Diana Johnson
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(10 years, 11 months ago)
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Mr Lansley
I will, if I may, take the opportunity to talk to my right hon. and hon. Friends at Her Majesty’s Treasury about that and, through them, to the Financial Conduct Authority, which, as my hon. Friend says, is undertaking investigations. But it is important for the House to recognise the degree of concern of consumers about this matter, and I hope that I get a decent reply.
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North) (Lab)
May we have a debate on why demand for food banks has tripled over the past year and on what is likely to happen in this coming year?
Mr Lansley
One of the reasons is that this Government permitted the advertisement of food banks in job centres, something the previous Government did not do. Giving people access to information should not in itself be regarded as wrong.