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Employment Exchanges

Volume 174: debated on Thursday 14 June 1990

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To ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if he will give full consideration to the social value of a local part-time employment exchange before considering any proposal for its closure;(2) if he will ensure that the local authorities covering any part of the area served by a part-time local employment exchange are fully consulted and that full weight is given to their response before considering any proposal to close any such office; and if he will make a statement;(3) if he will list any part-time local employment exchanges in Wales which his Department is currently considering closing;(4) if he will undertake a full process of public consultation with any community served by a local part-time employment exchange before considering any proposal for its closure.

I refer the hon. Member to the reply that I gave him on 13 June.In considering the closure of a part-time local office, full consideration is given as to how best to provide the most effective service to ES clients. Larger full-time offices offer a comprehensive range of services and are better able to help unemployed people back to work.The following part-time local offices in Wales are scheduled for closure by the end of July:

  • Bethesda
  • Brynamman
  • Clydach
  • Cwm
  • Hirwaun
  • Merthyr Vale (Aberfan)
  • New Tredegar
  • Pembroke
  • Senghenydd.