Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps his Department takes to provide (a) information on its services in British Sign Language (BSL) and (b) correspondence in BSL to people whose principal language is BSL.

The Department for International Trade complies with the Equality Act 2010.

We encourage people who require our information provided in alternative formats, to tell us what format they need it in, and what assistive technology they use, to help us meet their needs. We also caption and subtitle video content as a matter of routine.

As a department, we host a wide range of events. We ask all attendees to confirm their needs prior to the event taking place and provide a British Sign Language signer where it has been requested in advance.