Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Translation Services
Commons · Question 61618 · Tabled 20 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, 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 peopl
Answer
Answered by Catherine West, 26 Jun 2025
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office spent around £215,000 on direct, external Interpreter and Translator costs, for the financial year 2024-25. Indirect Interpreter and Translator costs (for example, staff time, particularly where translation...