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Written question asked by Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative) on Thursday, 3 April 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 7 April 2025. It was answered by Matthew Pennycook (Labour) on Wednesday, 16 April 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.


Local Government: Translation Services

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 March 2025 to Question 39802 on Regulator of Social Housing: Translation Services, whether her Department has made an estimate of the cost to the public purse of translation into foreign languages by local authorities.

Answer

My Department has not made an estimate of the costs in question. It is for individual local authorities to decide how best to use the resources available to them.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
43902
Session
2024-26
Related items
Regulator of Social Housing: Translation Services
Thursday, 27 March 2025
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Expenditure Local government Translation services
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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