Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support counter-terrorism units.

For reasons of national security we do not publically disclose the detailed allocation of funding for counter terrorism by force area or by capability.

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.

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

The Government has a constructive dialogue with policing to ensure that the right powers, capabilities and resources are in place.