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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

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

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

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

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

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

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