Jobcentre Plus Offices: Closure
Debate between Lord Cryer and Caroline Nokes(7 years, 9 months ago)
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Caroline Nokes
Like me, my hon. Friend represents a rural constituency. Our constituents are used to having to travel long distances to access services. Where claimants will have to travel for over an hour by public transport, we are considering what arrangements we can put in place, including claiming by post.
John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab)
Leytonstone jobcentre, which is bang in the middle of my constituency, is due to close. I deal with vulnerable people week in, week out for whom that centre is highly important. They will have to travel to either Walthamstow or Stratford to receive advice and sign on. What impact assessment was made before the announcement on the effects across north-east London?
Caroline Nokes
The consultation that we are carrying out with both our staff and claimants will feed into the equality analysis that we are carrying out.