United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 31238
10 Downing Street: Press Conferences
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5 July 2022
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12 July 2022 · Answer
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12 July 2022
Summary
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Government spent on lawyers contesting the case put forward by deaf viewers that Downing Street press conferences should include a British Sign Language interpreter; and if he will make a statement.
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5 July 2022
Written question
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Government spent on lawyers contesting the case put forward by deaf viewers that Downing Street press conferences should include a British Sign Language interpreter; and if he will make a statement.
Source: Commons
12 July 2022
Answer
The Government has been committed to supporting disabled people through every stage of the pandemic, including D/deaf BSL signers. BSL interpretation was available for No.10 press conferences via the BBC News channel (available on Freeview) and iPlayer. T...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-07-05/31238
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1486572
- uk · wq-1486572 · source updated 12 July 2022