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Asylum: Translation Services

Asked by Lee AndersonReform UKHome OfficeTabled Answered 2 July 2026UIN 12239

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her department holds on the total cost to the public purse of (a) translation and (b) interpretation for foreign languages with regards to the asylum process.

Answered by Alex Norris

The information requested is not centrally held and could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.

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