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Prisons: Translation Services

Commons · Question 91029 · Tabled 13 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 21 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on the total cost of (a) translation and (b) interpretation services in the prison system for each of the last five years.

Answer

Answered by Jake Richards, 21 Nov 2025

The requested information has been provided in the tables below.Translation:FYTranslationFY21-22£ 83,462.46FY22-23£ 137,213.31FY23-24£ 280,071.34FY24-25£ 328,526.54FY25-26£ 142,303.32Total £ 971,576.97 Interpreting:FY InterpretingFY21/22£ 133,776.35FY22/...