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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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 McCarthy MP
Tara Whitehorn Department for Education (observer)
Ruth Smeeth MP
Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP
Edward Davey MP

6. 2 APPG’s Sponsoring Enquiry. School Food and Hunger and Food Poverty.
Sharon Hodgson MP
Dr Philippa Whitford MP
Supporting parliamentarians
Inquiry Committee members (drawn from expert organisations, Children’s Commissioners, supporting parliamentarians and Youth Panel)
Youth Panel
GOVERNANCE
Youth panel joining later
Summary of meetings on website – please say if you don’t want something on the record
Reminder on attendance -
Supporting organisations who work with children and conduct research
Delivery group led by Food Foundation with Lindsay Graham, Dr Rys Farthing and Dr Jo Pike

7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 SIX EVIDENCE INGREDIENTS
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
SIX
EVIDENCE INGREDIENTS
IPSOS-Mori poll
300 and 500
Funders – Tudor Trust, TFL, Scottish Commissioner
Evidence submissions through online portal – Leeds Beckett University.
Evidence Hearings – four nations

8. 1 2 3 4 5
Excellent communications & stakeholder engagement strategy
Newsletter
Written report, 6 recommendations. Tailored outputs for 4 nations. Digital outputs
COVERAGE & IMPACT
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
Stakeholder meetings. Scotland going ahead on March 22 – need to plan in NI, England and Wales
Newsletter – send to your networks

9. 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
Members expected to attend 1 evidence hearing and 2 further meetings
Portal open
Evidence hearings
Newsletter
Committee
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10. For more information… @CFFinquiry #CFFInquiry