Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 12 Dec 2012 Food Poverty
"First, I congratulate my hon. Friend on the debate and on the fantastic YouTube video that she made—it is a must-watch, particularly for those on the Government Benches.
To return to the point made by the hon. Member for Gillingham and Rainham (Rehman Chishti), in my constituency there was a …..." Robert Flello - View Speech
"My hon. Friend is being most generous with her time. I am thoroughly enjoying her speech. Before she moves on from the delays in getting benefits, I want to mention the growing problem of people who have been on employment support allowance and are told, “Sorry, you no longer qualify.” …..." Robert Flello - View Speech
"Will the Secretary of State take the opportunity that this postponement allows to meet the 30 leading scientists, including vets and animal disease scientists, who think that their science is correct and that the NFU’s science, on which the Secretary of State is relying, is not correct?..." Robert Flello - View Speech
"I am listening with great interest to my hon. Friend’s speech. Does she accept that some of the problem is hidden, because really good, well-meaning staff at schools are finding ways of feeding children during the day? That is hiding some of the scale of the problem...." Robert Flello - View Speech
"Listening to the Secretary of State’s final comments, I thought for a moment that I had stumbled into some sort of parallel universe, because I did not recognise any of her claims about what the Government are doing. She talked about the freeze in council tax. First, some of the …..." Robert Flello - View Speech
"Absolutely, my hon. Friend is correct: that is the scale of the problem we face. By 2014-15 half a million people will be looking to food banks, so how many people will by 2020, and how many by 2025, if action is not taken soon?
"I am delighted that the hon. Gentleman asks that question. I would like the goods on the shelves to be at a fair price so that families can afford to buy one of something and do not have to go for a two-for-one offer to get the best value. I …..." Robert Flello - View Speech
"I will not, because I have less than two minutes to go. If there is time at the end of my speech I will allow the hon. Lady to intervene.
My final point is about the groceries code adjudicator. We need somebody who holds the supermarkets to account, because whether …..." Robert Flello - View Speech
"The Youth Justice Board has played a central role in reducing the number of criminal offences committed by young people since its creation, but the Government’s proposal to transfer its functions to the Ministry of Justice threatens to roll back the progress of the past decade. As we have heard, …..." Robert Flello - View Speech