Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of police spending on counter-terrorism.

The Government’s top priority is the safety and security of the public. The 2015 Spending Review settlement protected counter-terrorism policing spend until 2020-21 and included a significant capital increase to deliver growth of key counter-terrorist policing capabilities.The Government is in regular dialogue with the police to ensure that the right powers, capabilities and resources are in place across all areas of policing.

In recognition of the pressures on policing following this year’s terrorist attacks, the Home Secretary has announced a further £24 million for counter-terrorism policing. Work is currently under way to review the UK’s counter-terrorism strategy, CONTEST,including drawing on the lessons learned from the attacks in London and Manchester.

We remain committed to increasing cross-government spending on counter-terrorism by 30%, from £11.7 billion to £15.1 billion.