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Dept for Work and Pensions;Jobcentre Plus

Answer

Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many clients attended each Jobcentre not due for closure in North Wales in each of the last 10 years. [196207] Jane Kennedy: The administration of Jobcentre Plus is a matter for the Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus, David Anderson. He will write to the hon. Member. Letter from David Anderson to Mr. Chris Ruane, dated 4 November 2004: The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question concerning how many clients attended each Jobcentre not due for closure in North Wales in each of the last ten years. This is something that falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus. I am unable to state the exact number of callers to each of the Jobcentres staying open covering the last ten years. Information showing the monthly average number of clients registering for Jobseeker's Allowance in each of the last ten years ending in August is shown in the table attached. Separate records are not available for some of the very small sites, and their figures are included in their parent office within the same chain of management. Each of these customers is expected to attend the Jobcentre every fortnight for an interview about their job search activity and they represent most of the traffic into the offices. Monthly average number of clients registering for jobseeker's allowance in each of the last 10 years ending in August _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 September to 31 August 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 Bangor 1,971 1,910 1,968 1,558 1,427 Caemarfon 1,654 1,563 1,617 1,357 1,161 Colwyn Bay 1,522 1.441 1,341 865 884 Flint 449 360 317 235 267 Holyhead and Amlwch 2,081 1,813 1,814 1,439 1,285 Llandudno 1,843 1,845 1.888 1,261 1,154 Llangefni 929 824 874 708 664 Mold 1,685 1,467 1,326 879 750 Porthma dog and Dolgellau 1,186 1,148 965 793 655 Pwlheli Rhyl 3,374 3,256 3,355 1,652 1.339 Shotton 1,248 1,053 1,113 779 787 Wrexham 5,163 4,679 4,435 3,014 2,655 1 September to 31 August 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 Bangor 1,211 1,145 1,053 887 787 Caemarf on 1,019 869 836 732 589 Colwyn Bay 828 688 646 783 710 Flint 272 259 227 234 229 Holyhead and Amlwch 1,170 1,024 1,071 889 774 Llandudno 1,019 879 745 419 348 Llangefni 601 580 544 490 502 Mold 701 638 493 480 447 Porthma dog and Dolgellau 559 485 401 331 237 Pwlheli Rhyl 1,198 1,094 994 831 741 Shotton 766 689 677 609 619 Wrexham 2,329 2,120 1,971 1,986 1,571 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Work is currently in progress to develop options for Flexible Service Delivery in the locations where offices will close. This work will, of course, be undertaken in partnership with MPs, Assembly Members and other relevant stakeholders to tailor these options to meet the needs of the local community. I hope this is helpful.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

196207; 426 c422-4W

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Attendance Jobcentres Jobcentre Plus Wales Unemployed people North Wales

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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