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Home Office: Translation Services

Asked by Mr Andrew SnowdenConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 29 June 2026UIN 11237

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff in her Department are employed (a) wholly and (b) primarily to support the provision of multilingual communications and services; and at what cost to the public purse.

Answered by Sarah Jones

Home Office HR do not hold centrally details for roles or responsibilities for every member of staff, therefore this information can only retrieve via disproportionate effort.

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