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Immigration: Translation Services

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainHome OfficeTabled Answered 20 June 2025UIN 59639

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of immigration cases involve the use of interpretation services paid for by the state.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

Obtaining the specific information requested would involve collating and verifying information from multiple systems owned by multiple teams across the Home Office and, therefore, could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

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