HC Deb 14 January 2002 vol 378 c62W
Mr. Kidney

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what translation services he ensures are available for health trusts in(a) England and (b) Staffordshire. [13497]

Mr. Hutton

The NHS Plan sets NHS a target of having a free and nationally available translation service available from all national health service premises via NHS Direct by 2003. These services will be a pivotal building block in achieving the patient-centred services envisioned in the NHS Plan and the targets set in the various National Service Frameworks.

We do not keep data centrally about services in Staffordshire.