Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 15177

Sign Language: Education

Tabled: 1 July 2026
Answered: 10 July 2026

Question

Mr Luke Charters

LabourYork Outer

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support is available to hearing parents of deaf children to learn British Sign Language.

Answer

Andrew Western
The government understands the great importance of British Sign Language (BSL) for bridging barriers to communication between hearing and deaf people and appreciates the vital need for families with deaf children to be able to access BSL courses, as early...

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