Question follow-through · 35632
Arms Length Bodies
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Arm's-Length Bodies there were (a) on 4 July 2024 and (b) as of 5 March 2025; and how many of the latter have an annual operating expenditure in excess of £5 million.
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 5 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 10 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 10 Mar 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Arm's-Length Bodies there were (a) on 4 July 2024 and (b) as of 5 March 2025; and how many of the latter have an annual operating expenditure in excess of £5 million.
10 Mar 2025
Target answer date
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10 Mar 2025
Answer published
On 4th July 2024, there were 307 Arm’s-Length Bodies. Of these, 135 had an annual operating expenditure (RDEL spend) in excess of £5 million in FY23/24. The Cabinet Office commissions data around six months after the end of each financial year to allow fo...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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