Question follow-through · 40623

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Translation Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the total cost was of providing translation services in his Department in the last year.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
24 Mar 2025
Target answer date
26 Mar 2025
Answer
1 Apr 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the total cost was of providing translation services in his Department in the last year.

  2. 26 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 1 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    The total for procured translation services for DSIT Commercial last year was £97848.94.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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