A question on #NHS #Interpreters tabled by Rupert Lowe on 28-11-2024 has been answered by Karin Smyth.

Heading: NHS: Interpreters
Question ID: 1745471
UIN: 16771
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2024-11-28
Asking Member ID: 5158
Asking Member display name: Rupert Lowe
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Rupert Lowe
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of training to raise awareness of the role of interpreting within the NHS.
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Date answered: 2024-12-04
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4444
Answering Member display name: Karin Smyth
Answering Member handle: karinsmyth
Answering Member Twitter reference: @karinsmyth
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Answer text: The provision of interpretation services is the responsibility of the service provider. There is no national programme for training to raise awareness of interpreting within the National Health Service.
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Answering body ID: 17
Answering body name: Department of Health and Social Care
Tweeted: true