Jobcentres: Batley

(asked on 27th March 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the potential savings to the public purse from the closure of Batley Jobcentre; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse incurred by moving the operations of that jobcentre to other centres.


Answered by
Damian Hinds Portrait
Damian Hinds
Minister of State (Education)
This question was answered on 30th March 2017

The department has always reviewed its offices to make sure it delivers value for money. However, the anticipated costs and savings for each individual Jobcentre is commercially sensitive information. The overall anticipated savings figure was published as part of the last Spending Review announcement.

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