Translation Services

Mr. Ian Austin
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions for what services provided by his Department and its related agencies translation services are provided.

Mrs. McGuire
The Department and its related agencies make use of translation services in respect of all the services they deliver where relevant documents are received in a foreign language. Similarly where a person contacts the Department or any of its agencies either in person or by telephone and is unable to conduct their business in English (or Welsh in Wales) then interpretation services are provided. Such services may also be provided for conferences or other meetings hosted by the Department or its related agencies involving visiting foreign delegations.