Question follow-through · 61619
Treasury: Translation Services
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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 people contacting (A) their Department and (B)
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 20 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 24 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 27 Jun 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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 people contacting (A) their Department and (B)
24 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
27 Jun 2025
Answer published
In 2025 HMT has spent the following amounts against each category requested; (a) £0(b) (i) £0(b)(ii) £0 For our agencies this information is not held centrally to the required level of detailed needed to answer this question on their behalf.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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