Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 38585

Farmers: Mental Health

Tabled: 17 March 2025
Answered: 2 April 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve the mental health of farmers.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
This Government is committed to supporting the mental health of those working in farming and agriculture. Following engagement with agricultural mental health charities, Defra established a team dedicated to addressing the particular set of issues driving...
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