SNP accused of breaking promise as number of Scots worried about food poverty doubles

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Scottish Labour has accused the SNP of breaking an election promise as the number of Scots worried about running out of food has nearly doubled since 2017.The latest Scottish Health Survey from 2023 one in seven Scots - some 14 per cent - were worried they might not have enough food.

This had nearly doubled since 2017, where only eight per cent were concerned about it.In 2023 more than one in 10 - some 11 per cent - reported eating less.

This had nearly doubled from six per cent two years earlier. More than one in 20 - some six per cent - reported that they had run out of food in 2023.

This had doubled from three per cent two years earlier.Scottish Labour MSP Rhoda Grant has a Members Bill looking to enshrine a legal right to food in Scots law and establish a statutory body to help uphold that right.The SNP has so far refused to back this bill.