Extracts from Commons proceedings: Salvation Army - Oct 21
Thursday, 22 October 2020 07:40
Extract from Opposition day debate on Free School Meals Neil Coyle
(Bermondsey and Old Southwark) (Lab):...I am proud of the efforts
of my local Labour council to tackle food poverty, providing free
healthy school meals for all primary school children since 2011.
There are 59 members of the Southwark Food Action Alliance,
including the council and faith groups such as the Salvation Army
and even private companies such as Engie and British Land
understand that there is a problem. There are...Request free trial
Extract from Opposition
day debate on Free School Meals
(Bermondsey
and Old Southwark) (Lab):...I am proud of the efforts of my local
Labour council to tackle food poverty, providing free healthy
school meals for all primary school children since 2011. There are
59 members of the Southwark Food Action Alliance, including the
council and faith groups such as the Salvation
Army and even private companies such as Engie and British
Land understand that there is a problem. There are also some great
local charities such as the Central Southwark Community Hub under
Felicia Boshorin’s brilliant leadership, which has fed 2,300
families since April alone, Time & Talents has an amazing team
under Sarah Gibb and Pecan, the Southwark food bank, which, last
year, fed more than 2,400 children...
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Extract from Westminster
Hall debate on Support for People and Businesses in Wales:
Covid-19
(Aberavon) (Lab):...To start, I pay tribute to all those across my
constituency and, indeed, across Wales and the UK for doing their
bit to fight this pandemic. Community groups in Aberavon sprang
into action to help residents across our community, to help with
food shopping, prescription pick-ups and so many other forms of
support, and often just with acts of human kindness. Demand on our
food banks has increased dramatically. I thank the Port Talbot,
Briton Ferry, Cwmafan and the Skewen Salvation
Army food banks, as well as Age Cymru West Glamorgan for
ensuring that those most in need in our community do not go
without...
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