To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what representations he has recently received on the question of the payment of translators to and from the Welsh language in family courts; and if he will make a statement. [38018]

I have not recently received any representations about the payment of Welsh language translators, but I am aware that court staff occasionally receive representations about this. The Court Service will arrange and pay for translators in all family proceedings where necessary in county courts and the High Court. Magistrates courts are considering whether to introduce this facility.