Question follow-through · 12147
Local Government: Translation Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the Answer of 16 April 2024 to Question 124632 on English language, whether his Department recommends local authorities comply with the guidance advising them against
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 23 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 25 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 1 Jul 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
23 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the Answer of 16 April 2024 to Question 124632 on English language, whether his Department recommends local authorities comply with the guidance advising them against
25 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Jul 2026
Answer published
As independent bodies who take their own decisions, local authorities are responsible for assessing the need and value for money in delivering any translation services for their residents. As outlined previously, Protecting What Matters outlined our commi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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