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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many British Sign Language interpreters have been approved by non police personnel vetting.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many British Sign Language interpreters have been approved by non police personnel vetting.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his department has made of the level of need for non police personnel vetted British Sign Language interpreters, and whether he has plans to increase this capacity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his department has made of the level of need for non police personnel vetted British Sign Language interpreters, and whether he has plans to increase this capacity.
To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, what consideration has been given to the potential merits of extending British Sign Language interpretation to parliamentary proceedings beyond Prime Minister’s Questions, including proceedings of House of Commons Committees.
To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, what consideration has been given to the potential merits of extending British Sign Language interpretation to parliamentary proceedings beyond Prime Minister’s Questions, including proceedings of House of Commons Committees.
British Sign Language (BSL) is currently provided live on all Statements and Questions in the House of Commons Chamber and made available to viewers on ParliamentLive.tv. It is also provided occasionally on request for Select Committee evidence sessions and Westminster Hall debates.
The Parliamentary Broadcasting Unit has produced around 1,000 hours of BSL coverage on public proceedings in the current parliament, including on ceremonial events such as the State Opening. The provision of BSL is one of a number of accessible formats being considered by a working group established by the House of Commons Administration, on which a report will be delivered to the Modernisation Committee later in 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS-funded interpreter bookings resulted in patient non-attendance in each of the last three years; and what steps her Department is taking to reduce costs arising from patient non-attendance where an interpreter has been booked.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS-funded interpreter bookings resulted in patient non-attendance in each of the last three years; and what steps her Department is taking to reduce costs arising from patient non-attendance where an interpreter has been booked.
The requested information is not centrally held by the Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her department is taking to provide more British Sign Language interpreters in emergency care settings.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her department is taking to provide more British Sign Language interpreters in emergency care settings.
The Government is committed to ensuring that Deaf people who use British Sign Language (BSL) can access health services safely and without avoidable barriers.
In June 2026, the Government announced plans to significantly increase the number of interpreters for deafblind people through the funding of interpreter competency sessions.
Under the Equality Act 2010, National Health Service organisations must make reasonable adjustments for disabled people, including providing appropriate communication support where required.
NHS organisations are also expected to comply with the Accessible Information Standard (AIS), which requires providers to identify and meet patients' information and communication needs, including those of people who use BSL. NHS England is working to support implementation of the AIS with awareness raising, communication and staff engagement.
NHS England is also rolling out the Reasonable Adjustment Digital Flag, which will enable health and care services to record and share information about support patients may require when accessing care.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on the total cost to the public purse of (a) translation and (b) interpretation for foreign languages with regards to asylum claim appeals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on the total cost to the public purse of (a) translation and (b) interpretation for foreign languages with regards to asylum claim appeals.
The Ministry of Justice holds some, but not all, of the information requested. The information available for the most recent full financial year is set out below.
Interpretation spend in the Immigration and Asylum Chamber (asylum claim appeals) for FY25/26 was as follows:
FY | Interpretation spend |
FY25/26 | £5,811,761 |
My constituent Abdul faced three on-the-day cancellations of his asylum interview because of challenges securing an interpreter. He then had a fourth interview, in his second language, in which he is not proficient. He is now appealing his decision on the basis that he was unable to answer questions to...
My constituent Abdul faced three on-the-day cancellations of his asylum interview because of challenges securing an interpreter. He then had a fourth interview, in his second language, in which he is not proficient. He is now appealing his decision on the basis that he was unable to answer questions to...
My hon. Friend raises a distressing case. I am not surprised that she does so, because she has an outstanding record of working hard on behalf of her constituents. If she provides me with the details of the case in writing, I will ensure that the Home Office receives them...
My hon. Friend raises a distressing case. I am not surprised that she does so, because she has an outstanding record of working hard on behalf of her constituents. If she provides me with the details of the case in writing, I will ensure that the Home Office receives them...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many instances of delayed hearings and trials were caused by the court having failed to book an interpreter in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many instances of delayed hearings and trials were caused by the court having failed to book an interpreter in each of the last three years.
An ineffective trial is defined as a trial that does not proceed on the scheduled trial date and therefore requires a further listing. This may arise due to action or inaction by the prosecution, the defence, the court, or a combination of these factors.
The Ministry of Justice does not hold data on the number of delayed hearings or trials specifically attributable to the court failing to book an interpreter. While published data includes ineffective trials recorded under the reason “no interpreter available”, this category covers a range of circumstances. These include situations where the supplier was unable to fulfil a booking, or where a booked interpreter cancelled at short notice and there was insufficient time to secure a replacement, as well as the court having failed to book an interpreter. The data cannot be disaggregated further to distinguish between a failure to make a booking and other interpreter related issues that may have caused the delay.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who use Access to Work for the provision of British Sign Language interpretation receive funding for an additional condition to difficulty in hearing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who use Access to Work for the provision of British Sign Language interpretation receive funding for an additional condition to difficulty in hearing.
Although the Department collects information on the medical condition(s) of Access to Work customers and the types of support they are awarded and claim payment for, we are unable to link awarded support elements to specific medical conditions without manually examining individual case notes. It would therefore incur a disproportionate cost to identify what support, if any, customers receiving a ‘BSL Interpreter’ have been awarded in relation to medical conditions other than ‘Difficulty in hearing’.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many users of Access to Work received funding for a British Sign Language interpreter in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and what was the average cost per person of those awards.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many users of Access to Work received funding for a British Sign Language interpreter in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and what was the average cost per person of those awards.
Statistics on the number of people in receipt of payment for Access to Work support and average annual payments per person, by support worker type which includes a category for ‘BSL Interpreter’ are published in tables PAY02 and AVG02 of the Access to Work official statistics: Access to Work statistics: April 2007 to March 2025 - GOV.UK. Table 1 summarises these figures:
Table 1. Number of customers in receipt of payment and average annual payment received per customer for ‘BSL Interpreter between financial years 2020/21 and 2024/25
Financial Year | Number of customers in receipt of payment for a ‘BSL Interpreter’ | Average annual payment per customer for ‘BSL Interpreter’ (£ nominal) | Average annual payment per customer for ‘BSL Interpreter’ (£ 2024/25 prices) |
2020/21 | 2,810 | 12,700 | 14,900 |
2021/22 | 2,890 | 15,200 | 17,900 |
2022/23 | 2,940 | 16,600 | 18,300 |
2023/24 | 3,170 | 17,200 | 17,900 |
2024/25 | 3,210 | 18,200 | 18,200 |
Notes
- Numbers of people have been rounded to nearest 10 and average annual payments to nearest £100.
- Real terms expenditure removes the effect of inflation to make year-on-year comparisons more informative, these figures are quoted in 2024/25 prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many users of Access to Work who receive funding for British Sign Language interpreters have had their awards expire before their renewal is processed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many users of Access to Work who receive funding for British Sign Language interpreters have had their awards expire before their renewal is processed.
We do not hold this information in a way that can be extracted. Identifying such cases would require a manual review of individual awards, which would incur disproportionate cost.
Please find the Official statistics on payments and approvals which are published annually and can be accessed here: Access to Work statistics - GOV.UK
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I knew I would do that. I am sorry. I will not refer to the noble Baroness, Lady Murphy.
I knew I would do that. I am sorry. I will not refer to the noble Baroness, Lady Murphy.
My Lords, could I make it clear to noble Lords that, in the best legislatures that have implemented similar legislation to this one—and I am thinking of Oregon, the State of Washington and so on—assisted dying is a small part, a very tiny part, of a good palliative care service,...
My Lords, could I make it clear to noble Lords that, in the best legislatures that have implemented similar legislation to this one—and I am thinking of Oregon, the State of Washington and so on—assisted dying is a small part, a very tiny part, of a good palliative care service,...
I am pleased that I gave time for the noble Baroness to talk, given that she thinks all of this is nitpicking. I remind the House that is what she said about the work we are doing. The fact is—
I am pleased that I gave time for the noble Baroness to talk, given that she thinks all of this is nitpicking. I remind the House that is what she said about the work we are doing. The fact is—
I am in a total muddle about what the noble Lord, Lord Deben, is saying. I think he is trying to say that Wales should decide on implementation. The Bill says:
“The Welsh Ministers may by regulations make provision about voluntary assisted dying services in Wales”.
We are giving the Welsh Ministers...
I am in a total muddle about what the noble Lord, Lord Deben, is saying. I think he is trying to say that Wales should decide on implementation. The Bill says:
“The Welsh Ministers may by regulations make provision about voluntary assisted dying services in Wales”.
We are giving the Welsh Ministers...
What I am saying is very simple: the proposers of this Bill have not properly taken into account the particularities that the Welsh have put forward so nobly and well by the noble Baroness, Lady Smith. I never hear from the proposers of this Bill any comprehension or understanding that...
What I am saying is very simple: the proposers of this Bill have not properly taken into account the particularities that the Welsh have put forward so nobly and well by the noble Baroness, Lady Smith. I never hear from the proposers of this Bill any comprehension or understanding that...
My Lords, I would like to point out that my noble and learned friend Lord Falconer has in fact tabled amendments and they have not yet been debated because we have not reached them in the Marshalled List. With regard to the very interesting and important discussion about Wales, many...
My Lords, I would like to point out that my noble and learned friend Lord Falconer has in fact tabled amendments and they have not yet been debated because we have not reached them in the Marshalled List. With regard to the very interesting and important discussion about Wales, many...
My Lords, as a former member of another place who represented 2,900 square miles of Wales, I have the feeling that we are getting into a horrible conceptual muddle in this debate. I feel the phrase “horses and carts” applies to several sentences around what is being debated here. I...
My Lords, as a former member of another place who represented 2,900 square miles of Wales, I have the feeling that we are getting into a horrible conceptual muddle in this debate. I feel the phrase “horses and carts” applies to several sentences around what is being debated here. I...