§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many letters are sent to his Department each year from prisons in the United Kingdom that have been written in a foreign language and need to be translated into English before being handed over to the inmate.
§ Mr. MellorLast year about 600 letters were referred by prisons in England and Wales to the Home Office for translation into English. This included both incoming and outgoing letters, which are not distinguished in the central records.