Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency spent on interpreters and related translation services in (1) 2022, (2) 2023, (3) 2024 and (4) 2025.

The answer to question 90134 (21 November 2025) provides the amount the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency spent on interpreters and related translation services in the (1) 2021-22, (2) 2022-23, (3) 2023-24 and (5) 2024-25 financial years.

DVSA spent £177,138.82 on interpreters and related translation services in the 2025-26 financial year.

We use translation services when it is necessary for us to communicate with road users, customers and manufacturers. It supports accessibility with translation into British Sign Language and Welsh.

The increased expenditure is due to higher activity combating driver fraud, and work on public consultations.