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Lobbying on Rural Matters Overview Serving the people of Cumbria National Picture Rural areas are reporting disproportionate impacts of budget cuts due to higher service costs Rural communities are seen to be experiencing worse
Ensuring that new rural measures state who across Government is accountable for their performance; Defra’s Rural Affairs Board is included as part of the sign off process for Local Industrial Strategies, helping to strengthen rural proofing activity; MCHLG’s planning guidance considers the needs of young families in rural areas so housing is available that families can grow into; Ensuring Government consults with the Rural LEPs Network to ensure rurality is considered in policy making; Future improvements to mobile networks ensures that rural infrastructure is ready for 5G roll out;
Rural business hubs are located in accessible places and have the digital infrastructure required to support digital skills development and digital entrepreneurialism; Affordable housing quotas in rural areas should be based on local income levels to ensure affordability; Rural post offices should be required to use a proportion of their income from handling bank transactions to support the development of community hubs where rural communities can access a range of services in one place; The proposed spending review planned for 2020 should include dedicated funding to support rural bus services and public transport infrastructure.
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Fulfil membership criteria Cornwall Population : 561,349 5.5 MP’s Isle of Wight Population: 140,984 1 MP Wiltshire Population: 496,043 7 MP’s Herefordshire Population: 191,041 2 MP’s Cumbria Population: 498,375 6 MP’s East Riding Population: 338,061 5 MP’s Lincolnshire Population: 751,171 7 MP’s Durham Population: 523,662 7 MP’s Northumberlan d Population: 319,030 4 MP’s North Yorkshire Population: 611,633 6 MP’s Rutland Population: 39,474 1 MP Central Bedfordshire Population: 280,030 3 MP’s Dorset Population: 424,667 4 MP’s Somerset Population: 505,579 5 MP’s Shropshire Population: 317,459 3 MP’s Isles of Scilly Population : 2,259 0.5 MP’s
launched at the LGA conference in early July, with a roundtable of authorities, sector leaders and partners, supported by Localis.
A parliamentary launch was hosted by Sarah Newton MP later in July with MP’s from across Britain’s Leading Edge.
Work is now ongoing to raise awareness amongst political leaders and senior civil servants.
essential for rebalancing the economy and uniting the country.
interventions, and an overreliance on Mayoral Combined Authorities in maintaining or exacerbating the spatial challenge.
the challenge, including decentralisation through rurally-suitable devolution; a needs- sensitive Shared Prosperity Fund based on a simple, fair and transparent allocation mechanism with a view to rebalancing the economy; and support for Local Industrial Strategies that harness the distinctive contribution of these areas to a sustainable, inclusive and resilient future economy.
these areas in tackling the IS Grand Challenges.