Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 118542

Office for Nuclear Regulation: Finance

Tabled: 6 March 2026
Answered: 13 March 2026

Question

Andrew Bowie

ConservativeWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what level of direct grant funding he provides to the Office for Nuclear Regulation.

Answer

Andrew Western
DWP as the sponsoring body for the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), provided a £3.640m grant in 2024/25 to cover activities ONR are not permitted to recover from industry such as fire safety and aspects of transport regulation.