Supporting the Farming Community in Mid Wales

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs – in the Senedd at 1:39 pm on 17 July 2019.

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Photo of Helen Mary Jones Helen Mary Jones Plaid Cymru 1:39, 17 July 2019

Minister, I've been contacted by the Powys agricultural well-being network, and I believe they've written to all the Members here who represent Powys. They're very concerned about the emotional and mental well-being of people working in the agricultural sector, at a time of great uncertainty, with real concerns about future markets. Can I ask you today to discuss with the Minister for Health and Social Services what more your Government might be able to do to support farmers and farming families through this very difficult time? It's not a section of the community that often finds it very easy to ask for help or to admit to strain, but there are, of course, some very good voluntary organisations working in the sector. So, can I ask you to speak to your colleague, and to make sure that some of those very effective local organisations continue to get access to funding to provide the sort of support that farming families may need through this very difficult time?