Question follow-through · 66581

Loneliness: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help tackle loneliness in rural areas.

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
10 Jul 2025
Target answer date
14 Jul 2025
Answer
18 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help tackle loneliness in rural areas.

  2. 14 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 18 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    This 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 communities.The Department for Culture, Media and Sport supports the Tackling Loneliness Hub, an...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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