No child should have to go hungry
WHY are poor parents being given such pathetic food parcels for their children? Give parents enough money to buy the right food for their family and no longer feel the stigma of being unable to feed their children. There’s plenty of public money out there, the Government just has to spend it in the right way for those who need it most — our children.
RONALD BALL, Farnborough, Hants. WHAT disgraceful boxes of food for children. Why haven’t civil servants been checking this scheme until now?
BRIAN BEST, High Wycombe, Bucks. HOW disappointing that some food parcels have been unacceptable. Well done to the Government for taking action. The county borough of Caerphilly has been praised for the content of its hampers supplied by hard-working catering and delivery staff. Vulnerable children should be looked after and protected. Their health and wellbeing must come first. Cllr KEVIN ETHERIDGE,
Blackwood, Caerphilly. GOVERNMENT nutrition experts could produce a list of foods to be supplied in the weekly hampers. At wholesale prices, local supermarkets could administer and deliver these food parcels to local children. A win-win solution at minimum cost and maximum value.
DAVE OAKLEY, Salford, Gtr Manchester.
THERE will always be cases of hardship where financial assistance must be offered. But sadly too many absent fathers are failing to provide any support for their children. There should be a stigma attached to those who shirk their responsibilities. All too often it is left to struggling lone mothers to care for their children, while taxpayers are expected to provide for these families. It is easy to say the Government should be doing more to help the disadvantaged. Absent fathers should be tracked down to ensure they make a financial contribution towards the care of their own children.
Name and address supplied. I WAS a homeless child who did go hungry. I think the food in the controversial hamper would be enough for five lunches for a child. Cheese or beans on toast or cheesy chips, with a banana, yoghurt, apple or carrot.
SARAH BROOKES, Shanklin, Isle of Wight. THE free school meals scheme is meant to provide lunch for a child. It is only one of three meals a day they should have, with their parents being responsible for the other two.
E. KELLY, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. ALL credit to Marcus Rashford and his free school meals crusade. Instead of attacking the Government, why doesn’t he ask his fellow Premier League footballers to donate some of their obscene salaries to the cause? This would help provide thousands of children with a nutritious meal and the footballers would still be overpaid.
GRAHAM HALL, Chesterfield, Derbys. SHOULD not the mother who complained about the food parcel be grateful for anything that comes free of charge?