Right To Food UK Commission - North East Evidence Session

The objective of The Right To Food UK Commission is to shine a light on the unacceptable nature of food insecurity in Britain, map out solutions to endemic food insecurity and apply pressure on the UK Government, devolved administrations and politicians and policy makers in all UK jurisdictions, to tackle and end food insecurity in the UK.

Specifically, the commission will produce a roadmap for the implementation of a Right to Food law in the UK, the aim of which is to support a programme of work and actions to end hunger in the UK by 2035, with an interim objective of halving the number of people experiencing food insecurity by 2030.

After formally launching in Parliament on 17th November 2025, the Commission held its first evidence session in Liverpool in January 2026. This Newcastle session is next and will be followed by sessions in Belfast, Newcastle, Glasgow, Cardiff, and London. Each evidence session will be preceded by a citizen’s assembly.