苏格兰的食品银行使用量在5年中猛增40%,今年圣诞节需求创下记录。 Food bank use in Scotland surged 40% over five years, with record demand this Christmas.

根据高地MSP Rhoda Grant,苏格兰的食品银行使用量正在猛增,紧急食品包在五年内增加了40%,去年冬天又有5 400户家庭获得援助。 Food bank use in Scotland is surging, with a 40% increase in emergency food parcels over five years and 5,400 new households accessing aid last winter, according to Highland MSP Rhoda Grant. 特鲁塞尔信托基金会报告,今年圣诞节每分钟分发6个包裹,创下记录。 The Trussel Trust reported a record six parcels distributed per minute this Christmas. Grant批评新进步党政府没有推动她的《食物权法案》,也没有履行将食物权纳入《人权法案》的承诺,强调粮食贫困是政治选择造成的。 Grant criticized the SNP government for not advancing her Right to Food Bill or fulfilling promises to include food rights in the Human Rights Bill, stressing that food poverty results from political choices. 她敦促立即采取行动,表示苏格兰任何人都不应面临饥饿。 She urged immediate action, saying no one in Scotland should face hunger. 与此同时,苏格兰工党的Monica Lennon支持卢瑟格伦的Tesco食品驱动活动,强调生活费用上涨导致的需求不断增加,并承诺继续努力消除粮食无保障问题。 Meanwhile, Scottish Labour’s Monica Lennon supported a Tesco food drive in Rutherglen, highlighting growing demand due to rising living costs and pledging continued efforts to combat food insecurity.