Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 94270

Health Services: Sign Language

Tabled: 25 November 2025
Answered: 1 December 2025
Named Day

Question

Gill Furniss

LabourSheffield Brightside and Hillsborough

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the switch from analogue to digital health services is inclusive of people whose first language is British Sign Language.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
The Government has set out a commitment to make the NHS App British Sign Language accessible in the 10-Year Health Plan, which covers the period to 2035.
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