Question follow-through · 85966
Sign Language
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress the Government has made in implementing the British Sign Language Act 2022.
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A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 28 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 30 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 5 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress the Government has made in implementing the British Sign Language Act 2022.
30 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Nov 2025
Answer published
Everyone in our country should have access to important information from the government and should be able to engage with the government on issues that will affect them. That is why it is crucial to make sure that government communications are as inclusiv...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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