Written questions

Food Poverty: Greater Manchester

Commons · Question 120990 · Tabled 16 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 23 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Navendu Mishra

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reduce food poverty in (a) Stockport constituency and (b) Greater Manchester.

Answer

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 23 Mar 2026

Our plan to Make Work Pay is part of the mission to grow the economy, raise living standards across the country and create opportunities for all. This is why we committed in our manifesto to ending mass dependence on emergency food parcels. The Government...