Employment Service In North East Derbyshire (No. 2)

EDM number 1611 in 1997-98, proposed by Harry Barnes on 27/07/1998.

That this House notes that the Employment Service lists 94 jobcentres for registered claimants as operating throughout its East Midlands and Eastern Region; is concerned that the Dronfield jobcentre in North East Derbyshire is to be closed on 4th September and that the neighbouring Eckington jobcentre is under consideration for closure on 31st October; notes that these are the only two jobcentres in the region facing closure, although 11 centres cater for fewer claimants that Dronfield and 24 centres have fewer claimants than Eckington; also notes that the combined number of claimants for these neighbouring centres is 765 and there are currently 47 jobcentres in the region dealing with fewer claimants; and believes that the needs of the unemployed and the advancement of the Government's New Deal programme requires the maintenance of all present jobcentres, including those in North East Derbyshire.

This motion has been signed by a total of 7 MPs.