Question follow-through · 51635
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Translation Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if they will make it their policy to not provide (a) translation and (b) interpretation for speakers of non-UK languages for services provided by their Department.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 12 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 14 May 2025
- Answer
- 22 May 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if they will make it their policy to not provide (a) translation and (b) interpretation for speakers of non-UK languages for services provided by their Department.
14 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 May 2025
Answer published
Language service needs and spend are assessed to ensure these services offer good value for money for taxpayers while maintaining high standards of service delivery.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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