Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2014, Official Report, column 256W, on counter-terrorism, by how much the Counter-Terrorism Prevention Fund has been reduced over what period.

The Counter Terrorism Programme Fund (CTPF) budget has been:
2010-11 £38 million
2011-12 £38 million
2012-13 £36 million
2013-14 £30 million

This reflects the redirection of Foreign and Commonwealth (FCO) resources and the shift of some programmes to other government departments. The CTPF is only one element of the FCO's resources for countering terrorism. It is complemented by other budgets used for counter-terrorism related activities and the tri-departmental (FCO, Department for International Development and Ministry of Defence) Conflict Pool (ref WMS of 24 June). The FCO Strategic Programme Fund Allocation for 2014-15 will be announced shortly.