Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 78046
NHS: Translation Services
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 23 October 2025
Question
Dr Andrew Murrison
Conservative — South West Wiltshire
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 the last 12 months for which information is available.
Answer
Karin SmythThe Department’s expenditure with external suppliers of translation or interpretation services from 1 October 2024 to 1 October 2025 was £32,442.