Oral Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
“What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on the impact of climate change on food prices.”
Tabled: 30 November 2023Answered: 7 December 2023
Asked by
Kerry McCarthy
Labour — Bristol East
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Employment (Alison McGovern)
In May 2019 the universal credit sanction rate was 3.17%. It reduced considerably during the pandemic, gradually returning to 3.51% by November 2021. It then continued to rise, reaching a peak of 7.29% in October 2023, but it is now falling, with a rate of 6.17% in May 2024.