Question follow-through · 51625

Attorney General's Office: Translation Services

To ask the Solicitor General, if they will make it their policy to not provide (a) translation and (b) interpretation for speakers of non-UK languages for services provided by their Department.

answeredAttorney General

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Answering body
Attorney General
Tabled
12 May 2025
Target answer date
14 May 2025
Answer
20 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Solicitor General, if they will make it their policy to not provide (a) translation and (b) interpretation for speakers of non-UK languages for services provided by their Department.

  2. 14 May 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 20 May 2025

    Answer published

    Language service needs and spend are assessed to ensure these services offer good value for money for taxpayers while maintaining high standards of service delivery.Regarding services provided by my department in particular, the Attorney General’s Office ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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