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Letters to Ministers

DEFRA responds to RSN letter on Rising Fuel Costs
23.05.2022

DEFRA responds to RSN letter on Rising Fuel Costs

The Rt Hon Lord Benyon at DEFRA has responded to a letter sent to the Department by the Rural Services Network highlighting concerns over the increase in global fuel costs and the particular impact on rural communities and local authorities...

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APPG taking up rural concerns with Digital Minister
25.01.2021

APPG taking up rural concerns with Digital Minister

The Chair of the APPG for Rural Services, Philip Dunne MP, has written to Matt Warman MP, the Minister for Digital Infrastructure in relation to concerns about delivering broadband to hard to reach rural areas.  The full text of the...

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Affordable Homes at Risk under new Planning Consultation
24.08.2020

Affordable Homes at Risk under new Planning Consultation

The Rural Services Network, along with Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE), The Rural Housing Alliance, The Plunkett Foundation and Rural England Stakeholder Group, has written to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, the Rt...

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Supply of affordable homes in the countryside threatened
24.08.2020

Supply of affordable homes in the countryside threatened

As detailed in the Rural Bulletin this week, The Rural Services Network (RSN), along with ACRE, the Rural Housing Alliance, Rural Services Network (RSN) and Plunkett Foundation have written to the Secretary of State calling for rural communities with a...

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The Rural Housing Alliance ask the Government to focus on rural housing
13.07.2020

The Rural Housing Alliance ask the Government to focus on rural housing

The Rural Services Network, along with the Rural Housing Alliance, the National Housing Federation and Acre, have written to Secretary of State Robert Jenrick MP in Rural Housing Week to highlight the needs of rural communities and the valuable role...

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Negative impacts of Covid-19 on the delivery of rural affordable housing
22.06.2020

Negative impacts of Covid-19 on the delivery of rural affordable housing

The RSN, ACRE and Rural Housing Alliance have written to Robert Jenrick – Secretary of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government expressing concerns about the negative impacts of COVID-19 on the delivery of rural affordable Housing....

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The Rural Housing Alliance have written to the Secretary of State for Housing to offer support
26.05.2020

The Rural Housing Alliance have written to the Secretary of State for Housing to offer support

The Rural Housing Alliance (RHA), which works in partnership with the Rural Services Network and National Housing Federation, is a group of leading housing associations that develop and manage affordable homes in rural areas across England. The RHA...

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RSN asks Government for local approach to track and trace
26.05.2020

RSN asks Government for local approach to track and trace

The Rural Services Network, along with other members of the Rural Coalition, a grouping of organisations representing rural areas has written to Rt Hon Matt Hancock, the Secretary of State for Health, asking for a localised approach to #covid19uk track...

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Covid-19 rural lockdown exit strategy update from the RSN
18.05.2020

Covid-19 rural lockdown exit strategy update from the RSN

In a recent Bulletin we report on the letter dated 14th April sent to Matt Hancock , The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the Coronavirus exit strategy and the implications for rural communities In...

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