HC Deb 09 May 1968 vol 764 cc128-9W
Captain Kerby

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of his immigration officers, at ports and airports of immigrant entry into the United Kingdom, are interpreters in Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, or Ki-Swahili.

Mr. Ennals

The numbers of immigration officers and interpreters qualified in these languages are as follows: Urdu, 15; Hindi, 4; Punjabi, 4; Bengali, 1; Ki-Swahili, 4. Where need arises, other interpreters are engaged temporarily.