Question follow-through · 13084

Jobcentres: St Neots

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of opening a jobcentre in St Neots.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
6 Nov 2024
Target answer date
11 Nov 2024
Answer
12 Nov 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 6 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of opening a jobcentre in St Neots.

  2. 11 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 12 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    The Department for Work and Pensions continually keeps under review the location of Jobcentres across Great Britain to balance customer demand and the range of services required, while also providing value for money for the taxpayer. There are no plans to...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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