Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on financial support for rural communities.

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has regular discussions with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on a range of issues, including the needs of rural communities.

The UK Government is committed to levelling-up across the whole of the United Kingdom to ensure that, as we recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, no community is left behind. The Government will soon publish a White Paper. Rural areas are already benefitting from levelling up. The Government has put in place a broad range of support across the UK, including in rural areas which includes funding awarded through the Community Renewal Fund and Community Ownership Fund.