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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-01-30more like thismore than 2020-01-30
answering body
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 Department for Work and Pensions: Welsh 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 her Department's policy is on receiving letters in the Welsh language; and what her Department's deadline is for replying to letters written in the (a) Welsh and (b) English language. more like this
tabling member constituency Arfon more like this
tabling member printed
Hywel Williams more like this
uin 10317 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>DWP welcomes letters in Welsh. When someone writes to us in Welsh, we will issue a reply in Welsh (if a reply is appropriate).</p><p> </p><p>The target time for replying to letters written in Welsh is the same as the target for letters written in English.</p><p> </p><p>Complaints – 15 working days</p><p>MPs writing to Ministers – 20 working days</p><p>Correspondence relating to policies – within 4 weeks</p><p> </p><p>Where it is not possible to issue a substantial reply in this time, a written acknowledgement and explanation will be sent in whichever language the correspondence has been received (Welsh or English).</p> more like this
answering member constituency Mid Sussex more like this
answering member printed Mims Davies more like this
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answering member
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label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
tabling member
1397
label Biography information for Hywel Williams more like this