Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 40621

Department of Health and Social Care: Translation Services

Tabled: 24 March 2025
Answered: 7 April 2025

Question

Lee Anderson

Reform UK — Ashfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total cost was of providing translation services in his Department in the last year.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Department uses external suppliers to meet its requirements for translation and interpretation services. In the 2024 calendar year, the cost to the Department was £16,833.