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Lord Bellingham (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 23 October 2025

Debate

Jobcentres: Staffing Levels

Contribution

My Lords, during my time as an MP, I made a point of trying to visit local jobcentres every year on a very regular basis. One of my consistent observations was that, all too often, local offices were never properly involved in designing services to address local priorities. So, is it not time we got away from this one-size-fits-all, Whitehall-led mentality?

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