The Right to Food UK Commission’s call for evidence on a Right to Food law sought to consider the following:
- The extent and nature of food insecurity across the UK, including the various nations and regions and specific localities
- The effects of malnutrition and food insecurity on public health outcomes in the UK
- The impact of current labour market conditions, welfare provision, and asylum/immigration policy as drivers of food insecurity
- The role of public policy frameworks in tackling food insecurity – and the potential for interventions by Central Government, devolved national and regional bodies, directly-elected Mayors and local authorities
- How to ensure support and investment for collective community-based food initiatives
- How best to legislate for an effective and enforceable statutory Right to Food.
Siobhán responded to this call for evidence using research with local women in Northern Ireland across a range of subjects including on Holiday Hunger, Healthy Start and the Impact of the Cost-of-Living Crisis on Women. Women’s Regional Consortium evidence continues to highlight food insecurity as a major issue for women and Siobhán reflected this in the Consortium’s response as well as outlining the issues in Northern Ireland.
You can read the response to the call for evidence on the Consortium’s website here:
