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Government should not close debt centres - Laws

12.00.00am BST (GMT +0100) Fri 11th May 2007

Commenting on today's Government announcement that three debt centres will close at the cost of 380 jobs, Liberal Democrat Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, David Laws MP said: "Not only does it show the typical cynicism of this Government to sneak this news out on the same day that Blair resigns, but it also shows how little regard the DWP has to reducing the endemic levels of fraud and error in the benefits system.

"As Gordon Brown makes our benefits system increasingly complex, it becomes ever more vulnerable to fraud and error. If the Government seriously wants to tackle this issue it should make full use of these debt centres rather than closing them down."

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