Question follow-through · 54537
Food Banks: Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the use of food banks in Surrey Heath constituency.
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
- 22 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 2 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 2 Jun 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
22 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the use of food banks in Surrey Heath constituency.
2 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Jun 2025
Answer published
We are committed to tackling poverty and ending mass dependence on emergency food parcels. To inform this work, DWP officials have engaged with a range of organisations to better understand the complex food support landscape. We also continue to provide s...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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