Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional financial support her Department is providing to Greater Manchester Police to meet the costs resulting from the investigation into the terrorist attack at Manchester Arena on 22 May 2017.

Greater Manchester Police has indicated that they will be making a Special Grant claim in relation to the additional policing costs incurred as a result of the terrorist attack at Manchester Arena. Once this has been received, Ministers will consider it carefully and respond as soon as practicable.

We know that the recent horrific attacks have put pressure on the police across the country. We are already working closely with policing, to help manage the cost of the immediate response.

We also have a constructive dialogue with policing to ensure that the right powers, capabilities and resources are in place.