Friday, 29 November 2024

PQ: 29 November 2024

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NHS: Translation Services

Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 29 November 2024.

Richard Tice Reform UK, Boston and Skegness

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much (a) United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust and (b) Lincolnshire Community Health Services spent on (i) translation and (ii) interpretation services in each of the last five years.

Karin Smyth Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The following table shows the amount of money United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust spent on translation and interpretation services each of the last five financial years:

financial years:

Year

Total spend

2019/20

£158,395.00

2020/21

£127,235.96

2021/22

£162,501.32

2022/23

£204,008.60

2023/24

£248,547.00

In addition, the following table shows the amount of money Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five financial years:

Year

Total spend

2019/20

£34,638

2020/21

£43,790

2021/22

£56,512

2022/23

£71,885

2023/24

£42,692

During the COVID-19 pandemic, spend on translation and interpretation services reduced due to the reduction in planned activity across the providers’ sites. Since then, providers have significantly increased the number of patients they see and treat, which has resulted in increased interpretation and translation costs.

 

https://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2024-11-20.15368.h

Courts: Interpreters

Ministry of Justice written question – answered at on 29 November 2024.

Rupert Lowe Reform UK, Great Yarmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of court cases have required a translator for each of the last 10 years.

Heidi Alexander The Secretary of State for Transport

The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

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