Counter-terrorism: Police

(asked on 22nd June 2017) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will increase the level of funding for counter-terror policing in areas where that function has been strengthened.


Answered by
Ben Wallace Portrait
Ben Wallace
This question was answered on 27th June 2017

For reasons of national security we do not publically disclose the detailed allocation of funding for counter terrorism by force area or by capability. However, overall this Government has protected Counter-Terrorism police spend in real terms over the Spending Review period, and invested in counter-terrorism policing to grow key capabilities, including providing £144m to increase armed policing capability.

We remain committed to increasing cross-government spending on counter-terrorism by 30%, from £11.7 billion to £15.1 billion, including funding an additional 1,900 officers at our security and intelligence agencies. The Government has a constructive dialogue with policing to ensure that the right powers, capabilities and resources are in place.

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