Question follow-through · 69143
Farmers: Cornwall
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve bilingual provision in (a) Cornish and (b) English in agricultural (i) guidance and (ii) communications for farmers in Cornwall.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 18 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 22 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 25 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
18 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve bilingual provision in (a) Cornish and (b) English in agricultural (i) guidance and (ii) communications for farmers in Cornwall.
22 Jul 2025
Target answer date
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25 Jul 2025
Answer published
Cornish is not currently a legally recognised formal language under UK law. Any translations or bilingual materials would be a matter of voluntary policy or local practice. Language service needs and spend are assessed to ensure these services offer good ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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