Written question asked by Lord Garnier (Conservative) on Wednesday, 7 May 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 9 May 2008. It was answered by Maria Eagle (Labour) on Wednesday, 14 May 2008 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.
Prison Service: Languages
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prison officers are proficient in speaking (a) Urdu, (b) Farsi, (c) Arabic, (d) Gujarati, (e) Punjabi, (f) Bangla, (g) Tamil, (h) Hindi, (i) Russian, (j) Turkish, (k) Cantonese, (l) Mandarin, (m) Somali, (n) Vietnamese, (o) Polish, (p) Albanian and (q) other languages spoken by non-English speakers serving custodial sentences in England and Wales.
- Answer
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It is not a requirement for prison officers to disclose the information requested and therefore it is not held centrally. To obtain the information would require contacting each prisoner officer at a disproportionate cost.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 475 c1572W; 205120
- Session
- 2007-08
- Subjects
- Languages Prison officers
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