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Department of Health and Social Care: Translation Services

Commons · Question 61617 · Tabled 20 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 7 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much their Department has spent on (a) translation and (b) interpretation for languages other than (i) British Sign Language and (ii) languages native to the UK for people contacting (A) their

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 7 Jul 2025

The Department’s expenditure with external suppliers of translation or interpretation services for the 2025 calendar year to date was £7,196, excluding British Sign Language expenditure. In addition, there was no expenditure for languages native to the Un...