Supporting Disadvantaged Families

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 5:23 pm on 9 November 2020.

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Photo of Sarah Owen Sarah Owen Labour, Luton North 5:23, 9 November 2020

Nearly 4,000 children in Luton North and 8,000 children across the whole of Luton did not know where their next meal was coming from last half-term. Yet again, our wonderful community stepped up when the Government stepped back. When the Prime Minister chose to ignore Marcus Rashford’s campaign, it revealed a moral and compassion deficit that runs rife throughout his Government. Does the Minister agree that she should ensure that no child faces holiday hunger again, not just for the winter months but beyond this pandemic, and that she should start by paying workers a real living wage and ending in-work poverty?