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registered interest false more like this
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Government Departments: Sign Language more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of all Government announcements of public importance being accompanied by a BSL interpreter. more like this
tabling member constituency Brent Central remove filter
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Dawn Butler more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-03-19more like thismore than 2020-03-19
answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring deaf people can fully participate and play a full role in society. We support initiatives aimed at improving understanding of the needs of deaf people and how the barriers they face can be removed, as well as giving deaf people more say in how they access services.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently in discussions on the best way to ensure that any pertinent announcements are delivered in BSL to ensure that deaf people receive information at the same time as others.</p> more like this
answering member constituency North Swindon more like this
answering member printed Justin Tomlinson more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-03-19T15:13:47.153Zmore like thismore than 2020-03-19T15:13:47.153Z
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label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Dawn Butler more like this