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Arms Length Bodies

Commons · Question 121980 · Tabled 18 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office · Official record

Answered 25 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Gregory Stafford

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

Answered by Anna Turley, 25 Mar 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.