Written questions

Schools: Translation Services

Commons · Question 47012 · Tabled 22 Apr 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 30 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to schools of translating materials for parents with limited English in the last 12 months.

Answer

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 30 Apr 2025

Each year, schools receive core funding from the department to cover their expenditures, which includes teacher salaries, support staff, school resources and other expenses.The funding schools receive is not ringfenced for any specific form of expenditure...