Food Banks

Debate between Luciana Berger and Ian Lavery

Wednesday 17th December 2014 Commons Chamber

[Ian Lavery (Wansbeck) (Lab)]

Will my hon. Friend give way?

[Luciana Berger]

I have been asked not to, because other Members wish to speak.

A family in my constituency have been waiting since August to get their tax credit application processed, and they are having to live on food bank vouchers because they have nothing to eat at home. I pay tribute to James Sloan and those at Central Liverpool food bank who do such an excellent job in providing people with support, and the volunteers who give their time to collect food, the people who donate very generously—in Liverpool, we have had one of the most generous supermarket collections anywhere across the country—and the people who give their time to listen and to provide a cup of tea.

However, I reiterate that we should not need those volunteers. We should not need the hundreds of food banks. We should not have 1 million people having to access emergency food aid. It is a disgrace that over 23,000 people—

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Luciana Berger and Ian Lavery

Monday 11th February 2013 Commons Chamber

[Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree) (Lab/Co-op)]

10. What steps she plans to take to increase the use of CCTV in response to community demand.

[Ian Lavery (Wansbeck) (Lab)]

11. What steps she plans to take to increase the use of CCTV in response to community demand.

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (James Brokenshire)]

The Government support the effective use of CCTV to cut crime and protect the public. It is a matter for local agencies to determine how best to deploy and use CCTV systems to meet local needs.