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Written question asked by James Cleverly (Conservative) on Tuesday, 11 November 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 13 November 2025. It was answered by Karin Smyth (Labour) on Thursday, 20 November 2025 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Community Development: English Language

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2025 to Question 75606 on Community Development: English Language, what estimate he has made of the cost of providing English language support in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26.

Answer

The following table shows the cost of providing English language interpretation and translation services for the 2024/25 financial year and the 2025/26 financial year to date:

Financial year

Amount

2024/25

£9,834

2025/26

£28,619


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
89455
Session
2024-26
Related items
Community Development: English Language
Tuesday, 16 September 2025
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Community development Finance English language
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk