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DEFRA responds to RSN letter on Rising Fuel Costs

The Rt Hon Lord Benyon at DEFRA has responded to a letter sent to the Department by the Rural Services Network highlighting concerns over the increase in global fuel costs and the particular impact on rural communities and local authorities. The letter from the RSN can be viewed at this link

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Sir Geoffrey Cox MP urges Prime Minister to back rural economy

Sir Geoffrey Cox MP has together with over 30 other MPs and Peers, written to the Prime Minister asking him to introduce a new White Paper to designed to promote the growth of the rural economy, following the recent publication of a major new report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Rural Business and Rural Powerhouse

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