Department for Transport: Translation Services
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much their Department has spent on (a) translation and (b) interpretation for languages other than (i) British Sign Language and (ii) languages native to the UK for people contacting (A) their Department and (B) its agencies in 2025.
Answered by Mike Kane
The Department and its agencies have spent £298,446.92 on translation and interpretation costs in 2025 (this covers the period from 1st January 2025 to 31st May 2025). The table below outlines the split of costs between the Department and each Agency. It should be noted that information is not held at the level requested.
Area | Translation and Interpretation costs |
DfTc | £196,794.16 |
DVSA | £86,581 |
DVLA | £12,218.31 |
MCA | £2,853.45 |
VCA | £0 |
ATE | £0 |
Total | £298,446.92 |
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