Order, before we come to Prime Minister's questions, I would like to point out that the British Sign Language interpretation of proceedings is available to watch on the Parliament live TV.

We now come to Prime Minister's questions.

Prime Minister!

Thank you, Mrs. Mick Whitley.

Mr. Colleagues and others in addition to my duties in this House, I shall have further such

meetings later today.

Mick Whitley.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

In the run-up to the last election, the Prime Minister said that it's clearly wrong that

hundreds of thousands of people are forced to rely on food banks to survive.

But research released by the Trussle

Trusts today show that one and six people fear that they will almost certainly have

to use a food bank in just four weeks' time as a result of the government's decision to

ask the 20-pound uplift to universal credit. That's over 500 families and 1,000 children

being forced to food poverty in my constituency

of Bergenhead alone.

Will the Prime Minister concede that the cut to universal credit is wrong and will he change

course?

Yes.

Mr. Mr. Mr. In fact, of course I'm very grateful to everybody who helps with food banks

and they do a fantastic job.

But what this government has done throughout the pandemic is to put the most protection

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