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Farmers: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the mental health of farmers.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
21 Jan 2025
Target answer date
23 Jan 2025
Answer
29 Jan 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the mental health of farmers.

  2. 23 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The Secretary of State has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues, and Cabinet discussions are considered confidential. The department regularly meets with stakeholders as part of ongoing work to understand the causes behind poor...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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