Question follow-through · 81412
Rural Areas: Economic Situation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support she is providing to the (a) horseracing industry, (b) equine sector and (c) rural economy.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 13 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 21 Oct 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support she is providing to the (a) horseracing industry, (b) equine sector and (c) rural economy.
15 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 Oct 2025
Answer published
Horseracing is the only sport in receipt of a direct government-mandated levy which helps to drive improvements in the sport.This year’s levy yield is set to be around £108 million which, if confirmed, exceeds the previous year's figure of £105 million.Th...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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