Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobcentre clients have been assisted by an Armed Forces Champion in the Glasgow South West constituency in the last 12 months.

Information on this subject is available at a Jobcentre level. The Govan Jobcentre catchment area covers most of the Glasgow South West constituency. In the last 12 months, we have worked with all those who provided information that they were ex Armed Forces which was 48 customers, of these 14 have moved into employment.

Govan Jobcentre is part of Glasgow Central District which has an Armed Forces champion in every Jobcentre. The role of the Champion is to ensure all our Work Coaches are full briefed on what support is available to ex armed forces customers. We have a range of partner organisations that we will signpost this customer group to for additional support. Within the Glasgow South West constituency is “The Coming Home Centre” in the Pearce Institute, Govan this is a well-used resource for Veterans and our Work Coaches actively promote this facility to all customers who declare a forces background.