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How many people have been employed by (a) the Office of Rail and Road, (b) the Civil Aviation Authority and (c) the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency in each year since 2005.
Information regarding the requested Public Bodies’ staff numbers is published in their respective Annual Report and Accounts. The DVSA was established in 2014.
How many people have been employed by the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner in each year since 2005; and what the annual budget was for the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner in each of those years.
As an Executive Non-Departmental Public Body of the Home Office, the Immigration Advice Authority (IAA), formerly known as the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC), is operationally independent and responsible for the service it provides.Details of its staffing levels and its budget are published online in its Annual Report and Accounts (ARAs). A list of annual reports and financial accounts, and business plans published by the Office of the Immigration Service Commissioner from 2005 to 2021 can be found here.For more recent ARAs, the 2022/23 report can be found here and the 2023/24 report can be found here.
Media and Sport, what the annual budget was for (a) Arts Council England and (b) UK Sport in each year since 2005.
Annual reports, which include annual budget and number of people employed at both UK Sport and Arts Council England since 2005, have been laid in this House and have been published on the UK Sport and Arts Council England website.
How many people have been employed by (a) the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency and (b) (i) Highways England and (ii) National Highways in each year since 2005.
The data requested for the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is publicly available information included in the DfT: workforce management information. The data requested for National Highways (and covering Highways England) is publicly available information included in the Annual Report and Accounts. The only exception to this is in 2021/22 as the Annual Report and Accounts was not delivered in the same format following the creation of National Highways.
What the annual budget was for (a) the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency and (b) (i) Highways England and (ii) National Highways in each year since 2005.
The table below shows the main estimate budgets for the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency. The data for the financial years before 2011/12 are not readily available. YearResource DEL Including Depreciation (£m)Capital DEL (£m)Resource AME (£m)Depreciation (£m)Resource DEL Excluding Depreciation (£m)2011/12194.325.61.827.6166.72012/13188.426.32.430.1158.32013/14172.027.126.232.0140.02014/15128.815.37.935.893.02015/16141.020.04.037.0104.02016/17113.013.03.029.084.02017/1898.013.02.025.073.02018/1995.014.02.012.083.02019/2092.016.02.07.085.02020/2193.423.91.610.083.42021/22127.021.02.013.0114.02022/23139.021.02.013.0126.02023/24129.021.11.612.9116.12024/25135.520.01.813.8121.72025/26137.721.10.113.4124.3 The table below shows the data available for the annual budgets for the National Highways. This data has been extracted from the annual report and accounts. Budget £mFinancial yearsOperating expenditureCapital expenditureTotal2021-221,1733,0864,2592022-231,2353,2134,4482023-241,3453,4214,7662024-251,4673,6705,137
Media and Sport, how many people have been employed by (a) Arts Council England and (b) UK Sport in each year since 2005.
Annual reports, which include annual budget and number of people employed at both UK Sport and Arts Council England since 2005, have been laid in this House and have been published on the UK Sport and Arts Council England website.
Media and Sport, what the annual budget was for the (a) Charity Commission and (b) Gambling Commission in each year since 2005.
Information on the Charity Commission and Gambling Commission’s annual net expenditure is included in each public body’s annual report and accounts. These are published annually on GOV.UK. As a non-governmental department, the Charity Commission receives its funding directly from the Treasury. The Gambling Commission is primarily funded by licence fees paid by gambling operators - fee levels are set by DCMS and approved by Parliament. The total annual net expenditure for each public body since 2005 is detailed in the following table: Financial YearCharity Commission Net Expenditure (£m)Gambling Commission Net Expenditure (£m)2024-202532.031.92023-202432.213.92022-202332.114.52021-202228.825.02020-202128.019.32019-202027.037.52018-201925.727.62017-201822.623.22016-201724.920.92015-201623.719.62014-201520.918.32013-201422.815.92012-201325.713.82011-201226.913.32010-201128.813.42009-201031.413.92008-200931.715.32007-200832.616.72006-200730.714.42005-200631.310.2
Media and Sport, how many people have been employed by the (a) Charity Commission and (b) Gambling Commission in each year since 2005.
Information regarding employment levels at the Charity Commission and Gambling Commission is included in each public body’s annual report and accounts. These are published annually on GOV.UK. The average number of employees in each year since 2005 is detailed in the following table: Financial YearCharity Commission Full-Time EquivalentGambling Commission Full-Time Equivalent2024-20254404162023-20244713732022-20234713362021-20224643102020-20214183352019-20203733402018-20193323422017-20183013222016-20173123072015-20163102902014-20153192682013-20143102242012-20133202112011-20123752112010-20114422202009-20104832302008-20094882382007-20084932222006-20075141752005-2006540102
Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 May 2025 to Question 45822 on Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Equality, for what reason her Department no longer holds that information centrally.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs does not hold information centrally on job titles and has not done so in the past. Collating this information would come at a disproportionate cost.
How many people were employed by the (a) Pensions Regulator and (b) Health and Safety Executive in each year since 2005.
The Pensions Regulator and Health and Safety Executive are directly accountable to Parliament. The information requested is published in their respective annual report and accounts, which are laid before the House of Commons and publicly available.
What the annual budget was for the (a) Pensions Regulator and (b) Health and Safety Executive in each year since 2005.
Both the Health and Safety Executive and the Pensions Regulator are funded from a mix of sources. These include direct government funding, levies on industry (in the case of the Pensions Regulator) and from charging or cost recoveries. The full spend, and financial breakdowns, for these bodies by year can be found in their respective Annual Report and Accounts. This information is available in the public domain via The Pensions Regulator and Health and Safety Executive respective ARAs. They can be found using the following links: The Pensions Regulator (see Financial Review sections)HSE Annual Reports and Accounts (see statement of Cashflows section)[ARCHIVED CONTENT] Reports produced by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
What the annual budget was for the (a) Financial Conduct Authority and (b) Prudential Regulation Authority in each year since 2005.
These are matters for the Financial Conduct Authority, the Prudential Regulation Authority, the Payment Systems Regulator and the Financial Ombudsman Service , which are operationally independent from Government. These organisations will each respond to the Honourable Member by letter, and a copy of the letters will be placed in the Library of the House of Commons.
How many people were employed by the (a) Financial Conduct Authority and (b) Prudential Regulation Authority in each year since 2005.
These are matters for the Financial Conduct Authority, the Prudential Regulation Authority, the Payment Systems Regulator and the Financial Ombudsman Service , which are operationally independent from Government. These organisations will each respond to the Honourable Member by letter, and a copy of the letters will be placed in the Library of the House of Commons.
What the annual budget was for the (a) Payment Systems Regulator and (b) Financial Ombudsman Service in each year since 2005.
These are matters for the Financial Conduct Authority, the Prudential Regulation Authority, the Payment Systems Regulator and the Financial Ombudsman Service , which are operationally independent from Government. These organisations will each respond to the Honourable Member by letter, and a copy of the letters will be placed in the Library of the House of Commons.
What the annual budget was for the (a) Competition and Markets Authority and (b) Financial Reporting Council in each year since 2005.
Since 2005, the remits of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which became operational on 1 April 2014, and the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) have expanded in scope to undertake additional functions at the request of government. The CMA's responsibilities in respect of competition enforcement and merger control have increased following the UK’s departure from the EU, as well as taking on new statutory functions and responsibilities under the UK Internal Market Act 2020, and the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024. The FRC took on formal responsibility for actuarial oversight and standard-setting in 2006, for stewardship in 2009 following the Walker Review, as well as being designated as the competent authority for audit in 2016.YearBudget £mHeadcount CMAFRCCMA FRC2005-2006-12.5-622006-2007-13.5-762007-2008-14.7-812008-2009-17.9-822009-2010-19.7-902010-2011-21.6-1022011-2012-22-1022012-2013-22.4-1142013-2014-24.5-1342014-201563.132.16531512015-201666.133.76411612016-201766.333.55801712017-201864.035.36401922018-201999.935.88542102019-2020112.941.78992432020-202195.745.48473262021-2022100.651.58753912022-2023121.959.89284432023-2024129.466.31,0884772024-2025144.071.51,130459
Innovation and Technology, how many people were employed by the (a) Office of Communications and (b) Information Commissioner’s Office in each year since 2005.
The number of employees and annual expenditure of Office of Communication (Ofcom) and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) are available in each organisation’s Annual Reports which can be viewed at: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/annual-reports-and-plans and https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/our-information/annual-reports/.
Innovation and Technology, what the annual budget was for the (a) Office of Communications and (b) Information Commissioner’s Office in each year since 2005.
The number of employees and annual expenditure of Office of Communication (Ofcom) and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) are available in each organisation’s Annual Reports which can be viewed at: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/annual-reports-and-plans and https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/our-information/annual-reports/.
How many people were employed by the (a) Payment Systems Regulator and (b) Financial Ombudsman Service in each year since 2005.
These are matters for the Financial Conduct Authority, the Prudential Regulation Authority, the Payment Systems Regulator and the Financial Ombudsman Service , which are operationally independent from Government. These organisations will each respond to the Honourable Member by letter, and a copy of the letters will be placed in the Library of the House of Commons.
How many people were employed by the (a) Office of Gas and Electricity Market, (b) Office for Nuclear Regulation and (c) Nuclear Decommissioning Authority in each year since 2005.
The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) and NDA are directly accountable to Parliament. The information requested is published in Ofgem’s and NDA's annual report and accounts, which are laid before the House and publicly available Whilst ONR’s government sponsor is DWP, we can confirm that the information requested can be found in ONR’s annual report and accounts, which is laid in Parliament. The first date that their annual report and accounts is available from is 2014-15 as ONR was not made a public corporation until 2013 under the Energy Act of that year.
How many people have been employed by the (a) Competition and Markets Authority and (b) Financial Reporting Council in each year since 2005.
Since 2005, the remits of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which became operational on 1 April 2014, and the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) have expanded in scope to undertake additional functions at the request of government. The CMA's responsibilities in respect of competition enforcement and merger control have increased following the UK’s departure from the EU, as well as taking on new statutory functions and responsibilities under the UK Internal Market Act 2020, and the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024. The FRC took on formal responsibility for actuarial oversight and standard-setting in 2006, for stewardship in 2009 following the Walker Review, as well as being designated as the competent authority for audit in 2016.YearBudget £mHeadcount CMAFRCCMA FRC2005-2006-12.5-622006-2007-13.5-762007-2008-14.7-812008-2009-17.9-822009-2010-19.7-902010-2011-21.6-1022011-2012-22-1022012-2013-22.4-1142013-2014-24.5-1342014-201563.132.16531512015-201666.133.76411612016-201766.333.55801712017-201864.035.36401922018-201999.935.88542102019-2020112.941.78992432020-202195.745.48473262021-2022100.651.58753912022-2023121.959.89284432023-2024129.466.31,0884772024-2025144.071.51,130459