Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what alternative locations her Department assessed the potential merits of in order to retain a Job Centre Plus in Poplar and Limehouse constituency.
The closure of Poplar Jobcentre is as a result of the landlord’s plans to redevelop the site. Consultation has taken place in confidence with the Tower Hamlets Council. The Department undertook an independent and extensive property search and opted for the most suitable replacement building in the local area.