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Rural Areas: Departmental Responsibilities

Asked by Maya EllisLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 10 December 2025UIN 97445

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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the Government will appoint a Minister for Rural Communities.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

Ministerial appointments are a matter for the Prime Minister.

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