet (a) environmental and (b) water quality standards between 2013 and 2025.
Water Companies: Freedom of Information
24 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of classifying water companies as public authorities for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Gardens: Conservation
29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will consider introducing a national scheme offering small grants to private individuals for the creation of climate-resilient, wildlife-friendly gardens.
National Parks
14 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to section 245 of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023, what steps she is taking to ensure compliance with the protected landscapes duty.
Countryside: Environment Protection
27 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will ensure that section 245 of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 is not amended to reduce the level of protection for National (a) Parks and (b) Landscapes.
National Parks
26 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to amend the Protected Landscapes Duty.
Trees: Conservation
16 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the ancient woodland and ancient and veteran trees sections of her Department's Environmental Improvement Plan, published on 1 December 2025, what discussions she has