| Heading: |
Civil Service: Translation Services |
| Question ID: |
1743657 |
| UIN: |
HL2738 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2024-11-21 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4543 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Gilbert of Panteg
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Lord Gilbert of Panteg
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce spending by the civil service on translation into foreign languages, and what guidance has been given on this. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2024-12-03 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4966 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Twycross
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Baroness Twycross
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| Answer text: |
Individual departments are responsible for determining their own requirements for language services and ensuring these deliver good value for money for the taxpayer and a good service.No specific guidance is issued by the Cabinet Office on this topic. How... |
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| Answering body ID: |
53 |
| Answering body name: |
Cabinet Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |