Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 28409

NHS: Translation Services

Tabled: 3 February 2025
Answered: 24 February 2025

Question

Rupert Lowe

Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department spent on (a) external tenders and (b) contracts for (i) translation and (ii) interpretation services in the NHS in 2024.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Department’s expenditure with external suppliers of translation or interpretation services in the 2024 calendar year was £16,833. This was mainly for providing accessible, easy to understand versions of technical and legal documents for patients and t...
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