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star this property date less than 2019-04-02more like thismore than 2019-04-02
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Food Banks: Scotland remove filter
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the level of foodbank use in Scotland. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill more like this
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Hugh Gaffney more like this
star this property uin 240070 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-04-08more like thismore than 2019-04-08
star this property answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions has not made an assessment of the levels of foodbank use in Scotland.</p><p>The welfare system provides a strong safety net for those who need it, spending over £95 billion a year on welfare benefits for people of working age. This includes a well-established system of hardship payments, benefit advances and budgeting loans as an additional safeguard for those who need them.</p><p> </p><p>Jobcentre mangers have discretion to work with food banks in their local area; and we are exploring how to build on current good practice to make it as easy as possible for food banks to identify and refer back to the local Jobcentre any customers who may not be receiving the full formal support to which they are entitled</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Colchester more like this
star this property answering member printed Will Quince more like this
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less than 2019-04-08T15:57:42.14Zmore like thismore than 2019-04-08T15:57:42.14Z
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star this property label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney more like this
1139713
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star this property date less than 2019-07-17more like thismore than 2019-07-17
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Scotland Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 2 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Scotland more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Scotland more like this
star this property hansard heading Food Banks: Scotland remove filter
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons remove filter
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he plans to visit a food bank in August 2019. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Glasgow East more like this
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David Linden more like this
star this property uin 278581 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-07-26more like thismore than 2019-07-26
star this property answer text <p>I currently have no plans to visit a food bank in my capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland in August 2019.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr Alister Jack more like this
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less than 2019-07-26T11:32:01.257Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-26T11:32:01.257Z
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4619
star this property label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack more like this
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4640
unstar this property label Biography information for David Linden more like this
1144339
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star this property date less than 2019-09-03more like thismore than 2019-09-03
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Scotland Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 2 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Scotland more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Scotland more like this
star this property hansard heading Food Banks: Scotland remove filter
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he plans to visit a food bank in September 2019. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Glasgow East more like this
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David Linden more like this
star this property uin 286341 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-09-09more like thismore than 2019-09-09
star this property answer text <p>I currently have no plans to visit a food bank in my capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland in September 2019.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr Alister Jack more like this
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less than 2019-09-09T16:36:51.26Zmore like thismore than 2019-09-09T16:36:51.26Z
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4619
star this property label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack more like this
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4640
unstar this property label Biography information for David Linden more like this
1145811
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star this property date less than 2019-09-25more like thismore than 2019-09-25
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Scotland Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 2 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Scotland more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Scotland more like this
star this property hansard heading Food Banks: Scotland remove filter
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons remove filter
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he plans to visit a food bank in October 2019. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Glasgow East more like this
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David Linden more like this
star this property uin 291045 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-09-30more like thismore than 2019-09-30
star this property answer text <p>I currently have no plans to visit a food bank in my capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland in October 2019.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr Alister Jack more like this
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less than 2019-09-30T11:07:53.913Zmore like thismore than 2019-09-30T11:07:53.913Z
star this property answering member
4619
star this property label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack more like this
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4640
unstar this property label Biography information for David Linden more like this
1150982
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star this property date less than 2019-10-21more like thismore than 2019-10-21
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Scotland Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 2 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Scotland more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Scotland more like this
star this property hansard heading Food Banks: Scotland remove filter
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he plans to visit a food bank in November 2019. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Glasgow East more like this
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David Linden more like this
star this property uin 2922 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-10-25more like thismore than 2019-10-25
star this property answer text <p>I currently have no plans to visit a food bank in my capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland in November 2019.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr Alister Jack more like this
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less than 2019-10-25T09:10:44.997Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-25T09:10:44.997Z
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4619
star this property label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack more like this
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4640
unstar this property label Biography information for David Linden more like this
1168408
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star this property date less than 2019-12-19more like thismore than 2019-12-19
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Scotland Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 2 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Scotland more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Scotland more like this
star this property hansard heading Food Banks: Scotland remove filter
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he plans to visit a food bank in December 2019. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Glasgow East more like this
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David Linden more like this
star this property uin 181 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2020-01-07more like thismore than 2020-01-07
star this property answer text <p>I did not visit a food bank in my capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland in December 2019.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr Alister Jack more like this
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less than 2020-01-07T10:40:05.85Zmore like thismore than 2020-01-07T10:40:05.85Z
star this property answering member
4619
star this property label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack more like this
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4640
unstar this property label Biography information for David Linden more like this
1168409
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star this property date less than 2019-12-19more like thismore than 2019-12-19
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Scotland Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 2 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Scotland more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Scotland more like this
star this property hansard heading Food Banks: Scotland remove filter
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons remove filter
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he plans to visit a food bank in January 2020. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Glasgow East more like this
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David Linden more like this
star this property uin 182 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2020-01-07more like thismore than 2020-01-07
star this property answer text <p>I currently have no plans to visit a food bank in my capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland in January 2020.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr Alister Jack more like this
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less than 2020-01-07T10:41:15.003Zmore like thismore than 2020-01-07T10:41:15.003Z
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4619
star this property label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack more like this
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4640
unstar this property label Biography information for David Linden more like this
1179224
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star this property date less than 2020-02-21more like thismore than 2020-02-21
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Scotland Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 2 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Scotland more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Scotland more like this
star this property hansard heading Food Banks: Scotland remove filter
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he plans to visit a food bank in (a) February and (b) March 2020. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Glasgow East more like this
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David Linden more like this
star this property uin 18984 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2020-02-26more like thismore than 2020-02-26
star this property answer text <p>I currently have no plans to visit a food bank in my capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland in February and March 2020.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr Alister Jack more like this
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less than 2020-02-26T12:32:36.797Zmore like thismore than 2020-02-26T12:32:36.797Z
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4619
star this property label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack more like this
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4640
unstar this property label Biography information for David Linden more like this
1105561
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star this property date less than 2019-03-27more like thismore than 2019-03-27
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Food Banks: Scotland remove filter
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the Independent Food Aid Network report, published in March 2019, that found in Scotland between April 2017 and September 2018, more than double the number of food parcels were given out than previously estimated. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Lanark and Hamilton East more like this
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Angela Crawley more like this
star this property uin 237731 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-04-02more like thismore than 2019-04-02
star this property answer text <p>We welcome any research aimed at improving our understanding of the nature and extent of food bank use. We recognise the data limitations in this area and that is why the Department for Work and Pensions has been working with a number of food security experts, the Office for National Statistics and the Scottish Government to introduce a new set of food security questions into the Family Resources Survey (FRS) from April.</p><p> </p><p>In the short term we are exploring how we can build on current good practice to make it as easy as possible for food banks to identify and refer back to the local Jobcentre any customers who may, for a variety of reasons, not be receiving the full formal support to which they are entitled.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to a strong safety-net for those who need it; we spend over £95 billion a year on welfare benefits for people of working age including a well-established system of hardship payments, benefit advances and budgeting loans as an additional safeguard for those who need it.</p>
star this property answering member constituency North Swindon more like this
star this property answering member printed Justin Tomlinson more like this
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less than 2019-04-02T14:37:07.793Zmore like thismore than 2019-04-02T14:37:07.793Z
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star this property label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Angela Crawley more like this
1015058
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star this property date less than 2018-11-26more like thismore than 2018-11-26
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Scotland Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 2 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Scotland more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Scotland more like this
star this property hansard heading Food Banks: Scotland remove filter
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons remove filter
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he plans to visit a food bank in December 2018. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Glasgow East more like this
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David Linden more like this
star this property uin 195616 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2018-11-29more like thismore than 2018-11-29
star this property 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> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale more like this
star this property answering member printed David Mundell more like this
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less than 2018-11-29T11:12:08.377Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-29T11:12:08.377Z
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star this property label Biography information for David Mundell more like this
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4640
unstar this property label Biography information for David Linden more like this