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1109019

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	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 recent assessment her Department has made of the level of foodbank use in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
	tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
	uin	240070
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 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> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 08/04/2019 15:57:42 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

1139713

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	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 August 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	278581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2019 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> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 26/07/2019 11:32:01 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1144339

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	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 September 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	286341
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 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> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 09/09/2019 16:36:51 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1145811

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	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 October 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	291045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 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> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 30/09/2019 11:07:53 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1150982

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	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 November 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	2922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 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> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 25/10/2019 09:10:44 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1168408

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2019
	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 December 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 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> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 07/01/2020 10:40:05 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1168409

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2019
	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 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 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> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 07/01/2020 10:41:15 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1179224

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2020
	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 (a) February and (b) March 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	18984
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 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> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 26/02/2020 12:32:36 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1105561

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	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 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.
	tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
	tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
	uin	237731
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 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> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 02/04/2019 14:37:07 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

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

1043052

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2019
	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 February 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	209857
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>I currently have no plans to visit a food bank in my capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland in February 2019.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 21/01/2019 10:31:14 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1058960

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2019
	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 March 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	219559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>I currently have no plans to visit a food bank in my capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland in March 2019.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 13/02/2019 10:54:22 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1109061

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	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 April 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	240089
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>I currently have no plans to visit a food bank in my capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland in April 2019.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 08/04/2019 16:39:02 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1122103

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	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 May 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	245950
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>I currently have no plans to visit a food bank in my capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland in May 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 24/04/2019 10:39:59 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1133263

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	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 June 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	266882
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>I currently have no plans to visit a food bank in my capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland in June 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 24/06/2019 10:11:07 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1134136

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2019
	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 July 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	268559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>I currently have no plans to visit a food bank in my capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland in July 2019.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 26/06/2019 12:16:27 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

663028

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2016
	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, what plans he has to visit a food bank in January 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	58430
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2017 answer text <p>I visited a foodbank in my capacity as a Member of Parliament earlier in this parliamentary term.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The reasons behind foodbank use are complex and it is widely acknowledged that food bank use cannot be attributed to a single cause. The UK Government is clear that work is the best route out of poverty, and the number of people in employment in Scotland is up by 123,000 since 2010. The Scottish Government now hold the main levers to shape and strengthen the economy in Scotland, as well as taking responsibility for significant policy choices in relation to welfare.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell grouped question UIN 58429 question first answered 11/01/2017 13:15:44 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

663029

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2016
	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 December 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	58429
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2017 answer text <p>I visited a foodbank in my capacity as a Member of Parliament earlier in this parliamentary term.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The reasons behind foodbank use are complex and it is widely acknowledged that food bank use cannot be attributed to a single cause. The UK Government is clear that work is the best route out of poverty, and the number of people in employment in Scotland is up by 123,000 since 2010. The Scottish Government now hold the main levers to shape and strengthen the economy in Scotland, as well as taking responsibility for significant policy choices in relation to welfare.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell grouped question UIN 58430 question first answered 11/01/2017 13:15:44 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

674899

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2017
	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, what plans he has to visit a food bank in February 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	60506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2017 answer text <p>I currently have no plans to visit a food bank in February 2017 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 25/01/2017 13:11:50 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

693842

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2017
	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 March 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	65343
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>I currently have no plans to visit a food bank in March 2017 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 28/02/2017 15:12:54 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

711525

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2017
	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 April 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	68020
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>I currently have no plans to visit 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 21/03/2017 15:36:28 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

756023

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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 which date he last visited a food bank.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	6984
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 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 grouped question UIN 8082 question first answered 07/09/2017 15:00:17 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

756024

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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 the month of September 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	6985
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>I currently have no plans to visit a food bank in my capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland in September 2017.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 07/09/2017 15:01:08 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

756249

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	8082
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 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 grouped question UIN 6984 question first answered 07/09/2017 15:00:17 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

769028

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2017
	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 October 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	107297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>I currently have no plans to visit a food bank in my capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland in October 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 19/10/2017 09:43:14 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

774378

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2017
	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 November 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	108865
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>I currently have no plans to visit a food bank in my capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland in November 2017.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 25/10/2017 11:52:53 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

802160

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2017
	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 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	117847
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>I currently have no plans to visit a food bank in my capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland in December 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 11/12/2017 11:33:42 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

805201

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	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 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	118873
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>I currently have no plans to visit a food bank in my capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland in January 2018.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 20/12/2017 11:15:32 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

887150

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2018
	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 April 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	136715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>I currently have no plans to visit a food bank in my capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland in April 2018.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 26/04/2018 14:22:33 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

892333

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2018
	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 May 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	138534
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2018 answer text <p>I currently have no plans to visit a food bank in my capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland in May 2018.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 04/05/2018 10:33:28 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

919948

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2018
	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 June 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	151447
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>I currently have no plans to visit a food bank in my capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland in June 2018.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 18/06/2018 10:28:55 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

937760

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2018
	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 has discussions with food bank service providers in Scotland in the last twelve months; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
	tabling member printed	Lesley Laird
	uin	162629
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>I commend the work undertaken by foodbanks across the UK. I meet with stakeholders to discuss a wide range of issues including food poverty in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 16/07/2018 12:20:34 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4660 label Biography information for Lesley Laird

938518

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2018
	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 July 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	163186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>I currently have no plans to visit a food bank in my capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland in July 2018.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 16/07/2018 12:02:20 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

942894

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2018
	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 August 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	165153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>I currently have no plans to visit a food bank in my capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland in August 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 23/07/2018 08:42:19 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

964371

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	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 September 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	169769
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>I currently have no plans to visit a food bank in my capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland in September 2018.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 06/09/2018 11:52:06 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

982606

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	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 October 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	176599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>I currently have no plans to visit a food bank in my capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland in October 2018.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 11/10/2018 10:37:59 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

999153

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2018
	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 November 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	186425
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>I currently have no plans to visit a food bank in my capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland in November 2018.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 07/11/2018 14:32:40 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

643164

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2016
	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 make an estimate of the number of people who have been signposted or referred to a food bank by each Jobcentre Plus office in Scotland in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
	uin	54546
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 30/11/2016 15:41:10 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

644006

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2016
	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 take steps to make an estimate of the number of customers of his Department in Scotland who are using the services of food banks.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
	uin	54669
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on the number of customers using the services of food banks and is therefore unable to provide an estimate.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 02/12/2016 13:08:03 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

760179

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2017
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2017 to Question 8068, on food banks: domestic visits, whether Ministers of his Department have visited a food bank in Scotland since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	10484
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>Ministerial visits have been routinely published as transparency data on Gov.uk: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-ministers-hospitality-and-gifts#history" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-ministers-hospitality-and-gifts#history</a></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 09/10/2017 17:18:34 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden