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HM Land Registry: Translation Services

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 21 November 2025UIN 90139

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much HM Land Registry has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

HM Land Registry (HMLR) has spent £52,336 on translation and interpretation services, including sign-language interpretation, in the previous 5 years as below.

The significant majority of the expenditure relates to translating HMLR official documents into Welsh under the statutory requirements set out in the Welsh Language Act 1993.

2020-21 14,718

2021-22 10,357

2022-23 8,917

2023-24 6,955

2024-25 11,389

Grand Total 52,336

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