Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 99568

Health Services and Social Services: British Sign Language Advisory Board

Tabled: 12 December 2025
Answered: 29 December 2025

Question

Jen Craft

LabourThurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made for the potential implications for his policies of the BSL Advisory Board report on Health and Social Care, published on 27 November 2025.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
Integrated 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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