I am still waiting for the Minister to get to the main point of my comments. What he is saying is all very well, but there are still half a million people using food banks for three main reasons, and other reasons as well. Are the Government going to do any analysis? Are they going to look at why people are using food banks, to see whether there is any way they can close the holes in the safety net that people are falling through? We should continue to reform welfare, so it is the state that is doing this, not charities.
Benefits and Food Banks (County Durham)
Proceeding contribution from
Phil Wilson
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 3 July 2013.
It occurred during Adjournment debate on Benefits and Food Banks (County Durham).
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