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Jessica Morden

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Jobcentre Plus: Closures

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Points of Order
Thursday 6th July 2017

(7 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Gauke Portrait Mr Gauke
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My hon. Friend makes an important point. Jobcentres are certainly very open to partnership working. She highlights an area where more progress is needed, and indeed where we might be able to help.

Jessica Morden Portrait Jessica Morden (Newport East) (Lab)
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The DWP is proposing to relocate the service centre out of Newport to some location north of Cardiff, but the exact location is unclear. My hon. Friend the Member for Newport West (Paul Flynn) and I clearly want to keep those jobs, the expertise and the services. The centre provides 249 jobs right in the heart of our city. Will the Minister meet us, so that we can put the case in person?

David Gauke Portrait Mr Gauke
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We are trying to find a site that would minimise job losses, but I know that my hon. Friend the Minister for Employment would be happy to meet the hon. Lady.

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