Question follow-through · 16773
Rural England Prosperity Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of extending the Rural England Prosperity Fund on (a) small business, (b) farmers and (c) community infrastructure.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 28 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 2 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 4 Dec 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of extending the Rural England Prosperity Fund on (a) small business, (b) farmers and (c) community infrastructure.
2 Dec 2024
Target answer date
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4 Dec 2024
Answer published
The Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF) is intended to support new and existing rural businesses, including farm businesses, to develop new products and facilities that will be of wider benefit to the local economy and to support new and improved communi...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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