Jobcentre Plus

HC Deb 20 May 2002 vol 386 c30W

15. Mr. Levitt

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when Jobcentre Plus will be extended to cover the whole country. [55502]

Mr. Nicholas Brown

In addition to the 56 integrated Jobcentre Plus pathfinder offices which are already open, we intend to introduce around 225 more integrated offices by April next year including a number of offices in my hon. Friend's constituency.

The work to extend integrated offices to the whole of Great Britain will continue progressively over the next four years. Alongside the programme for the full integration of services and refurbishment of offices, a series of service delivery improvements will be extended to the entire Jobcentre Plus network in advance of the completion of roll-out.