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Commons Debate pack by Philip Brien, Matthew Ward, Sarah Coe, Adam Clark, Carl Baker and Matthew Burton. It was first published on Friday, 4 November 2022. It was last updated on Tuesday, 8 November 2022.

Levelling Up Rural Britain

Summary

The Government published its Levelling Up the United Kingdom white paper on 2 February 2022.

The Government used the white paper to set 12 targets, or “missions” linked to policy objectives. The targets all have a 2030 end date, “setting the medium-term ambition” of the Government.

The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill 2022-23 had its First Reading in the House of Commons on 11 May 2022 and its Second Reading on 8 June 2022.

The Bill is now due to have its report stage and third reading on a date to be announced.

This briefing contains background material on levelling up funding for rural areas, the rural economy, farm support schemes, rural demography, educational attainment, housing and health and broadband connectivity in rural areas. 

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Secondary information

Type
Research briefing
Reference
CDP-2022-0193 
Related items
Levelling Up Rural Britain
Wednesday, 9 November 2022
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Commons
Subjects
Disadvantaged Agriculture Broadband Housing Infrastructure Local government Public transport Mobile phones Rural areas Regional planning and development Urban areas Regional assistance Project Gigabit Levelling Up Fund Rural England Prosperity Fund Shared rural network UK Shared Prosperity Fund
Legislation
Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill 2022-23
Contains statistics
Yes
Published by
Economic Policy and Statistics Section
House of Commons Library
Link
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