Food Banks In Arfon And Government Spending Priorities

EDM number 770 in 2013-14, proposed by Hywel Williams on 20/11/2013.
Categorised under the topics of Food, Incomes and poverty and Voluntary organisations.

That this House congratulates the dedicated volunteers who provide food to those in need throughout Arfon, at the Bangor Cathedral Food Bank and the Caernarfon Trussell Trust Food Bank; notes that Bangor Cathedral Food Bank has issued 376 single and 145 family food parcels so far this year; further notes that according to the Trussell Trust there have been 1,104 people - 692 adults and 412 children - receiving food over the past year; further notes that the Government's economic and welfare policies have led to increasing hardship and hunger for many; and calls for action by the Government to end food poverty and engage in creating a more compassionate society instead of prioritising cuts in tax for the highest earners, tax breaks for large corporations, and failing to clamp down on tax avoidance and excessive City executive pay.

This motion has been signed by a total of 4 MPs.