To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the amount his Department has spent (a) on translating documents and (b) translating websites into other languages. (148261)

The Department and its businesses produce translated materials where relevant and according to the needs of each target audience. In 2006-07, the Department centrally spent around £267,500 on translation services related to communications. Details of other translation costs are not held centrally and can be collated only at disproportionate cost.