Childrens Future Food Inquiry Under the leadership of

Children’s Future Food Inquiry Under the leadership of: In partnership with: Coordinated by: Lindsay Graham Dr Rys Farthing Dr Jo Pike

CONTEXT • 3. 9 million children are living in poverty in the UK but little is known about how children experience food insecurity, how it impacts on their lives and what could be done about it • The Trussell Trust reports giving out food parcels to 500, 000 people in 2014/15, of which 50% were children • UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation estimates 8. 4 million people are living in food insecure households in the UK • UNICEF’s estimates 10% of British children are living in severely food insecure households – small sample

BACKGROUND • Started by Lindsay Graham following on from APPG working on School Food • Recommended that policy makers need to hear children’s voices • Lindsay approached Food Foundation. 18 months building support for an Inquiry • Focus on how we should measure food poverty • Calling on government to do a national measurement • Food Foundation - co-ordination role

Why “Children’s Future Food Inquiry”? • Talking to lots of different kids. Allows their voices to lead • Report will set framework for policy going forward • Needs to look at obesity and junk food advertising not just food poverty • Broad framing will bring all the evidence together in one report

Committee Members Sharon Hodgson MP (Chair) Lord David Watts Philippa Whitford MP (Chair) Bishop Paul Butler Roberta Blackman-Woods MP Lord Roy Kennedy Heidi Allen MP Matthew Reed CEO, Children’s Society Steve Double MP Prof. Russell Viner President, Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health Frank Field MP Pauline Leeson CEO, Children in Northern Ireland Ian Lucas MP Bruce Adamson Children & Young People’s Commissioner, Scotland Layla Moran MP Mike Penrose CEO, UNICEF UK Jim Shannon MP Alison Garnham CEO, Child Poverty Action Group Kerry Mc. Carthy MP Tara Whitehorn Department for Education (observer) Ruth Smeeth MP Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP Edward Davey MP

2 APPG’s Sponsoring Enquiry. School Food and Hunger and Food Poverty. Sharon Hodgson MP Dr Philippa Whitford MP GOVERNANCE Supporting parliamentarians Inquiry Committee members (drawn from expert organisations, Children’s Commissioners, supporting parliamentarians and Youth Panel) Supporting organisations who work with children and conduct research Youth Panel Delivery group led by Food Foundation with Lindsay Graham, Dr Rys Farthing and Dr Jo Pike

SIX EVIDENCE INGREDIENTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rapid review: National Institute of Health Research – Led by University of Aberdeen Policy review: Food Foundation with Nourish Scotland Policy briefing: Affordability of a healthy diet for children Consultation and engagement with children & young people: Fixers, focus group discussions, workshops and projects 13 regions. Listening event IPSOS-Mori poll Evidence submissions through online portal – Leeds Beckett University. Evidence Hearings – four nations

COVERAGE & IMPACT 1 2 3 4 5 Excellent communications & stakeholder engagement strategy Newsletter Written report, 6 recommendations. Tailored outputs for 4 nations. Digital outputs Launch events in four nations Media and advocacy plan Cohort of children and young people media trained and better informed on the issue to advocate Identifying potential new avenues of research and innovation; exploring the idea of an International event of Child food security

2018 MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 2019 JAN FEB MAR APR Policy briefing Literature review Final report Consultation with children & young people TIMELINE Policy review Portal open Newsletter Committee +YP Evidence hearings

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