Question follow-through · 27331
Food Banks
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help reduce the long-term use of food banks.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 29 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 6 Feb 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help reduce the long-term use of food banks.
3 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Feb 2025
Answer published
We are committed to tackling poverty and reducing mass dependence on emergency food parcels. We know that good work can significantly reduce the chances of people falling into poverty so this will be the foundation of our approach. The Get Britain Working...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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