Written question asked by Margaret Ewing (Scottish National Party) on Tuesday, 3 February 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 10 February 1998. It was answered by Angela Eagle (Labour) on Tuesday, 10 February 1998 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.
Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what is his policy for responding to letters received in the (a) Scottish Gaelic, (b) Welsh, (c) Urdu, (d) Hindi and (e) Chinese language.
- Answer
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Mrs. Ewing: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what is his policy for responding to letters received in the (a) Scottish Gaelic, (b) Welsh, (c) Urdu, (d) Hindi and (e) Chinese language. [28050] Angela Eagle: The Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions has a translation service for incoming correspondence of all languages into English, and replies can be made in the language of the original letter.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 28050; 306 c128W
- Session
- 1997-98
- Subjects
- Correspondence Government departments Languages Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
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