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registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2015-07-08
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Scotland Office more like this
answering dept id 2 more like this
answering dept short name Scotland more like this
answering dept sort name Scotland more like this
hansard heading Food Banks: Scotland remove filter
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pref label House of Commons more like this
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. more like this
tabling member constituency Rutherglen and Hamilton West more like this
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Margaret Ferrier more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-07-14more like thismore than 2015-07-14
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> more like this
answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale more like this
answering member printed David Mundell more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-07-14T12:16:17.667Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-14T12:16:17.667Z
answering member
1512
label Biography information for David Mundell more like this
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answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale more like this
answering member printed David Mundell more like this
answering member
1512
label Biography information for David Mundell more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier more like this