Information between 28th April 2024 - 18th May 2024
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People with Disabilities: Access to Services
39 speeches (20,618 words) Thursday 16th May 2024 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Baroness Andrews (Lab - Life peer) The Trussell Trust has been measuring the increasing dependence of disabled people on food banks, for - Link to Speech |
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Women’s State Pension Age: Ombudsman Report
134 speeches (34,162 words) Thursday 16th May 2024 - Commons Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Wendy Chamberlain (LD - North East Fife) Previously he was heavily involved with me in the all-party parliamentary group on ending the need for food - Link to Speech |
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Business of the House
97 speeches (10,912 words) Thursday 16th May 2024 - Commons Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Liz Twist (Lab - Blaydon) It reported that more than 3.1 million emergency food parcels were provided by food banks in its network - Link to Speech 2: Penny Mordaunt (Con - Portsmouth North) The large share of people who were going to food banks under the last Labour Government were being transferred - Link to Speech 3: Sam Tarry (Lab - Ilford South) banks doubled after the Government’s economic mismanagement—up 101% in my constituency. - Link to Speech |
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Football Governance Bill (Second sitting)
111 speeches (25,392 words) Committee stage: 2nd sitting Tuesday 14th May 2024 - Public Bill Committees Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Stephanie Peacock (Lab - Barnsley East) There were staff and people in the community who had not been paid and were eating from food banks. - Link to Speech |
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Oral Answers to Questions
158 speeches (9,615 words) Monday 13th May 2024 - Commons Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Christian Wakeford (Lab - Bury South) Can the Minister explain why the number of elderly individuals resorting to food banks has doubled in - Link to Speech 2: Deidre Brock (SNP - Edinburgh North and Leith) The Trussell Trust, however, says it has seen a 36% rise in pensioners turning to food banks in the past - Link to Speech |
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Oral Answers to Questions
123 speeches (9,941 words) Wednesday 8th May 2024 - Commons Chamber Wales Office Mentions: 1: David T C Davies (Con - Monmouth) I know that many supermarkets are supporting food banks within their local areas, and the UK Government - Link to Speech |
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Defence
140 speeches (36,653 words) Tuesday 7th May 2024 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: John Healey (Lab - Wentworth and Dearne) life and morale have fallen to record lows, and when military families live in damp housing and use food - Link to Speech 2: Maria Eagle (Lab - Garston and Halewood) the numbers of personnel and veterans on universal credit are rising, and some troops are even using food - Link to Speech |
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Free School Meals
44 speeches (13,245 words) Tuesday 7th May 2024 - Westminster Hall Department for Education Mentions: 1: Munira Wilson (LD - Twickenham) Given those statistics, it is not surprising that the use of food banks has skyrocketed. - Link to Speech |
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Volunteers
21 speeches (12,763 words) Thursday 2nd May 2024 - Westminster Hall Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Jo Gideon (Con - Stoke-on-Trent Central) local community or neighbourhood groups, the most popular cause: that might include volunteering at food - Link to Speech |
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Child Poverty
40 speeches (11,699 words) Monday 29th April 2024 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Baroness Janke (LD - Life peer) feed their families, choices about paying for heating or food, and depending on free school meals and food - Link to Speech |
| Select Committee Documents |
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Tuesday 14th May 2024
Written Evidence - Kalayaan MSA0089 - Modern Slavery Act 2015 Modern Slavery Act 2015 - Modern Slavery Act 2015 Committee Found: months.xxii This remains a time of chronic instability, with many faced with no choice but to turn to food |
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Wednesday 8th May 2024
Oral Evidence - Centrica, Octopus Energy, and SGN Energy bills for domestic customers - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee Found: People cannot pay their mortgage; they cannot pay their rent; they are using food banks. |
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Wednesday 8th May 2024
Oral Evidence - E.ON, Energy Saving Trust, and End Fuel Poverty Coalition Energy bills for domestic customers - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee Found: People cannot pay their mortgage; they cannot pay their rent; they are using food banks. |
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Thursday 2nd May 2024
Oral Evidence - Food Foundation, Food Foundation, Food Foundation, and Food Foundation Food, Diet and Obesity - Food, Diet and Obesity Committee Found: A lot of the family hubs, while not being derogatory to anyone in those situations, double up as food |
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Thursday 2nd May 2024
Written Evidence - Citizens Online ROP0064 - The rights of older people The rights of older people - Women and Equalities Committee Found: people and those on low incomes, including local charities, home care organisations and food |
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Thursday 9th May 2024
Department for Work and Pensions Source Page: The Evaluation of the Restart Scheme Document: (PDF) Found: work, as well as support with debt issues and help to manage the cost-of-living crisis, such as food |
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Wednesday 8th May 2024
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Source Page: Community Life Survey: October to December 2023 quarterly release Document: (PDF) Found: Yes No Food banks (for example, The Trussell Trust) Mental health charities (for example, Samaritans |
| Scottish Select Committee Publications |
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Correspondence - Submission by Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) - Scottish Child Payment Inquiry: Delivering new benefits Committee: Social Justice and Social Security Committee Found: stress is really not good for me.”7 3 Scottish Government, Cash First: towards ending the need for food |