§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what additional expenditure has been incurred on counter-terrorism(a)planning, (b)provisions and (c)defences, including civil defence, since 11 September 2001. [46614]
§ Mr. Andrew SmithFunds have been approved by Parliament in the normal way in Supplementary Estimates. The Chancellor of the Exchequer gave details of additional public spending arising from attacks on the USA on 11 September 2001 in his Pre-Budget Report Statement to Parliament on 27 November 2001. Departments are taking account of the importance of counter-terrorism issues in their departmental priorities and future spending is being considered in the normal way as part of the Spending Review 2002.