THE PRIME MINISTER AND FOOD BANKS

Early day motion 1108, tabled 25 February 2014 by George Galloway (Respect). Signed by 15 members.

That this House concurs with the conclusion of 27 Anglican bishops that the Prime Minister is responsible for a national crisis which has seen 500,000 people visit food banks since Easter 2013; notes with shame the bishops' concern that in the world's seventh richest country people are still going hungry; further notes with grave concern that in the last year 5,500 people have been admitted to hospital with malnutrition; and concludes that the welfare system is failing to provide a robust last line of defence against hunger and that the Government's cuts and policy has made hundreds of thousands of poor people more vulnerable and dependent on charity.

Signatures by party: Labour 11, Plaid Cymru 2, Respect 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.