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My Right Honourable Friend, the Minister of State (Minister for Social Security and Disability) (The Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP) has made the following Written Statement.
[This Ministerial Statement is also available in British Sign Language (BSL) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUrDclFi9M0]
This Government recognises the need for continuous improvement in the...
My Right Honourable Friend, the Minister of State (Minister for Social Security and Disability) (The Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP) has made the following Written Statement.
[This Ministerial Statement is also available in British Sign Language (BSL) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUrDclFi9M0]
This Government recognises the need for continuous improvement in the...
[This Ministerial Statement is also available in British Sign Language (BSL) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUrDclFi9M0]
This Government recognises the need for continuous improvement in the accessibility of Government communications for everyone, including the Deaf community and BSL users. The British Sign Language (BSL) Act 2022 supports this by creating a greater...
[This Ministerial Statement is also available in British Sign Language (BSL) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUrDclFi9M0]
This Government recognises the need for continuous improvement in the accessibility of Government communications for everyone, including the Deaf community and BSL users. The British Sign Language (BSL) Act 2022 supports this by creating a greater...
British Sign Language (BSL) fourth report 2026. Incl. Annex. 20p.
British Sign Language (BSL) fourth report 2026. Incl. Annex. 20p.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress the Government has made in implementing the British Sign Language Act 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress the Government has made in implementing the British Sign Language Act 2022.
Everyone in our country should have access to important information from the government and should be able to engage with the government on issues that will affect them. That is why it is crucial to make sure that government communications are as inclusive and accessible as possible, including for the Deaf community and British Sign Language (BSL) users.
The British Sign Language Act 2022 supports this by creating a greater recognition and understanding of BSL, and requires the government to report on what departments listed in the Act have done to promote or facilitate the use of British Sign Language in their communications with the public.
The third BSL report was published on Monday 21 July 2025 and demonstrates an increase in the usage of BSL by government departments in public-facing communications since reporting started in 2023. We will continue to publish a report every year on an annual basis up to 2027, going further than the frequency required by the Act. The next report will be published in July 2026.
In addition to overall reporting, each ministerial department has produced a 5 year BSL Plan, setting out how they plan to improve the use of BSL within their departments. These were published alongside the third BSL report in July 2025.
Following the passage of the BSL Act, the BSL Advisory board was created to advise the Government on key issues impacting the Deaf community in their everyday life. It is the first dual language board advising the UK Government, and it meets regularly. We will continue to work with the BSL Advisory Board, Deaf people and their representative organisations, and with Ministers across government, including our Lead Ministers for Disability, to continue to make tangible improvements for the Deaf community
This Government is committed to ensuring that our communications are accessible and inclusive, and to reducing the barriers Deaf people face in their everyday lives. The British Sign Language (BSL) Act 2022 supports this by creating a greater recognition and understanding of BSL, and requires the government to report on...
This Government is committed to ensuring that our communications are accessible and inclusive, and to reducing the barriers Deaf people face in their everyday lives. The British Sign Language (BSL) Act 2022 supports this by creating a greater recognition and understanding of BSL, and requires the government to report on...
My Rt honourable Friend, the Minister of State (Minister for Social Security and Disability), Sir Stephen Timms MP has made the following Written Statement.
This Government is committed to ensuring that our communications are accessible and inclusive, and to reducing the barriers Deaf people face in their everyday lives. The British...
My Rt honourable Friend, the Minister of State (Minister for Social Security and Disability), Sir Stephen Timms MP has made the following Written Statement.
This Government is committed to ensuring that our communications are accessible and inclusive, and to reducing the barriers Deaf people face in their everyday lives. The British...
The British Sign Language (BSL) report 2025. Incl. Annex. 21p.
The British Sign Language (BSL) report 2025. Incl. Annex. 21p.
Motion that this House has considered British Sign Language Week. Agreed to on question.
Motion that this House has considered British Sign Language Week. Agreed to on question.
I beg to move,
That this House has considered British Sign Language Week.
[In British Sign Language: I beg to move, That this House has considered British Sign Language Week .]
It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Desmond. I thank those who have supported today’s debate: the hon....
I beg to move,
That this House has considered British Sign Language Week.
[In British Sign Language: I beg to move, That this House has considered British Sign Language Week .]
It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Desmond. I thank those who have supported today’s debate: the hon....
[In British Sign Language: Will my hon. Friend give way?]
[In British Sign Language: Will my hon. Friend give way?]
I will.
I will.
My hon. Friend is giving a passionate and knowledgeable speech. Does she agree that, in terms of Parliament, this is a question of accessibility? We want people with BSL as their first language to be able to not only access politics but be a part of it as well.
My hon. Friend is giving a passionate and knowledgeable speech. Does she agree that, in terms of Parliament, this is a question of accessibility? We want people with BSL as their first language to be able to not only access politics but be a part of it as well.
[In British Sign Language: I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention.] As people will see, we have tried to learn some parliamentary signs ahead of this debate. My hon. Friend is absolutely right—it is a question of accessibility. If someone is a British Sign Language first-language speaker, there are...
[In British Sign Language: I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention.] As people will see, we have tried to learn some parliamentary signs ahead of this debate. My hon. Friend is absolutely right—it is a question of accessibility. If someone is a British Sign Language first-language speaker, there are...
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Desmond. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Thurrock (Jen Craft) on securing this debate.
In 2023-24, 26 children in north Yorkshire were registered with special educational needs due to a hearing impairment, yet support remains inadequate. To show my...
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Desmond. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Thurrock (Jen Craft) on securing this debate.
In 2023-24, 26 children in north Yorkshire were registered with special educational needs due to a hearing impairment, yet support remains inadequate. To show my...
I completely agree: deaf children need qualified teachers of the deaf. I thank Mrs Smith, who is in the Public Gallery today—an exceptional teacher of the deaf in my constituency. I come back to the point about the patchwork of sign language provision for parents. There is an estimate that...
I completely agree: deaf children need qualified teachers of the deaf. I thank Mrs Smith, who is in the Public Gallery today—an exceptional teacher of the deaf in my constituency. I come back to the point about the patchwork of sign language provision for parents. There is an estimate that...
I am most grateful to my hon. Friend for securing this important debate. I was pleased to see plans for a GCSE in British Sign Language following the passage of the BSL Act, but I am concerned that it has still not been rolled out, even though it is an...
I am most grateful to my hon. Friend for securing this important debate. I was pleased to see plans for a GCSE in British Sign Language following the passage of the BSL Act, but I am concerned that it has still not been rolled out, even though it is an...
My hon. Friend is absolutely right: it is a real shame that the BSL GCSE is not yet part of the curriculum. I understand there are some delays around what a qualification would look like. However, BSL already has a qualification that is agreed by the deaf community and the...
My hon. Friend is absolutely right: it is a real shame that the BSL GCSE is not yet part of the curriculum. I understand there are some delays around what a qualification would look like. However, BSL already has a qualification that is agreed by the deaf community and the...
I thank the hon. Lady for securing the debate. I am sorry that my British Sign Language is incredibly rusty, having learned it 30 years ago and not having practised diligently. I want to pick up on what she said about access to learning British Sign Language. Having worked in...
I thank the hon. Lady for securing the debate. I am sorry that my British Sign Language is incredibly rusty, having learned it 30 years ago and not having practised diligently. I want to pick up on what she said about access to learning British Sign Language. Having worked in...
The hon. Lady is quite right that there is a real case for children across the board learning some BSL. We never know—for one child, it might spark a lifelong love of the language. Indeed, I believe there is a young girl in the Public Gallery who has her BSL...
The hon. Lady is quite right that there is a real case for children across the board learning some BSL. We never know—for one child, it might spark a lifelong love of the language. Indeed, I believe there is a young girl in the Public Gallery who has her BSL...