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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Translation Services

Commons · Question 67126 · Tabled 11 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 17 Jul 2025

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Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much their Department has spent on translating documents into languages other than (a) English and (b) other native UK languages in each year since 2023; and what these l

Answer

Answered by Catherine West, 17 Jul 2025

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) operates across 282 posts worldwide and has a wide range of translation and interpretation requirements across multiple foreign languages. While some translation services are specifically contracted,...