Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 192254

Armed Forces: Food Banks

Tabled: 4 July 2023
Answered: 10 July 2023

Question

John Healey

LabourRawmarsh and Conisbrough

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an estimate of the number of serving Armed Forces that have used food banks in the last 12 months.

Answer

Dr Andrew Murrison
The Ministry of Defence does not collect or hold information on the use of food banks by either military or civilian personnel. Any decision to use a food bank is a private and personal matter for the individual concerned Defence recognises that nobody is...

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