Steve Witherden

Steve Witherden

Labour — Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Speaking in the House of Commons on 19 November 2024

Debate

Food Banks

Contribution

A number of constituents have written to me expressing their struggle to afford food, despite being in work, and that is not an isolated issue. In mid-2022, almost 90% of those referred to food banks in Wales were in work and had such low incomes that they were living in destitution. Does the hon. Member agree that the working poor, created by the last Government, are disgracefully reminiscent of Victorian times?

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