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711102

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2017
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Jobcentres: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobcentres were closed in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	67893
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>In 2014/15 DWP closed 17 jobcentres, of which 4 were not relocated or co-located; and in 2015/16 closed 16 of which 6 were not relocated or co-located.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/03/2017 17:51:14 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

705740

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Jobcentres: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government has taken to consult Jobcentre Plus users on proposed closures.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	65820
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>The Department considers it a reasonable expectation that a claimant travels for 3 miles or 20 minutes by public transport. We are conducting public consultation on all proposals to close or move a Jobcentre outside of these criteria.</p><p> </p><p>The public consultation for some Jobcentres in Glasgow started on 7 December 2016 and closed on 31 January 2017. Following the announcements for other Jobcentre Plus closures on 26 January 2017, further consultations started on 30 January 2017 and closed on 28 February 2017. These consultations will help establish people’s ability to access services from alternative Jobcentre locations before any final decisions are made.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 02/03/2017 12:08:04 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

705736

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Jobcentres: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what health and safety risk assessments have been conducted for (a) staff and (b) claimants relating to the proposed closures of the jobcentres in (i) Liverpool, (ii) Newcastle and (iii) Glasgow; and what such assessments have been conducted for such people and the jobcentres that will remain open in such areas of the risk of gang violence.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	65738
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>The safety of claimants is vitally important and is an issue we have taken very seriously as part of these proposals. Where we are proposing to close a Jobcentre we are taking all possible precautions, not only to minimise disruption for claimants, but also to protect vulnerable people by providing home visits and postal claims where it is appropriate to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Throughout the development of these proposals, the Department has been mindful of its duties under section 149 of the Equality Act 2010. Our continued focus on equality analysis will be important in helping to assess any risks for individual claimants brought about by these proposals. As we obtain further local, site-specific information we will ensure any issues identified are taken fully into consideration when the final decisions are made.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 02/03/2017 12:29:30 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

705584

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Jobcentres: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received on the effect of the proposed closure of Jobcentre Plus offices on disabled people.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	65668
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>We have received a number of questions from MPs, MSPs, AMs, customers and other representatives as well as from public consultations for sites that are outside of the criteria we have set. We are conducting public consultation on all proposals to close or move a Jobcentre outside of these criteria to help determine any impacts that additional travel will have on claimants.</p><p> </p><p>Throughout the development of our proposals, the Department has been mindful of its duties under section 149 of the Equality Act 2010. Our continued focus on equality analysis will be important in helping to assess the needs of disabled people. Full equality analysis covering all sites where changes are proposed, will be carried out in due course to inform the final decision making process. This assessment will take into account feedback we have received for sites where we have undertaken public consultation and help establish the need for any alternative provision, such as outreach services.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 02/03/2017 12:46:16 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

693866

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Jobcentres: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his departmental officials used google maps to calculate estimates of travel time between those jobcentres which his Department proposes to close and those jobcentres from where replacement services will be delivered.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	65402
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>Distances and journey times have been calculated using a variety of methods to improve accuracy, including Google Maps and AA route mapping, and information collected about local public transport routes with input from local DWP colleagues.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 28/02/2017 16:44:05 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

693392

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Jobcentres: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2017 to Question 58932, on what date his Department will (a) conclude and (b) publish its equality analysis for the proposed jobcentre closures.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
	uin	64988
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>Throughout the development of these proposals, the Department has been mindful of its duties under section 149 of the Equality Act 2010. Consideration of the potential impact on staff and customers has been informed by statistical analysis of population data, local knowledge and consultation.</p><p> </p><p>As we obtain further local, site-specific information we will ensure any issues identified are also taken fully into consideration when the final decisions are made. We intend to complete this work within the next 12 weeks; equality analysis is not generally published separately but it will be used to inform final decisions.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 02/03/2017 16:53:14 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

690492

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Jobcentres: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of jobcentres due to close under proposals announced on 30 January 2017 which are not within three miles or 20 minutes by public transport of an existing jobcentre.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	64208
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>A total of 30 Jobcentres are outside of the criteria of 3 miles and 20 minutes by public transport of the existing Jobcentre.</p><p> </p><p>The list of Jobcentres subject to public consultation has been published and documentation is available to view at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?keywords=&amp;publication_filter_option=consultations&amp;topics%5B%5D=all&amp;departments%5B%5D=department-for-work-pensions&amp;official_document_status=all&amp;world_locations%5B%5D=all&amp;from_date=&amp;to_date" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?keywords=&amp;publication_filter_option=consultations&amp;topics%5B%5D=all&amp;departments%5B%5D=department-for-work-pensions&amp;official_document_status=all&amp;world_locations%5B%5D=all&amp;from_date=&amp;to_date</a>=</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 27/02/2017 17:11:47 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

686254

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Jobcentres: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average rate of unemployment is in those communities in which his Department is proposing to close jobcentres.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	63517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>It is worth clarifying that although some Jobcentre buildings are proposed for closure, the staff and services will merge with nearby offices to continue delivering DWP services within communities. We are committed to retaining a Jobcentre network and continuing to serve people in all areas of the country to make sure they can continue to access the services they need, and the purpose of the equality analysis is to help establish how many people are likely to be affected by the proposals to close some offices.</p><p> </p><p>We are unable to provide the average unemployment rates specifically for the areas where a Jobcentre building is proposed for closure however the claimant counts for each Jobcentre are available from the following link: <a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk</a>. Guidance for users is available at: <a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/02/2017 16:42:05 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

685605

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Jobcentres: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how long the consultation on the closure of Jobcentre Plus offices will last.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	63201
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2017 answer text <p>We have committed to a public consultation for offices over three miles and 20 minutes away by public transport.</p><p> </p><p>The public consultation for some Jobcentres in Glasgow started on 7 December 2016 and closed on 31 January 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Following announcements for other Jobcentre Plus offices on 26 January 2017, There are now a further 25 consultations underway, covering 27 sites. All 25 consultations started on 30 January 2017 and will end at 5pm on 28 February 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 09/02/2017 16:14:59 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh