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Department for Business and Trade: Translation Services

Asked by Lee AndersonReform UKDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 1 April 2025UIN 40622

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the total cost was of providing translation services in his Department in the last year.

Answered by Justin Madders

We can confirm the Department for Business and Trade spent £53,491.37 on translation services from April 2024 – 25th March 2025.

As the department for economic growth, we support businesses to invest, grow and export, creating jobs and opportunities across the country. This figure includes providing translation services and also where the Department required translations or interpreters.

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