HC Deb 12 May 1988 vol 133 cc237-8W
Ms. Gordon

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many interpreters there are in the offices of his Department in Tower Hamlets.

Mr. Scott

The information requested is provided in the table.

contained an error. The figures given in the second table related to single people over age 25 and not to the 18–24 years age group specified. Following is the corrected table:

Mr. Portillo

There are no professional interpreters in the Department's five offices in Tower Hamlets. However, there are 70 members of staff in these offices able and willing to act as interpreters covering 25 languages.