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Question follow-through · 70325

Ministry of Justice: Translation Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2025 to Question 53819 on Ministry of Justice: Translation Services, what was the change in the cost of language services between 2019 and 2024.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
29 Aug 2025
Target answer date
3 Sept 2025
Answer
3 Sept 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Aug 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2025 to Question 53819 on Ministry of Justice: Translation Services, what was the change in the cost of language services between 2019 and 2024.

  2. 3 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 3 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The cost for each of the four language service contracts in the years requested are in the table below (in £s): Face to faceTranslation & TranscriptionVisual and TactileQuality AssuranceTotal 201924,293,224.102,577,197.451,001,106.93531,035.9728,402,5...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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