My hon. Friend is absolutely right. I very much agree about the need for more support for charitable organisations. I spoke yesterday to the chief executive of the Trussell Trust, who told me that of its 1,250 food banks, two have closed so far. One of them is reopening and some other arrangement is being put in place for the other one instead. It is a remarkable tribute to exactly the people that my hon. Friend refers to, who are running those food banks, that despite the potential risks to them, they are carrying on. The whole House will be grateful to them for their extraordinary effort.
Financial and Social Emergency Support Package
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Stephen Timms
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 25 March 2020.
It occurred during Opposition day on Financial and Social Emergency Support Package.
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