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MPs debate Jobcentre plus office closures

2 March 2017

On Thursday 16 March MPs debated Jobcentre plus office closures in a Westminster Hall debate.

Chris Stephens MP opened and led the debate.

Watch the debate and read the transcript

Backbench Business Committee

The Backbench Business Committee meets weekly on Tuesdays to consider requests for debates from any backbench Members of Parliament on any subject.

The Committee then has to decide how to allocate the limited Parliamentary time it has at its disposal. The Committee's meetings are always conducted in public and can be watched on Parliament TV.

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