Within its new report, the Environmental Audit Committee calls on the Government to appoint a minister for hunger to ensure cross-departmental understanding and action on food insecurity. It says that the minister must analyse the scale, causes and impacts, implement strategies for improvement and monitor progress.
Food insecurity is defined as having ‘limited access to food due to lack of money or other resources’.
According to the Committee, food insecurity is ‘significant’ and growing in the UK, with levels among the worst in Europe, especially for children. It claims that nearly one in five children under 15 are living in a food insecure home.
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