Jobcentres: Pyle

(asked on 13th April 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department carried out an assessment of the availability of suitable alternative local premises in advance of the decision to close Pyle Jobcentre Plus.


Answered by
Damian Hinds Portrait
Damian Hinds
Minister of State (Education)
This question was answered on 20th April 2017

Our proposal is to relocate staff and services from Pyle Jobcentre to Porthcawl Jobcentre. The new site at Porthcawl is 4.9 miles and 35 minutes by public transport from Pyle Jobcentre. This proposal is part of a broader national approach and we have carefully considered the merits of alternative options as part of these plans but believe that our proposal is the only viable option.

Our aim is to have larger, better quality offices which will allow a more digitally enabled environment, optimising use of space, ensuring value for money for the Department and the taxpayer and enabling effective delivery of services.

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