Written Question·Home Office·UIN 69142

Cornish Language: Documents

Tabled: 18 July 2025
Answered: 30 July 2025

Question

Anna Gelderd

LabourSouth East Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to take steps to support the use of the Cornish language on official documents.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
The UK Government recognises Cornish as a minority language under Part II of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages and under the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities.There are no statutory requirements for the H...

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