Written questions

Fair Work Agency: Operating Costs

2026-06-05 · Department for Business and Trade · 7307 · Official question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the annual operating cost of the Fair Work Agency.

Answer

As set out in the department’s Strategic Steer, the Fair Work Agency has a budget of £60.1 million in 2026/27. The budget reflects the agency’s expanding remit and the additional functions it will take on. The uplift is intended to ensure the agency is pr...