Written Question·Home Office·UIN 79083

Short-term Holding Facilities: Languages

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 31 October 2025

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative — Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to increase the number of languages guidance on how to find an immigration centre is available in.

Answer

Alex Norris
To improve the accessibility of the visitor process for immigration removal centres, the Home Office has published translated versions of the guidance on gov.uk for visiting IRCs into 20 languages.