EFFECT OF REDUCTIONS TO SUBSIDIES FOR THE MEALS ON WHEELS SERVICES

That this House congratulates the Hairy Bikers'television campaign to reform the Meals on Wheels service and to recruit more volunteers for the Meals on Wheels service; applauds the valuable work undertaken by the Meals on Wheels service for the most vulnerable in society; notes that councils are cutting subsidies to the Meals on Wheels service; further notes that many of the users of the service cannot afford to pay the resulting increased prices; calls on the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government to protect the subsidies for the Meals on Wheels service and to encourage more volunteers across the country to take part in the scheme.