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Bookings are now officially open for the National Rural Conference 2025, which will take place online from Monday 15 to Thursday 18 September.
This is the Rural Services Network’s flagship event of the year, bringing together rural decision-makers, practitioners, and advocates for four days of live, interactive sessions focused on the future of rural communities.
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17th May 2018 |
The Rt Hon Lord Foster of Bath was appointed as Chair of the CommitteeThe committee was created to consider the Rural Economy.It took evidence from a number of rural experts over the coming months. |
16th October 2019 |
Chief Executive Graham Biggs of the Rural Services Network appears to give evidence. |
27th April 2019 |
The Committee published it’s report. |
3rd July 2019 |
Government responds to the House of Lords report. |
8th October 2019 |
House of Lords Debate following Government response to the report of the Select Committee. |
December 2019 |
Government response to the House of Lords Select Committee on the rural economy:
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"Rural communities and the economies in them have been ignored and underrated for too long. We must act now to reverse this trend, but we can no longer allow the clear inequalities between the urban and rural to continue unchecked. A rural strategy would address challenges and realise potential in struggling and under-performing areas, and allow vibrant and thriving areas to develop further. Doing nothing is not an option."
The report sets out a range of recommendations across different policy areas to tackle the challenges facing the rural economy.
Government must ensure that the challenges and costs of providing health services in rural areas are properly reflected in funding allocations to Clinical Commissioning Groups