Question follow-through · 3974

Rural Areas: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government and local authorities on the use of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to promote and develop rural resilience in areas classified as remote rural and very rem

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Answering body
Scotland Office
Tabled
21 May 2026
Target answer date
1 Jun 2026
Answer
1 Jun 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 21 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government and local authorities on the use of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to promote and develop rural resilience in areas classified as remote rural and very rem

  2. 1 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 1 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    I am responding as the matter of Scotland's Rural Economy falls within my portfolio. I take the matter of sustainable rural development very seriously and I regularly discuss this matter with colleagues in the Scottish Government and Local Authorities, in...

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