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Farmers: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what mental health support the Government provides to farmers.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
10 Jul 2025
Target answer date
14 Jul 2025
Answer
18 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what mental health support the Government provides to farmers.

  2. 14 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    Delivery of mental health interventions sits with the Department for Health and Social Care, who are investing in mental health to ensure it receives the same attention as physical health. This includes the hiring of 8,500 new mental health support worker...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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