Written question asked by Baroness Coussins (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Garden of Frognal (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 15 December 2011.

Olympic Games 2012

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what financial support they are providing to businesses and public services to help them prepare staff, information, services and signage using languages other than English for the Olympic Games.

Answer: Government are not providing specific financial support to businesses and public services to prepare them for using languages other than English during the Olympic Games. As a matter of course, London businesses and public services already deal with a wide range of languages. Government have published general planning information for businesses to assist them in keeping running during 2012 and to ensure that they make the most of the opportunities provided by the Games. This document can be found at the following link: http://www.london2012.com/documents/business/preparing-your-business-for-the-games.pdf.

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