Question follow-through · 13656
Jobcentres: Temperature
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) Jobcentres and other public-facing sites (i) reduced opening hours and (ii) closed and (b) appointments were (A) cancelled and (B) moved to remote provision during the week commencing 22 Ju
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 26 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 30 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 6 Jul 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
26 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) Jobcentres and other public-facing sites (i) reduced opening hours and (ii) closed and (b) appointments were (A) cancelled and (B) moved to remote provision during the week commencing 22 Ju
30 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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6 Jul 2026
Answer published
Throughout the recent red weather extreme heat warning period (w/c 22nd June), there were a number of Jobcentre closures per day due to heat. 24/06/26 – 23625/06/26 – 21926/06/26 – 11127/06/26 – 7 In addition, over the 4 days we also saw 21 sites open but...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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