Debates between Baroness Janke and Baroness Hayman of Ullock during the 2024 Parliament

Mon 2nd Dec 2024

Food Security

Debate between Baroness Janke and Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Monday 2nd December 2024

(3 weeks, 1 day ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Hayman of Ullock Portrait Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Lab)
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As I mentioned previously, the APR changes are not designed to undermine small family farms and I know that both Defra and the Treasury have been meeting with stakeholders to discuss this matter further.

Baroness Janke Portrait Baroness Janke (LD)
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My Lords, families whose food security relies heavily on food banks may suffer nutritional deficiencies because so much of the produce is ultra-processed rather than fresh. Some 800,000 children are reported to use food banks on a regular basis. What assessment have the Government made of the impact on child health and development of sustained dependency on food banks?

Baroness Hayman of Ullock Portrait Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Lab)
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My Lords, clearly it is important that we have good nutrition for our children, which is why we have worked with schools around breakfast clubs, for example, because it is very important that children receive nutrition, especially at a young age. This is something we are working with the Department of Health and Social Care on. One of the important things this Government are doing is working much more across departmental policy areas in order to ensure that we get the kinds of results that support the policy areas the noble Baroness referred to.