Question follow-through · 91030
Courts: Translation Services
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 court system for each of the last five years.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 13 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 17 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 21 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Nov 2025
Question tabled
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 court system for each of the last five years.
17 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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21 Nov 2025
Answer published
The information requested can be found in the tables below.Translation:FY TranslationFY21-22£ 51,231.54FY22-23£ 113,487.07FY23-24£ 140,829.23FY24-25£ 126,433.75FY25-26£ 78,995.19Total £ 510,976.78 Interpreting:FYInterpretingFY21/22£ 22,225,742.45FY22/23£...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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