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Baroness Janke (LD)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 2 December 2024

Debate

Food Security

Contribution

My Lords, families whose food security relies heavily on food banks may suffer nutritional deficiencies because so much of the produce is ultra-processed rather than fresh. Some 800,000 children are reported to use food banks on a regular basis. What assessment have the Government made of the impact on child health and development of sustained dependency on food banks?

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