Food Poverty
Commons · Question 105685 · Tabled 14 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of food poverty over the last 12 months.
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 21 Jan 2026
We are committed to tackling poverty and ending mass dependence on emergency food parcels. We published the Good Food Cycle in July which identified ten priority outcomes needed to build a thriving food sector while tackling a range of food related challe...