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Veterinary Medicines Directorate: Translation Services

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 15 December 2025UIN 91904

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much the Veterinary Medicines Directorate has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate’s spending on translation and interpretation service was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The below table shows the total cost over the past five years.

This information is in the public domain.

Financial Year

Total VMD Cost

Function – All funded by a BMGF project.

20/21

Nil

Nil

21/22

£1,913.51

Online Translation subscription and workshop interpretation from English to French and vice versa.

22/23

£19,257.00

Online Translation subscription and interpretation service at three regional conferences in Sub-Saharan Africa from English to French and vice versa.

23/24

£212.54

Online Translation subscription

24/25

£141.19

Online Translation subscription

Total

£21,524.24

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