Question follow-through · 108123
Food Poverty: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of food poverty on children's health inequalities; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including measures
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 23 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 27 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 30 Jan 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Environment and energy
- River Thames: Owner Occupation · 9 Feb 2026
- River Thames: Owner Occupation · 9 Feb 2026
- Processed Food: Public Sector · 23 Mar 2026
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
23 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of food poverty on children's health inequalities; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including measures
27 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
30 Jan 2026
Answer published
The UK Food Security Report (published on GOV.UK in December 2024) reported that 31% of households with children under 16 are reported to be food insecure. The food strategy will support access to affordable food, target costs that lead to food price infl...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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River Thames: Owner Occupation
9 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Environment Agency is permitted to register property owners along the tidal Thames as riparian owners where legal evidence of ownership does not exist.
River Thames: Owner Occupation
9 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had discussions with the Environment Agency on it registering property owners along the tidal Thames as riparian owners where legal evidence of ownership does not exist
Processed Food: Public Sector
23 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to update the Government Buying Standards for Food and Catering Services to include a mandatory limit on the procurement of ultra-processed foods across the public estate