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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

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

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

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

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