Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the security costs associated with hosting the G7 summit in Cornwall; and which Government Department is responsible for meeting those costs.

The Cabinet Office G7 Presidency Taskforce hold a central budget for the UK presidency year. The Government will meet the additional costs incurred by Devon and Cornwall police for the G7 Leaders’ Summit which is subject to a Home Office assurance process.

The full policing costs for major events are not known until after the event, due to the responsive nature of the work.