The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on the Rural Powerhouse has published a new report on how to level up the rural economy.
It follows one of the most comprehensive inquiries ever to be conducted by a parliamentary body into the health of the rural economy. The APPG took evidence from over 50 industry bodies, charities, campaign groups, companies, academics, and business leaders. The report concluded that no government in recent memory has had a program to unlock the economic and social potential of the countryside.
This has resulted in the fact that the rural economy is 18% less productive than the national average. A gap that, if reduced, could add £43bn to the UK economy.
Read the full press release and download the Report here.
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Rural Powerhouse was formed by parliamentarians with a keen interest in the rural economy. Our report – Levelling up the rural economy: an enquiry into the productivity of the rural economy – completes one of the most comprehensive inquiries into the productivity of the rural economy to be published by a parliamentary group in many years.
