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Mental Health Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking with the Department for Health and Social Care to ensure that (a) rural and (b) farming communities receive appropriate tailored mental health servi

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
12 Jun 2025
Target answer date
17 Jun 2025
Answer
17 Jun 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 12 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking with the Department for Health and Social Care to ensure that (a) rural and (b) farming communities receive appropriate tailored mental health servi

  2. 17 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    Defra’s Mental Health in Agriculture team is working with experts across government and the third sector to improve mental and physical health outcomes for rural and agricultural communities. They are identifying requirements and developing options as to ...

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