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Question follow-through · 472

Police: Languages

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve police access to Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkien and Eastern Min language capabilities for serious organised crime and national security investigations.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
13 May 2026
Target answer date
19 May 2026
Answer
19 May 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve police access to Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkien and Eastern Min language capabilities for serious organised crime and national security investigations.

  2. 19 May 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 19 May 2026

    Answer published

    Counter Terrorism Policing continues to maintain the technological tools andtranslation capabilities necessary to meet legislative and evidentialrequirements.CTP are strengthening this capacity, including through the development anddeployment of enhanced ...

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