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Written question asked by Jonathan Edwards (Plaid Cymru) on Thursday, 9 June 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 June 2016. It was answered by Lord Grayling (Conservative) on Wednesday, 15 June 2016 on behalf of the Leader of the House of Commons.


Welsh Grand Committee: Translation Services

Question

To ask the Leader of the House, what estimate he has made of the potential cost of providing simultaneous and written translation in Welsh Grand Committees for bilingual proceedings.

Answer

English is and should remain the language of this House. The Government has not made a detailed estimate of the cost of providing simultaneous and written translation in Welsh Grand Committees.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
40145
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Costs Welsh Grand Committee Translation services
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk