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.