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Written Question
Jobseeker's Allowance: Stourbridge
Tuesday 17th March 2015

Asked by: Margot James (Conservative - Stourbridge)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people who claimed jobseeker's allowance (JSA) at some point during the year were subject to a JSA sanction in that year in (a) Stourbridge Jobcentre and (b) Stourbridge constituency in each of the last five years.

Answered by Esther McVey

The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 04 Feb 2015
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 26 Jan 2015
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 26 Jan 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 28 Oct 2014
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 28 Oct 2014
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Welfare Reform (Disabled People)

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 30 Jun 2014
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"Amid the litany of failures of the previous Government, which my right hon. Friend was recalling, and their dreadful legacy in this area, does he remember that of all the new jobs that the property boom-fuelled growth generated, three quarters or more went to foreign nationals? Is that not a …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 11 Jun 2014
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 25 Mar 2014
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