Farmers: Mental Health and Productivity
Commons · Question 85521 · Tabled 27 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Charlotte Cane
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2025 to Question 83644 on Farmers: Mental Health, if she will commission research to review the link between agricultural workers' mental health an
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 3 Nov 2025
We have no plans to do so. Production levels are influenced by a range of factors including the weather and market prices. We regularly liaise with farming welfare charities and industry stakeholder groups to understand the issues affecting farmers’ menta...