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Departmental Translation Services

Volume 472: debated on Wednesday 5 March 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what documents her Department, associated agencies and non-departmental public bodies translate for people in the UK who do not speak English. (187984)

The DFT and its Executive Agencies have translated the following documents:

DFT (Central) or Executive Agency

Title

Language/s

DFT (Central)

South West Airports Consultation (2003)

Welsh

DFT (Central)

South East Airports Consultation (2003)

Welsh

DFT (Central)

Air Transport White Paper

Welsh

DFT (Central)

Consultation on Transport Energy Clean Vehicle Programme

Welsh

DFT (Central)

Consultation on Adding Capacity at London Heathrow Airport: summary and exhibition material

Punjabi, Urdu, Somali, Bengali, Gujarati, Polish

DFT (Central)

Get Across Road Safety

Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Urdu, Turkish

DFT (Central)

DFT business cards

various

DFT (Central)

Transport Matters (2005)

Welsh

DFT (Central)

Cleaner Motoring Leaflet - Drive Clean, Drive Cheaper

Welsh

DFT (Central)

Teach Road Safety (for parents)

Welsh

DFT (Central)

Consultation on Graduated Fixed Penalty and Deposit Scheme and Enforcement of Drivers

Welsh

DFT (Central)

Disability Equality Scheme

Welsh

DFT (Central)

Transport and Works Act Orders Brief Guide

Welsh

DFT (Central)

Urban Green Transport consultation paper

Welsh

Vehicle and Operator Services Agency

South East Pilot

Polish, French, German, Spanish.

Vehicle and Operator Services Agency

Side Swipe materials

Polish, French, German, Spanish.

Vehicle and Operator Services Agency

Vehicle Identity Check Scheme

English, Welsh, Urdu, Polish, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Arabic.

Vehicle and Operator Services Agency

MOT Certificate

Welsh (Bilingual)

Vehicle and Operator Services Agency

Supported/related MOT documentation

Welsh (Bilingual)

Vehicle and Operator Services Agency

MOT 'Stuffers' and leaflets

Welsh (Bilingual)

Vehicle and Operator Services Agency

Flexible Bus registration applications and supplementary forms

Welsh

Vehicle and Operator Services Agency

Application to change or cancel details of a local service registration

Welsh

Vehicle and Operator Services Agency

Local Service bus registration. Welsh drivers public inquiry call up letters

Welsh

Vehicle and Operator Services Agency

Frequently asked questions about flexible bus registrations

Welsh

Vehicle and Operator Services Agency

Traffic regulation conditions

Welsh (Bilingual)

Vehicle Certification Agency

Fuel Consumption booklet

Welsh

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

Driving in GB as a visitor or a new resident.

Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Classical Chinese, Gujarati, Kurdish, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi and Urdu.

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

Vehicle Excise Duty

Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Classical Chinese, Gujarati, Kurdish, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi and Urdu.

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

Licensing and Registering your vehicle using a V55/4 or V55/5 issues in place of V959

Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Classical Chinese, Gujarati, Kurdish, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi and Urdu.

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

Used Vehicle Imported into G.B. from a Non-European Member State

Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Classical Chinese, Gujarati, Kurdish,

DFT (Central)

Disability Equality Scheme

Welsh

DFT (Central)

Transport and Works Act Orders Brief Guide

Welsh

DFT (Central)

Urban Green Transport consultation paper

Welsh

Vehicle and Operator Services Agency

South East Pilot

Polish, French, German, Spanish.

Vehicle and Operator Services Agency

Side Swipe materials

Polish, French, German, Spanish.

Vehicle and Operator Services Agency

Vehicle Identity Check Scheme

English, Welsh, Urdu, Polish, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Arabic.

Vehicle and Operator Services Agency

MOT Certificate

Welsh (Bilingual)

Vehicle and Operator Services Agency

Supported/related MOT documentation

Welsh (Bilingual)

Vehicle and Operator Services Agency

MOT 'Stuffers' and leaflets

Welsh (Bilingual)

Vehicle and Operator Services Agency

Flexible Bus registration applications and supplementary forms

Welsh

Vehicle and Operator Services Agency

Application to change or cancel details of a local service registration

Welsh

Vehicle and Operator Services Agency

Local Service bus registration. Welsh drivers public inquiry call up letters

Welsh

Vehicle and Operator Services Agency

Frequently asked questions about flexible bus registrations

Welsh

Vehicle and Operator Services Agency

Traffic regulation conditions

Welsh (Bilingual)

Vehicle Certification Agency

Fuel Consumption booklet

Welsh

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

Driving in GB as a visitor or a new resident.

Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Classical Chinese, Gujarati, Kurdish, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi and Urdu.

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

Vehicle Excise Duty

Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Classical Chinese, Gujarati, Kurdish, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi and Urdu.

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

Licensing and Registering your vehicle using a V55/4 or V55/5 issues in place of V959

Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Classical Chinese, Gujarati, Kurdish, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi and Urdu.

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

Used Vehicle Imported into G.B. from a Non-European Member State

Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Classical Chinese, Gujarati, Kurdish, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi and Urdu

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

How to Import your vehicle into G.B.

Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Classical Chinese, Gujarati, Kurdish, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi and Urdu.

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

Taking a vehicle out of the country

Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Classical Chinese, Gujarati, Kurdish, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi and Urdu.

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

Clamping down on vehicle tax evasion

Polish

Highways Agency

Regional quarterly journey planning leaflets

French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Polish

Driving Standards Agency

Theory test pass or fail certificate

Welsh

Driving Standards Agency

Postal application form for a practical driving test

Welsh

Driving Standards Agency

Driving test appointment letter

Welsh

Driving Standards Agency

Letter apologising for the cancellation of the practical driving test due to bad weather

Welsh

Driving Standards Agency

Practical test pass certificate

Welsh

Driving Standards Agency

Driving test report form, including a copy for issue to candidates after the test

Welsh

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

"Stay SAFE at the seaside" -dial 999 and ask for the Coastguard

Welsh

In addition to the above forms available to people who do not speak English, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency makes available in Welsh, all forms and documents for persons residing in Wales.

The Highways Agency also offers a translation service on request for all its published documents. Details of the service are provided in each publication. During 2007-08 there were no foreign language requests.

The Driving Standards Agency publishes the Welsh version of The Highway Code on behalf on the Department for Transport

Information on translations by the Department‘s non-departmental public bodies is held by the bodies themselves. This information is not held centrally.