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registered interest false more like this
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Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading NHS: Sign Language more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the procurement processes operated by NHS trusts for the purpose of hiring British Sign Language translators. more like this
tabling member constituency Wansbeck more like this
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Ian Lavery more like this
uin 275195 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-07-16more like thismore than 2019-07-16
answer text <p>Many National Health Service trusts use framework agreements for the procurement of translation services which are put in place either by Crown Commercial Service or their local procurement hub. These central purchasing bodies undertake assessments of companies to ensure that they meet the minimum standards and are able to track performance across a number of NHS trusts.</p><p>The Department does not review NHS procurement practices on a trust by trust basis.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Wimbledon remove filter
answering member printed Stephen Hammond more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-07-16T08:43:29.847Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-16T08:43:29.847Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Stephen Hammond more like this
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label Biography information for Ian Lavery remove filter