Question follow-through · 4650

Police: Counter-terrorism

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of current counter-terrorism policing resources following the increase in the national threat level to severe.

answeredHome Office

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Home Office
Tabled
29 May 2026
Target answer date
2 Jun 2026
Answer
4 Jun 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 29 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of current counter-terrorism policing resources following the increase in the national threat level to severe.

  2. 2 Jun 2026

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  3. 4 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    On 30 April 2026 the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre raised the UK national terrorism threat level to SEVERE, meaning that a terrorist attack is highly likely in the next six months.Funding for Counter-Terrorism Policing increased this year (2026-27) to £...

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