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Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Translation Services

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 24 November 2025UIN 91095

The question

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

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The table below shows how much the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has spent on translation and interpretation services (including Welsh language and British Sign Language translations) in each of the last five years:

2020-21

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

2024-25

Interpretation and

Translation Services

£13,334

£10,232

£9,073

£28,764

£42,431

The increase over the last two financial years is due to the DVLA’s contact centre introducing a new video service for British Sign Language.

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