Birtwistle welcomes assurances on Burnley Pension Centre

August 25th, 2010 |

Burnley and Padiham MP Gordon Birtwistle has welcomed an assurance from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) that there are no plans to close the Burnley Pension Centre in Simonstone.

Mr Birtwistle visited the centre last month to see the work they do first hand. He wrote to Secretary of State Iain Duncan Smith setting out the case for preserving the centre.

Gordon said:

“This centre is doing an excellent job in providing services to pension and pension credit claimants. The legacy of the Labour government to all of us was to double the national debt and we’ll be paying the price for that for years to come. However, it would make little sense to close a centre that has recently opened and I’m glad to receive an assurance that this is not the case.”

Burnley and Padiham MP Gordon Birtwistle has welcomed an assurance from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) that there are no plans to close the Burnley Pension Centre in Simonstone.
Mr Birtwistle visited the centre last month to see the work they do first hand. He wrote to Secretary of State Iain Duncan Smith setting out the case for preserving the centre.
Gordon said:“This centre is doing an excellent job in providing services to pension and pension credit claimants. The legacy of the Labour government to all of us was to double the national debt and we’ll be paying the price for that for years to come. However, itwould make little sense to close a centre that has recently opened and I’m glad to receive an assurance that this is not the case.”

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Birtwistle welcomes assurances on Burnley Pension Centre