PQ: 16 July 2026

https://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2026-07-16a.1094.1

Business of the House

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 11:16 am on 16 July 2026.

Ayoub Khan Independent, Birmingham Perry Barr

Thanks to the outsourcing of interpreter and translation services to private providers, qualified interpreters and translators are being exploited through lower pay and are often substituted by those providing substandard services. We have already seen the West Midlands police rely on Cintra for such services—to the detriment of the force, interpreters and my constituents—and NHS Birmingham and Solihull is now on the verge of doing the same through Word360. Will the Leader of the House consider setting some time aside to discuss these predatory practices?

Alan Campbell Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons, Chair, Modernisation Committee, Chair, Modernisation Committee

These are concerning matters, and the hon. Gentleman is right to raise them. I suggest that he seek either a Westminster Hall debate or an Adjournment Debate when we return, so that he can go into further detail on an issue that I am sure is causing distress to some of his constituents.