Translation Services
(asked on 5th November 2014) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will confirm how much his Department has spent on translation services since January 2011.
Departmental translation and interpreter spend from January 2011 is provided in the following table.
Departmental Spend (excluding VAT) |
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Category | Year | Total |
Interpretation and Translation costs | 2011 | £3,653 |
2012 | £5,831 | |
2013 | £4,067 | |
2014 | £31,951 | |
Interpretation and Translation Total |
| £ 45,502 |
The figures are taken from the Department’s Business Management System where they are jointly categorised as translation and interpreter services. Information is based on all calendar years from January 2011 and up to 30 September 2014.
The significant increase in spend in 2014 can be primarily attributed to the translator and associated costs for the Global Action Against Dementia Summit.