Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 16270
Emergency Services: Sign Language
Tabled: 6 July 2026
Answered: 9 July 2026
Named DayQuestion
Alison Bennett
Liberal Democrat — Mid Sussex
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the provision of British Sign Language interpreters within emergency services.
Answer
Preet Kaur GillIntegrated care boards are responsible for commissioning services to meet the health needs of their local population, which includes responsibility for ensuring that there is adequate provision of British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters to support deaf p...
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