Quangos are treating the taxpayer like their personal airline loyalty program. Over the last three years, civil servants at 73 quangos have spent £20,172,723.78 on 45,792 flights. Not bad for a bunch of pen-pushers whose only remit is in the UK…
According to extensive analysis by the TaxPayers’ Alliance, in 2022/23 they spent £5,193,438.71 on 12,751 flights; in 2023/24, £6,990,388.21 on 15,612 flights; and in 2024/25, £7,474,753.02 on 16,712 flights. Not all quangos provided a yearly breakdown. Joanna Marchong, investigations campaign manager of the TaxPayers’ Alliance, told Guido:
“Taxpayers will be furious that quango staff are jetting around at their expense. While hard-pressed households tighten their belts, these bodies are splurging ever more on luxury flights to far-flung destinations. Ministers should crack down on wasteful travel and demand quangos cut costs, not treat the public purse like a bottomless pit.”
Those in the Met Office spent £7.5 million on 19,393 flights, including trips to Dubai, South Africa, Nepal, Cyprus, Indonesia, and Macedonia. Staff at the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency spent £1.6 million in three years, including business class to Cape Town, Singapore, Tokyo, Kigali, Ahmedabad, Chennai and North Carolina. Pen-pushers at Ofsted went to Abu Dhabi, Homes England to Boston, and the Valuation Office Agency even made it to Salt Lake City...
Meanwhile, the House of Commons indulged in business and first-class trips to Iberia, Montserrat, Los Angeles and Singapore, and the Crown Estate spent £65,504.52, with £34,115.08 on premium economy alone. Time for that bonfire…
Read the breakdown in full below:
- MET Office – £7,507,978 on flights, 19,393 trips
- Civil Aviation Authority – £5,920,978 on flights, 10,920 trips
- Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) – £1,670,324 on flights, 1,609 trips
- Westminster Foundation for Democracy – £605,298 on flights, 1,121 trips
- Forestry Commission – £422,674 on flights, 134 trips
- NHS Blood and Transplant – £405,046 on flights, 1,959 trips
- Food Standards Agency – £377,606 on flights, 2,423 trips
- National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) Corporation – £277,207 on flights, 209 trips
- House of Commons – £187,278 on flights, 55 trips
- Office for Rail and Road – £173,940 on flights, 873 trips
- British Business Bank – £171,030 on flights, 845 trips
- Environment Agency – £161,575 on flights, 370 trips
- National Energy System Operator – £145,225 on flights, 344 trips
- Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board – £121,498 on flights, 293 trips
- Care Quality Commission – £101,908 on flights, 454 trips
- Architects Registration Board – £88,742 on flights, 19 trips
- Companies House – £75,107 on flights, 421 trips
- National Highways – £67,412 on flights, 389 trips
- Ofsted – £67,035 on flights, 346 trips
- Valuation Office Agency – £66,116 on flights, 340 trips
- The Crown Estate – £65,505 on flights, 212 trips
- Department for Infrastructure – £61,389 on flights, 300 trips
- Homes England – £56,739 on flights, 288 trips
- Government Actuary’s Department – £52,472 on flights, 282 trips
- UK Sport – £51,286 on flights, 222 trips
- Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency – £48,591 on flights, 198 trips
- National Savings and Investments – £47,038 on flights, 273 trips
- Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) – £38,302 on flights, 62 trips
- Natural England – £37,744 on flights, 127 trips
- Historic England – £35,398 on flights, 160 trips
- Sport England – £33,265 on flights, 76 trips
- Human Tissue Authority – £27,404 on flights, 128 trips
- Immigration Advice Authority – £24,334 on flights, 304 trips
- HM Land Treasury – £19,270 on flights, 105 trips
- Climate Change Committee – £19,227 on flights, 75 trips
- National Army Museum – £15,558 on flights, 26 trips
- Royal Armouries – £12,505 on flights, 41 trips
- Labour Relations Agency – £11,815 on flights, 48 trips
- Council for the Curriculum, Examinations & Assessment – £11,361 on flights, 61 trips
- Criminal Cases Review Commission – £9,657 on flights, 65 trips
- Sir John Soane’s Museum – £9,407 on flights, 4 trips
- Estyn – £7,622 on flights, 18 trips
- UK Shared Business Services – £6,366 on flights, 24 trips
- Public Prosecution Service – £6,140 on flights, 28 trips
- Single Source Regulations Office – £5,150 on flights, 14 trips
- Health Services Safety Investigations Body – £4,305 on flights, 2 trips
- Dartmoor National Park – £4,034 on flights, 15 trips
- Electoral Office for Northern Ireland – £3,076 on flights, 16 trips
- Royal Parks – £2,889 on flights, 8 trips
- Office for Pay Review Bodies – £2,769 on flights, 8 trips
- Youth Justice Board – £2,244 on flights, 16 trips
- Ombudsman Wales – £1,539 on flights, 16 trips
- Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust – £1,317 on flights, 7 trips
- Civil Service Commission – £1,142 on flights, 4 trips
- Democracy and Boundary Commission – £944 on flights, 5 trips
- DfT Operator – £632 on flights, 3 trips
- Churches Conservation Trust – £628 on flights, 5 trips
- Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists – £616 on flights, 6 trips
- Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland – £578 on flights, 1 trip
- NI Certification Officer for Trade Unions & Employers – £529 on flights, 3 trips
- Northumberland National Park – £514 on flights, 3 trips
- Small Business Commissioner – £469 on flights, 7 trips
- Certification Office for Trade Unions & Employers – £414 on flights, 2 trips
- Competition Appeal Tribunal – £230 on flights, 2 trips
- New Forest National Park – £228 on flights, 1 trip
- Industrial Court – £167 on flights, 1 trip
- Boundary Commission for England – £163 on flights, 3 trips
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