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Cuts Must Not Be At Cost Of Delivery
11.00.38am GMT Thu 18th Mar 2004
Commenting on Gordon Brown's proposed job cuts in the Department of Work and Pensions, Paul Holmes MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Minister for Work, said: "While we recognise the need to make the civil service more efficient, the Chancellor's 30,000 job cuts in the DWP must not be at the cost of delivering benefits and delivering help in finding work for the most deprived and vulnerable members of our community."
"Training for Jobcentre Plus staff has been cut despite the heavy caseload and changing and complex benefit regulations. Quality support for jobseekers cannot be delivered on the cheap by overworked and under trained staff."
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