Farmers: Mental Health and Productivity
Commons · Question 88050 · Tabled 4 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Charlotte Cane
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November to Question 85521 on Farmers: Mental Health and Productivity, for what reason the Department does not intend to undertake such research.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 13 Nov 2025
We undertake research where evidence does not exist to inform the policy decisions we take and our future research priorities will in part be guided by the Farming Roadmap when that is published next year. We know from working with farming charities that ...