Tag Archives: FareShare

Several significant themes from last weeks Parliament


Last week several significant themes emerged including on Monday the second reading of a Bill called Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) that Gillian Keegan, the Chichester MP set out. On Tuesday a session entitled High Street Bank Closures involved … Continue reading

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Jim McMahon spoke about FareShare and food provision


Last Thursday in the House of Commons there was a discussion under the headline of Food Security which included Jim McMahon the Labour Shadow Secretary for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs who took part in discussing matters with Therese Coffey … Continue reading

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Two great elements in the Kings Christmas Speech event


We enjoyed listening to the King and then we were very delighted to see a focus on Street Pastors visually during the event and also the provision of food for poor and homeless people. Although there was no focus on … Continue reading

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Will politicians respond to this very disturbing report?


Early this morning a friend of mine spotted a document that was published by the BBC News which is entitled “More councils drop holiday food voucher schemes for Christmas” and the text in his tweet is part of what can … Continue reading

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Could Churches pray and call for food for families


Many Churches are significantly involved in Foodbanks and some across the UK are involved in FareShare agencies. There are also many that are aware of the need for food for children in schools. There have been some MPs who have … Continue reading

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Some written comments about FareShare in Parliament


Along with the occasional written or speaking questions about FareShare which can be obtained from the Hansard or TheyWorkForYou website there is also another way in which FareShare has been mentioned in Parliament occasionally through the Early Day Motions that … Continue reading

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This week FareShare could benefit from many of us


This week is a financial campaign for FareShare Sussex that is a charity that is based in Brighton but which covers the whole of Sussex and also many parts of Surrey. FareShare is an organisation that I helped to set … Continue reading

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Thank you for your FareShare question Fleur Anderson


So I have planned a focus on FareShare on my blog on Monday which will also be included in the Argus newspaper which covers the whole of Sussex. After I had submitted that blog I spotted a question that Fleur … Continue reading

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The Government must provide more funds for FareShare


Last Thursday in the House of Commons Jessica Morden who is the Labour MP for Newport East in South Wales raised a very significant question to the Government as part of several questions under the theme of Food Security. The … Continue reading

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Sign the petition – There’s a a shocking lack of signatures


At the end of June a petition was published and although there have been signatures on most days ever since there are still less than 3,500 signatures and sadly it will come to an end in a few days. Although … Continue reading

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