Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what date his Department will issue a map of catchment areas for each Jobcentre Plus office in the city of Glasgow.

Jobcentres do not have hard catchment areas. Although new claims are automatically assigned to a local Jobcentre Plus, claimants can attend the Jobcentre most convenient for them and our staff are able to provide advice on this. Where we are proposing changes to our estate we have provided details of the future locations of our sites so that our claimants can understand the impact on their travel arrangements.

It is important to remember that the announcements in relation to Jobcentres in Glasgow are just proposals and not final decisions. The equality analysis and public consultation will help establish people’s ability to access services from alternative Jobcentre locations before any final decisions are made.