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Farmers: Mental Health

Commons · Question 90185 · Tabled 12 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 20 Nov 2025

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Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to improve mental health awareness training for the agricultural sector.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 20 Nov 2025

This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only. Defra funds the Farmer Welfare Grant that includes a recipient consortium led by The Farmer Network that is delivering mental health first aid training to those who ...