Agriculture: Inheritance Tax
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the potential impact of changes to agricultural inheritance tax relief on the mental health and wellbeing of farming families in North East Hampshire.
Answered by Stephen Morgan
The Government understands the importance of mental health support and is committed to tackling the mental health crisis in farming communities.
This transformation is backed by new staff and protected funding for mental health, with almost 8,000 additional mental health workers recruited since July 2024 and an extra £688 million invested in mental health services this year.
The Government will also look at how it can support third sector organisations to keep delivering support for the farming community in future.
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