Rural Economy: the National Picture

One of the Government’s main priorities for rural policy is economic and social regeneration, through supporting enterprise across rural England and targeting more resources at areas of greatest need.

The aims are to reduce the gap in productivity between the least well performing rural areas and the national average, and to improve the accessibility of services for people in rural areas.

Government Offices ensure that processes and programmes are co-ordinated within each region. They will lead in developing a framework at regional level that will achieve better prioritisation and decision-making for rural areas.