Question follow-through · 73926

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps their Department is taking to implement the guidance entitled The government’s approach to rural proofing 2025, published on 15 May 2025.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
1 Sept 2025
Target answer date
3 Sept 2025
Answer
12 Sept 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 1 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps their Department is taking to implement the guidance entitled The government’s approach to rural proofing 2025, published on 15 May 2025.

  2. 3 Sept 2025

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  3. 12 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The government has made a commitment that all policy decision-making should be rural proofed. Rural proofing ensures that rural areas are not overlooked and that the intended outcomes are deliverable in rural areas. Defra leads on rural proofing, but indi...

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