Mims Davies corrected a written answer on Jobcentres: Coronavirus

15 April 2020 · Commons written answer · Department for Work and Pensions

Neil Coyle (Labour, Bermondsey and Old Southwark) asked written question 30912 on 17 March 2020. Mims Davies answered on 25 March 2020 for the Department for Work and Pensions, and Mims Davies corrected the answer on 15 April 2020. The same corrected answer was given to question 32705. The corrected text adds the figure 10,000, which the original did not give. Altogether 124 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what additional resources she plans to allocate to job centres to ensure that those centres can support people affected by covid-19.

Original and corrected answer

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Original	Corrected
~~As both the Prime Minister~~ and ~~Chancellor have made clear, the Government will do whatever it takes~~ to support ~~people affected by COVID 19~~ and ~~we have been clear in our intention that no one should be penalised for doing~~ the ~~right thing. These are rapidly developing circumstances, we continue to keep~~ the ~~situation under review and will keep Parliament updated accordingly.~~	Our priority as a Department is ensuring people get their benefit payments and that we can continue to support those who need us the most. We have mobilised our robust business continuity plans to ensure we can do just that. We are already redeploying 10,000 staff from other parts of DWP and are also recruiting additional staff to assist with the processing of claims, including support from other government departments and the private sector.

Original

Corrected

~~As both the Prime Minister~~ and ~~Chancellor have made clear, the Government will do whatever it takes~~ to support ~~people affected by COVID 19~~ and ~~we have been clear in our intention that no one should be penalised for doing~~ the ~~right thing. These are rapidly developing circumstances, we continue to keep~~ the ~~situation under review and will keep Parliament updated accordingly.~~

Our priority as a Department is ensuring people get their benefit payments and that we can continue to support those who need us the most. We have mobilised our robust business continuity plans to ensure we can do just that. We are already redeploying 10,000 staff from other parts of DWP and are also recruiting additional staff to assist with the processing of claims, including support from other government departments and the private sector.

The question and answer on the Parliament website.

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