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Department for Work and Pensions: Rural Areas

Asked by Charlotte CaneLiberal DemocratDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 80171

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to strengthen retrospective rural-proofing of his Department's policies.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

I refer the hon. member to the answer I gave on 10 September to PQ 73922

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