Food Poverty: Scotland

(asked on 18th October 2019) - View Source

Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the effect on levels of food poverty in Scotland of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.


Answered by
Alister Jack Portrait
Alister Jack
Secretary of State for Scotland
This question was answered on 24th October 2019

The Government has been clear that leaving the EU with a deal is its preferred option and is in the interests of Scotland and the UK as a whole.

The Government has put in place contingency plans for a range of exit scenarios. These contingencies include ensuring that the Department for Work and Pensions can continue to provide its vital services and that individuals will continue to be able to access benefits and services on the same basis as they do now.

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