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How much Ofsted has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
This is a matter for His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Martyn Oliver. I have asked him to write to the hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings directly and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
How much HM Revenue and Customs has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
HMRC spend on a) Translation and b) Interpretation for the last 5 years is set out below:2020/2021 – a) £0.32m b) £0.50m2021/2022 – a) £0.29m b) £0.53m2022/2023 – a) £0.45m b) £0.63m2023/2024 – a) £0.59m b) £0.59m2024/2025 – a) £0.83m b) £0.30m
How much the Education and Skills Funding Agency has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
During the period of 01 January 2020 to 17 November 2025, the Education and Skills Funding Agency spent £0.00 on translation and interpretation services.
How much HM Prison and Probation Service has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
The information requested can be found in the tables below.Translation:FY Translation FY21-22£ 83,462.46FY22-23£ 137,213.31FY23-24£ 280,071.34FY24-25£ 328,526.54FY25-26£ 142,303.32Total £ 971,576.97 Interpreting:FY Interpreting FY21/22£ 133,776.35FY22/23£ 125,495.41FY23/24£ 163,546.08FY24/25£ 161,212.42FY25/26£ 105,987.79Total £ 690,018.05 The Ministry of Justice has a statutory duty to provide Language Services to enable access to justice for users whom English is not their first language. Language Service needs and spend are assessed to ensure these services offer good value for money for taxpayers whilst maintaining high standards of service delivery.
How much the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
The 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: 2020-212021-222022-232023-242024-25 Interpretation andTranslation 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.
How much the Government Legal Department has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
The Government Legal Department has not incurred any translation and interpretation services costs in the last five years.
How much the National Crime Agency has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
The National Crime Agency has spent around the following amounts on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five financial years:2020/21 – £0.9m2021/22 – £0.9m2022/23 – £1.2m2023/24 – £1.4m2024/25 – £1.3mThese figures include both translation and interpretation costs.
How many (a) single sex and (b) gender neutral bathroom facilities her Department provides in its Whitehall premises.
The Department's main Whitehall building, Gwydyr House has 4 single sex and 2 non-gendered universal toilets (individual self-contained lockable toilet rooms which contain a toilet, washbasin and hand-drying facilities). This is in addition to 1 wheelchair accessible toilet.
How many (a) single sex and (b) gender neutral bathroom facilities his Department provides in its Whitehall premises.
The Scotland Office leases space in Dover House, London from the Government Property Agency (GPA) and Queen Elizabeth House, Edinburgh from HMRC. GPA and HMRC have responsibility for the provision of bathroom facilities in their buildings.
Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that food labelling schemes used by UK retailers provide consumers with (a) clear and (b) accurate information on (i) environmental and (ii) animal welfare standards, in the context of the Advertising Standards Authority ruling on Red Tractor.
The Government supports the objective of preventing misleading labelling. The fundamental principle of food labelling rules is that information provided to the consumer must not mislead and must enable consumers to make informed decisions. The rules also specify what particular information must be provided and how it must be presented. The Government cooperates with a number of food assurance schemes, which help provide UK consumers and businesses with information about the food they buy. Whilst assurance schemes operate independently of Government, the Food Standards Agency and the Competition and Markets Authority maintain close contact with these organisations and monitors whether communications and claims made by them are accurate. To further support transparency and prevent misleading claims, the Competition and Markets Authority has issued the Green Claims Code. This guidance is particularly relevant for businesses that make environmental claims or rely on certifications and accreditations.
If she will list the titles of all the events organised by Civil Service networks in her Department since 2017.
The information requested is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.Staff networks are collaborative volunteer networks, organised by individual staff themselves, rather than the department. The majority of staff time spent on network activities is voluntary and unpaid.
If he will list the titles of all the events organised by Civil Service networks in his Department since 2017.
The information requested is not held centrally.The Department only holds details of events organised by Ministry of Justice staff networks.
How much the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
The table below shows the amount the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency spent on translation and interpretation services in the last five financial years: Financial yearSpend on translation and interpretation service2020-2021£30,081.482021-2022£51,485.042022-2023£77,577.382023-2024£110,494.642024-2025£124,951.66
How much the Food Standards Agency has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
The following table show how much the Food Standards Agency spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years: 2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25Expenditure on translation and interpretation services£8,000£5,000£4,000NilNil Data in the table relates to the Food Standards Agency’s Westminster budget. Expenditure in Wales and Northern Ireland, funded by the respective devolved administrations, has been excluded. Figures have been rounded to the nearest thousand.
Communities and Local Government, how much HM Land Registry has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
HM Land Registry (HMLR) has spent £52,336 on translation and interpretation services, including sign-language interpretation, in the previous 5 years as below. The significant majority of the expenditure relates to translating HMLR official documents into Welsh under the statutory requirements set out in the Welsh Language Act 1993. 2020-21 14,7182021-22 10,3572022-23 8,9172023-24 6,9552024-25 11,389Grand Total 52,336
How much the Crown Prosecution Service has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
There has been a significant increase in demand, as well as costs for translation services post Covid. This has led to a necessary increase in expenditure on translation and interpretation services. We continue to regularly monitor expenditure to ensure best value for money for taxpayers.Crown Prosecution Service has spent the following on translation and interpretation services over the last five financial years:Financial yearSpend2020-21£484,0872021-22£811,4582022-23£888,1702023-24£1,012,7102024-25£1,104,021
Media and Sport, how much the Charity Commission has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
The Charity Commission’s total spend on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years is detailed in the below table: YearSpend (£)2024/2531,219.522023/2435,879.832022/2334,318.512021/2215,016.082020/2110,129.45
Media and Sport, if she will take steps to support the delivery of additional youth services in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
As set out in section 507B of the Education Act 1996, local authorities have a statutory duty to secure, so far as is reasonably practicable, sufficient provision of educational and recreational leisure-time activities for young people.This Government fully recognises the importance of youth services to help young people live safe and healthy lives, and we are committed to giving all young people the chance to reach their full potential. We are co-producing a new National Youth Strategy to set out a new long-term vision for young people and an action plan for delivering this. The National Youth Strategy will be published later this year.This financial year, we are investing over £145 million in youth programmes to provide stability to the sector and ensure young people can continue to access opportunities.
Innovation and Technology, how many (a) single sex and (b) gender neutral bathroom facilities her Department provides in its Whitehall premises.
The Department is a customer of the Government Property Agency in its office locations, and does not hold a record of the number of single-sex or gender-neutral bathroom facilities provided there.
How much the Serious Fraud Office has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
Almost all the SFO’s cases are connected to other jurisdictions and often include overseas suspects or witnesses and involve significant amounts of evidential material. This means that it needs to make use of translation services in its work. We regularly monitor expenditure to ensure best value for money for taxpayers. Its expenditure on translation services is contained in the following table. 2020-212021-222022-20232023-20242024-2025£101,102£125,082£168,777£67,149£55,393 The SFO has not made use of any interpretation services in the last five financial years.