Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 121980
Arms Length Bodies
Tabled: 18 March 2026
Answered: 25 March 2026
Question
Gregory Stafford
Conservative — Farnham and Bordon
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.
Answer
Anna TurleyThe 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.