Rural Areas: Cost of Living
Commons · Question 84705 · Tabled 23 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Blake Stephenson
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the rural premium on rural communities.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 30 Oct 2025
Defra regularly publishes statistics on a range of social and economic topics and provides broad comparisons between Rural and Urban areas by settlement type. These are available through The Statistical Digest for Rural England. This Government is committ...