In the lead-up to this week’s General Election, the future direction of rural policy is a topic of critical importance. Recently, our Chief Executive, Kerry Booth, contributed an insightful article to LocalGov’s essay series,
The Rural Services Network (RSN) has conducted a thorough review of the DEFRA Third Rural Proofing Report for 2024, titled
Last week the much-anticipated Levelling Up & Regeneration Bill received Royal Assent. The expected game of Ping-Pong between Houses never occurred and most of the government’s changes to the Lord’s amendments were accepted when the Bill returned to the Lords for approval.
The government’s Levelling Up & Regeneration Bill returned to the House of Commons last week with the Lords’ amendments. These included Lords Amendment 6, proposed by Lord Foster of Bath: “Rural proofing report: Alongside the first statement of levelling-up missions required by section 1, the Secretary of State must publish a rural proofing report detailing the ways in which the levelling-up missions have regard to their impact on rural areas and will address the needs of rural communities.”
The Government’s Levelling-Up and Regeneration Bill was discussed again in the House of Lords this week and this time the issue of rural featured heavily.
Rural England’s population of 9.7 million risk being left further behind after the next general election if the political system continues to ignore the systematic inequalities facing rural communities and businesses, warn leading rural organisations
The Rural Coalition urges political parties to address rural challenges to gain ground among countryside voters
On 23rd February 2023, the House of Lords considered the topic of Healthcare in Rural Areas as part of a short debate
The RSN has conducted a Rural Lens Review of the latest DEFERA rural proofing report
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs have published their second report on rural proofing, examining government action to support the rural economy and rural communities. The report includes
In the lead-up to this week’s General Election, the future direction of rural policy is a topic of critical importance. Recently, our Chief Executive, Kerry Booth, contributed an insightful article to LocalGov’s essay series,
The Rural Services Network (RSN) has conducted a thorough review of the DEFRA Third Rural Proofing Report for 2024, titled
Last week the much-anticipated Levelling Up & Regeneration Bill received Royal Assent. The expected game of Ping-Pong between Houses never occurred and most of the government’s changes to the Lord’s amendments were accepted when the Bill returned to the Lords for approval.
The government’s Levelling Up & Regeneration Bill returned to the House of Commons last week with the Lords’ amendments. These included Lords Amendment 6, proposed by Lord Foster of Bath: “Rural proofing report: Alongside the first statement of levelling-up missions required by section 1, the Secretary of State must publish a rural proofing report detailing the ways in which the levelling-up missions have regard to their impact on rural areas and will address the needs of rural communities.”
The Government’s Levelling-Up and Regeneration Bill was discussed again in the House of Lords this week and this time the issue of rural featured heavily.
Rural England’s population of 9.7 million risk being left further behind after the next general election if the political system continues to ignore the systematic inequalities facing rural communities and businesses, warn leading rural organisations
The Rural Coalition urges political parties to address rural challenges to gain ground among countryside voters
On 23rd February 2023, the House of Lords considered the topic of Healthcare in Rural Areas as part of a short debate
The RSN has conducted a Rural Lens Review of the latest DEFERA rural proofing report
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs have published their second report on rural
