§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the estimated cost to the Metropolitan Police of its work in combating terrorism in each of the last three years. [23509]
§ Mr. MichaelThe Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis informs me that, for reasons of security, it is the policy of the Metropolitan Police not to publish the costs of combating terrorism. All Metropolitan Police officers have a part to play in combating terrorism.
511WThe Metropolitan Police receive a special payment in recognition of the fact that they incur costs relating to their national and capital city functions. The report of the recent "Review of the Special Payment to the Metropolitan Police Service", conducted by the Home Office, identifies the current costs of the national and capital city functions of the Metropolitan Police, including some anti-terrorist costs. A copy of this report is available in the Library.