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Farm Safety Week 2024

EDM (Early Day Motion) 49: tabled on 22 July 2024

Tabled in the 2024-26 session.

This motion has been signed by 13 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

That this House celebrates Farm Safety Week, which takes place between 22 and 26 July 2024; notes that, this year, Farm Safety Week is marking 10 years of the Farm Safety Foundation, a charity set up by leading rural insurer NFU Mutual, to raise awareness of and challenge attitudes to farm safety and poor mental health in the industry; highlights further support from the Ulster Farmers Union, who work closely alongside other like-minded organisations to help amplify important messages; and thanks the NFU and Ulster Farmers Union for the support they provide to farmers all across the UK and the time the have spent to make a difference for farmers of today and in next generations.