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Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency: Translation Services

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 21 November 2025UIN 90134

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

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 year

Spend on translation and interpretation service

2020-2021

£30,081.48

2021-2022

£51,485.04

2022-2023

£77,577.38

2023-2024

£110,494.64

2024-2025

£124,951.66

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