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390869

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Food Banks: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the effect of the measures in the Summer Budget 2015 on foodbank use in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	7750
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The factors driving Food Bank use are many and complex – as the All Party Parliamentary Group report recognised. We know that work is the best route out of poverty, which is why we are introducing a living wage and bringing forward reforms to ensure work always pays.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 21/07/2015 12:00:26 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

388731

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Food Banks: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will discuss levels of food bank use in Scotland with the Secretary of State for Scotland in order to assess the potential relationship between reductions in welfare provision and food bank usage.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
	uin	6136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Secretary of State regularly meets with Ministerial colleagues to discuss a range of issues.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 15/07/2015 14:15:54 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

226404

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Food Banks: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of people in Scotland subject to a benefit sanction who have used food banks.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
	uin	227037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>I refer the Rt. Hon. Member to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Birmingham, Hall Green, Roger Godsiff, <em>Official Report,</em> 13 January 2014<em>,</em> column 448W.</p><p>The answer can be found at the following link (UINs 181451 &amp; 181511):</p><p><a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140113/text/140113w0004.htm#column_448w" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140113/text/140113w0004.htm#column_448w</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 227034 227035 227036 question first answered 17/03/2015 14:33:06 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

226405

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Food Banks: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of customers of his Department in Scotland who are using the services of food banks.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
	uin	227035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>I refer the Rt. Hon. Member to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Birmingham, Hall Green, Roger Godsiff, <em>Official Report,</em> 13 January 2014<em>,</em> column 448W.</p><p>The answer can be found at the following link (UINs 181451 &amp; 181511):</p><p><a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140113/text/140113w0004.htm#column_448w" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140113/text/140113w0004.htm#column_448w</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 227034 227036 227037 question first answered 17/03/2015 14:33:05 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

226406

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Food Banks: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of customers of his Department in each Scottish city who are using the services of food banks.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
	uin	227036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>I refer the Rt. Hon. Member to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Birmingham, Hall Green, Roger Godsiff, <em>Official Report,</em> 13 January 2014<em>,</em> column 448W.</p><p>The answer can be found at the following link (UINs 181451 &amp; 181511):</p><p><a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140113/text/140113w0004.htm#column_448w" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140113/text/140113w0004.htm#column_448w</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 227034 227035 227037 question first answered 17/03/2015 14:33:05 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

226410

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Food Banks: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of people who have been signposted or referred to a food bank by each Jobcentre Plus office in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
	uin	227034
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>I refer the Rt. Hon. Member to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Birmingham, Hall Green, Roger Godsiff, <em>Official Report,</em> 13 January 2014<em>,</em> column 448W.</p><p>The answer can be found at the following link (UINs 181451 &amp; 181511):</p><p><a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140113/text/140113w0004.htm#column_448w" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140113/text/140113w0004.htm#column_448w</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 227035 227036 227037 question first answered 17/03/2015 14:33:05 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

631232

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2016
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Food Banks: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, (a) how many and (b) which food banks he has visited since becoming Secretary of State for Scotland in May 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	52068
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>I have not visited a food bank in my capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 14/11/2016 10:49:44 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

64415

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2014
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Food Banks: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, with reference to the statement of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland, giving evidence to the Scottish Parliament's Welfare Reform Committee on 26 June 2014, that 'I want an analysis of the use of foodbanks that everybody can subscribe to', whether his Department (a) is producing, (b) has commissioned or (c) plans to produce or commission any new research into the use of foodbanks in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
	tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
	uin	202813
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>My evidence to the Scottish Parliament's Welfare Reform Committee on the 26 June highlighted the underlying complexity to the use of foodbanks and my desire to ensure that any further analysis be done in a way that would ensure widespread support.</p><p>The Government has already commissioned a report on food security by Warwick University, which was published in February 2014.</p><p>The Government has no immediate plans to produce or commission further research, but will keep this under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 08/07/2014 12:35:43 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford

385127

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2015
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Food Banks: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will discuss levels of food bank use in Scotland with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in order to assess the potential link between reductions in welfare provision and food bank usage.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
	uin	3621
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>I meet regularly with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and we discuss a wide range of issues including welfare provision. The reasons behind foodbank use are complex and can be affected by issues that are already the responsibility of the Scottish Government in areas such as education, health and social care, housing and justice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 02/07/2015 15:20:38 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

388704

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Food Banks: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2015 to Question 3621, what the reasons behind foodbank use referred to in that Answer are.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
	uin	6125
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry into food poverty and hunger recently published a report making clear that the use of food banks cannot be attributed to a single cause.</p><p>The final report can be read here:</p><p><a href="https://feedingbritain.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/food-poverty-feeding-britain-final-2.pdf" target="_blank">https://feedingbritain.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/food-poverty-feeding-britain-final-2.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 13/07/2015 15:20:29 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier