Question follow-through · 91298

Ofgem: Translation Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much OFGEM has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
17 Nov 2025
Target answer date
19 Nov 2025
Answer
25 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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

More questions by this MP on Environment and energy

Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.

Votes on this topic

These Commons divisions share a topic label. The question did not necessarily lead to a vote.

Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much OFGEM has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.

  2. 19 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 25 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    Ofgem has compiled and shared the following information with the Department: Financial year Spend (£) (nominal)20/21 3,790.0021/22 6,840.0022/23 3,348.3524/25 2,260.8025/26 (to date) 7,214.28

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Energy: Prices

8 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to reduce energy bills for (a) households and (b) businesses in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Fuels: Lincolnshire

9 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that people in Lincolnshire can access competitive fuel prices through the Fuel Finder scheme.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Fuels: Prices

12 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of recent trends in levels of (a) petrol and (b) diesel prices in Lincolnshire.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Social Media

15 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many full time equivalent staff in his Department have been employed for the purpose of making social media content in each of the past three years.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Civil Servants

17 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many and what proportion of civil servants in his Department are (a) on temporary contract and (b) consultants.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Fuels: South Holland and the Deepings

7 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support (a) consumers and (b) businesses in South Holland and the Deepings constituency with (1) petrol and (2) diesel costs.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Visas

2 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many staff in his Department are reliant on a visa for employment.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Recruitment

10 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether any civil servants hired by his Department were recruited over another person on the basis of a protected characteristic in each of the last three years.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Fuel Oil: Lincolnshire

16 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) households and (a) businesses reliant on heating oil in Lincolnshire.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Redundancy Pay

20 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much his Department has spent on special severance payments in each of the last three years.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Social Media

24 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has paid for followers on social media platforms it uses.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Renewable Energy: Lincolnshire

10 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of renewable energy projects awaiting grid connection in (1) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (2) Lincolnshire.