I welcome the Health Minister’s commitment to ensure the concerns raised in my amendment to the Health Bill are acted upon. I look forward to working with the First Secretary of State to make sure companies bidding for public contracts across all Government departments are compliant with Britain’s obligations under international law.

Today, the UK Right To Food Commission has written to the Prime Minister raising urgent concerns over rising food insecurity, increasing food inflation and reports of potential dynamic pricing for food in supermarkets. With 14 million people across the UK already living with food insecurity, we are calling for immediate action to protect families struggling to afford basic essentials. Our message is clear: * Food is a human right, not a luxury. * Dynamic pricing for food must never be introduced. * Household incomes must rise for those most at risk. * Support for community food hubs and grassroots organisations must be strengthened. * Excessive profiteering while families go hungry cannot continue. The evidence gathered by the Commission across Liverpool, Newcastle, Aberdare, Cardiff and Belfast shows that food insecurity is driving health inequalities, damaging life opportunities and deepening poverty in communities across the country. We urge the Government to act now. #RightToFood

This morning, I was pleased to receive assurances from DEFRA Ministers that they will work with the Right To Food UK Commission to help change the disgraceful fact that 14 million people in the UK currently face food insecurity. The genuinely shocking outburst from the benches opposite reveal precisely why we are in this situation in the first place. #HungerIsAPoliticalChoice