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Competition and Markets Authority: Translation Services

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 19 November 2025UIN 89379

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much the Competition and Markets Authority has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.

Answered by Kate Dearden

The total spend by the CMA on translation and interpretation services for the past five financial years is as follows:

Financial Year

Net Total Spend by Invoice Payment Date per Financial Year (£s)

2020/21

10,860.58

2021/22

8,677.07

2022/23

10,085.18

2023/24

19,012.28

2024/25

13,218.41

Total

61,853.52

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