Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 91095
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Translation Services
Tabled: 14 November 2025
Answered: 24 November 2025
Question
Sir John Hayes
Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
Answer
Simon LightwoodThe table below shows how much the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has spent on translation and interpretation services (including Welsh language and British Sign Language translations) in each of the last five years:
| 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25
|
Interpretation and Translation Services | £13,334 | £10,232 | £9,073 | £28,764 | £42,431 |
The increase over the last two financial years is due to the DVLA’s contact centre introducing a new video service for British Sign Language.