Asked by: David Winnick (Labour - Walsall North)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Prime Minister, (a) how many and (b) which food banks she has visited since becoming Prime Minister.
Answered by Theresa May
Details of Ministerial UK official visits and official meetings with external organisations and individuals are published quarterly and made available on the gov.uk website.
Asked by: David Winnick (Labour - Walsall North)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy that cleaners of all Government offices are paid the living wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.
Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham
The Government awards contracts on the basis of the best overall value for money for the taxpayer. We encourage contractors to commit to paying a living wage. Previous governments did not create a blanket requirement for contractors to pay a living wage.