Question reference: S6W-01323
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 9 July 2021
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Current status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 23 July 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what role spoken language interpreters have been required to take on in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, and what difficulties they have experienced in providing support for those who need it.
Answer
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Scottish Government has engaged with a range of race equality organisations and specifically convened the Expert Reference Group on Covid-19 and Ethnicity. Issues in relation to spoken language interpreters have not been raised as a significant issue within these discussions. However, it is for individual public bodies to arrange the provision of spoken language interpreters and as such this information is not held centrally.