Food Poverty Strategy Bill

Key Points

• Core obligation: the Secretary of State must publish a strategy to end the need for food banks by 2030.
• Covers connected purposes, meaning additional policies and actions to support the strategy.
• Currently at the first reading in the House of Commons (started 7 June 2023), so it is at the very early stage of Parliament.
• Signals a policy objective to reduce food poverty and reliance on food banks, rather than detailing funding or implementation steps at this stage.
• No funding commitments or specific actions are set out in this initial stage.

Progress

The bill is at the 1st Reading in the Commons. It has begun its journey and must progress through further stages (Second Reading, Committee, Report) before any chance of becoming law.