Arms Length Bodies

(asked on 18th March 2026) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the cost of Arm's Length Bodies to the public purse for the latest year for which data is available.


Answered by
Anna Turley Portrait
Anna Turley
Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
This question was answered on 25th March 2026

The UK government budgeted £369.78 billion for arms length bodies in the financial year 2023-24. 67% of this went to NHS England and the Education and Skills Funding Agency, which will both be repatriated to their parent departments.

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