Mark Hendrick – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2014-06-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which jobcentres (a) do and (b) do not have wifi access for jobseekers to use.

Esther McVey

The Digital Jobcentres project will modernise the Jobcentre digital infrastructure by delivering WiFi and Web Access Devices (WADs) across the Jobcentre network. From now until the end of October, we will be installing WiFi and new Web Access Devices (WADs) across the Jobcentre network.

The following 39 Jobcentres already have WiFi available for jobseekers to use:

By the end of October 2014, the remaining offices in the Jobcentre network will have WiFi installed and available for jobseekers to use.