Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether additional resources will be allocated to counter-terrorism policing to address state-backed espionage activities linked to Iran.

Funding for counter-terrorism policing increased by £140 million in 2025-26 and will increase by a further £52 million in 2026-27, taking the budget to a record £1.2 billion.

This funds a range of capabilities, as well as approximately 800 live investigations, which allows policing to respond swiftly and decisively to hostile state and terrorist threats.

We do not disclose specific breakdowns of funding for security reasons.