Rural Areas: Finance
Commons · Question 126556 · Tabled 13 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Mark Pritchard
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how the government will ensure rural counties are not disadvantaged in future allocations for economic growth and place-based investment.
Answer
Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh, 22 Apr 2026
Our flagship Pride in Place programme provides up to £5.8 billion over ten years to 284 neighbourhoods facing the greatest social and economic challenges, using a robust, published methodology that targets need wherever it occurs, including in rural areas...