Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the need to provide access to his Department's services in Welsh.

This Government is fully committed to the Welsh language and fully committed to providing Government services in the Welsh language where there is demand for them.

The Department for Work and Pensions has a Welsh Language Scheme which was approved by the former Welsh Language Board on 25^th March 2010.

The Department has a dedicated Welsh Language Unit to oversee the requirements of the scheme. The scheme is kept under constant review and the Department has reported annually each June to the Welsh Language Commissioner on progress against its objectives when delivering services in Wales.