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Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 10:35 pm on 4 July 2013.

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Photo of Emma Lewell-Buck Emma Lewell-Buck Labour, South Shields 10:35, 4 July 2013

Further to what my hon. Friend Ms Eagle said about food banks, the Trussell Trust estimates that almost 350,000 people are using them, and that figure has tripled since 2012. As the Department for Work and Pensions does not record or measure these referrals, how can the Government be sure there is no link between food bank usage and welfare cuts? May we have an urgent debate on this issue?