§ Mr. HawksleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment (I) when her Department first considered building a new jobcentre and benefits office in Coventry street, Stourbridge; when it was decided not to go ahead with the scheme; what was the estimate of the cost of the scheme; how much had been spent by her Department and the Property Services Agency in preparing the scheme; and what was the proposed date of opening of the centre;
(2) when her Department considered building a new jobcentre and benefits office at Scotland house, Stourbridge, how much it will cost; how much area it will take up; and when it will be ready to open.
§ Mr. McLoughlinQuestions on operational matters in the Employment Service executive agency are the responsibility of the agency's chief executive, to whom I have referred this question for reply.