Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 94268

Hearing Impairment: Training

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

Question

Gill Furniss

LabourSheffield Brightside and Hillsborough

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Disability Unit is taking to embed deaf awareness across Government services.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The Disability Unit within Cabinet Office has responsibility for the British Sign Language (BSL) Act 2022, which has created a greater recognition and understanding of BSL and deaf awareness. The Act requires the government to report on what departments l...

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