Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 94270
Health Services: Sign Language
Tabled: 25 November 2025
Answered: 1 December 2025
Named DayQuestion
Gill Furniss
Labour — Sheffield 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 AhmedThe 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.