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1015058

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	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, whether he plans to visit a food bank in December 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	195616
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>I currently have no plans to visit a food bank in my capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland in December 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 29/11/2018 11:12:08 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1037851

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2019
	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, whether he plans to visit a food bank in January 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	206449
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>I currently have no plans to visit a food bank in my capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland in January 2019.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 16/01/2019 15:22:20 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

169593

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	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, when he has visited a foodbank.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
	uin	218007
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2014 answer text <p>I have visited Highland and Peeblesshire food banks. On 29 June, I attended the Scottish Parliament Welfare Reform Committee to discuss welfare related issues, including food banks. At that meeting I committed to meeting witnesses who gave evidence to the Committee and I have since met with Oxfam, The British Medical Association and Barnardo’s Scotland. I will next meet with Loaves and Fishes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 19/12/2014 12:34:41 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

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

388705

	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, whether he has discussed levels of food bank use in Scotland with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions; and what plans he has to discuss that matter with that Minister in future.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
	uin	6131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>I meet regularly with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions where we discuss a wide range of issues. The DEFRA report: <em>‘Household Food Security in the UK: A Review of Food Aid’</em> showed that the food aid landscape is diverse and difficult to document with a number of independent initiatives. I would be happy to meet the honourable Member to discuss these issues, including how the UK and Scottish Governments can work in partnership to respond to them.</p><p>The All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry into food poverty and hunger also came to a similar conclusion. Their 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 14/07/2015 12:16:17 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell previous answer version 13781 answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

451051

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2016
	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, on what date he last visited a food bank in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
	uin	26094
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>I have not visited a food bank in my capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 11/02/2016 11:57:54 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

528940

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2016
	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, whether he has visited a food bank in Scotland since February 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
	uin	41250
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2016 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 30/06/2016 14:27:01 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

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