Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 35034
Food Banks
Tabled: 3 March 2025
Answered: 11 March 2025
Question
Martin Wrigley
Liberal Democrat — Newton Abbot
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of social supermarkets on (a) alleviating food poverty and (b) supporting community activities.
Answer
Alison McGovernSocial supermarkets are independent organisations and Department for Work and Pensions does not hold data on their operation. We are committed to tackling food poverty and ending mass dependence of emergency food parcels. To inform this work DWP officials...
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