Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 91905
Animal and Plant Health Agency: Translation Services
Tabled: 18 November 2025
Answered: 4 December 2025
Question
Sir John Hayes
Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much the Animal and Plant Health Agency has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleThe Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) uses an external company to translate some of its correspondence, GOV.UK pages and communication products into Welsh when required. There is a charge for this translation service. Specific details of this expenditure could only be provided at disproportionate cost.