Departmental Translation Services

Mr. Paul Goodman
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much was spent on translation services by his Department in (a) 2003-04, (b) 2004-05, (c) 2005-06, (d) 2006-07 and (e) in 2007-08 to date.

David Cairns
The Scotland Office does not separately record any costs associated with translations.

Mr. Paul Goodman
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what documents his Department translates for people in the UK who do not speak English.

David Cairns
The Scotland Office does not offer translation services to the public.