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Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 10:40 am on 10 January 2019.

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Photo of Diana R. Johnson Diana R. Johnson Labour, Kingston upon Hull North 10:40, 10 January 2019

I know that the Leader of the House will be as concerned as I was this morning about some of the findings of the Environmental Audit Committee report showing that there were higher levels of hunger among our children than in most other countries in Europe. In Hull, we are pioneering the 50p school meal, jointly subsidised by Hull City Council and schools, but it is now under threat because of the cuts to school budgets and is having to go up to £1. May we please have a debate on whether austerity really has ended in some of the most disadvantaged parts of this country?