This is the reply from East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust about how much it spent on interpreters and translation:

With reference to your request please find our response set out below:

Invoices received in relation to Interpretation & Translation Services are logged on a database for each financial year so the total cost of the service is detailed as follows:

April 2007 – March 2008 £21,777.51

Updated figure: £ 7,588,632

GIUSEPPE DE SANTIS

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