| Heading: |
Department for Work and Pensions: Translation Services |
| Question ID: |
1761458 |
| UIN: |
28401 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-02-03 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5158 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Rupert Lowe
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Rupert Lowe
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent on (a) translation and (b) interpretation for people contacting her Department in 2024. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-02-10 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4979 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Andrew Western
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| Answering Member handle: |
andrewhwestern
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@andrewhwestern
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| Answer text: |
A) The spend on translation for people contacting the Department in 2024 was £882,118. B) The spend on interpretation for people contacting the department in 2024 was £6,345,275. This includes access costs such as BSL etc. |
| Original answer text: |
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| Comparable answer text: |
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| Answering body ID: |
29 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
| Tweeted: |
true |