Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with the Public and Commercial Services Union on the proposed closure of jobcentres in Glasgow.

As is usual, we informed the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) Union of our specific proposals for Glasgow five days before we informed staff. A consultation which the PCS can contribute to is now underway and will feed into the final decision making process.