Question
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Lord Freud at col. 944 of the Official Report on 25 March, how may Jobcentre Plus offices were open on Sunday 10 March; how many mothers were called in for interview on that day; how many failed to attend; and how many of those had benefits sanctioned.[HL6535]
Answer
One jobcentre was open on Sunday 10 March 2013. Harrogate had 20 claimants booked in for interviews; of these 11 attended. We are unable to say which of these were mothers. No sanctions for failing to attend have been given. All staff working on that day were mothers.