HC Deb 15 July 1996 vol 281 c410W
Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list the offices within his Department that have been closed in(a) Crewe and Nantwich and (b) Cheshire for each of the last five years. [36344]

Mr. Burt

The information is set out in the table.

During the last five years, no DSS offices have been closed in Crewe and Nantwich.

Year Agency/Business unit Offices closed in Cheshire
1991–92 All None
1992–93 Benefits Agency Royal Avenue, Widnes1
All other DSS units None
1993–94 All None
1994–95 All None
1995–96 Child Support Agency Wimslow2
1The public caller facility was moved to the existing Caldwell road site in Widnes, which was deemed better suited in terms of location and accessibility by public transport. The telephone and correspondence work was transferred to Warrington.
2 The work and staff from this site were transferred to Macclesfield.