Question follow-through · 29097

Ministry of Justice: Translation Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on interpreters and related translation services in 2025.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Ministry of Justice
Tabled
11 Sept 2026
Target answer date
15 Sept 2026
Answer
22 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 11 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on interpreters and related translation services in 2025.

  2. 15 Sept 2026

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  3. 22 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The total spend by the Ministry of Justice on interpreters and related translation services during the 2025 calendar year was £41,945,961.34. This figure includes expenditure on contracted spoken language interpreting (£30,127,536.45), non-spoken language...

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