§ David WrightTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many individuals have been assisted in the Telford Jobcentre Plus offices since their opening. [63376]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownPrecise figures for the number of individuals who have been assisted by the Jobcentre Plus office in Telford, and its linked offices in Madeley and Wellington, are not available. Many people, for example, call at the offices without an appointment simply to look at the job vacancies we hold and we do not keep records of such visits.
However, to give an approximation of the level of usage of the offices, we know that some 45,000 submissions to job vacancies have been made since the new offices opened last October. In the same period we have taken some 15,000 calls from customers inquiring about a claim to benefit and issued over 10,000 claim forms to them.