Cabinet Office

Tuesday 25th October 2022 Ministerial Corrections

Draft Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) Accessibility etc. Regulations 2022

The following is an extract from the draft Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) Accessibility (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 debate in the Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee.

[Brendan Clarke-Smith]

I am more than happy to write to the hon. Lady. My mother is a BSL signer, so once again, this is something I deeply care about. I expect that such work will be implemented as part of the accessibility process.

[Official Report, Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee, 19 October 2022, c. 8.]

Letter of correction from the Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office, the hon. Member for Bassetlaw (Brendan Clarke-Smith):

An error has been identified in my answer to the hon. Member for Nottingham South (Lilian Greenwood).

The correct response should have been:

[Brendan Clarke-Smith]

I am more than happy to write to the hon. Lady. My mother is a BSL signer, so once again, this is something I deeply care about. The current work includes monitoring of accessibility requirements for deaf people but BSL specifically is not monitored as part of the accessibility process.