HL Deb 20 March 2002 vol 632 cc156-7WA
Lord Vivian

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How much money has been allocated to the Intelligence Services since 11 September 2001. [HL3136]

Lord Macdonald of Tradeston

The Winter Supplementary Estimates for the Security and Intelligence Agencies (Cm 5333, placed in the House Libraries on 28 November 2001) increased the departmental expenditure limit for financial year 2001–02 from £879,069,000 to £891,833,000. The Spring Supplementary Estimates for the Security and Intelligence Agencies (Cm 5382, placed in the House Libraries on 14 February 2002) further increased the departmental expenditure limit to £899,354,000 and stated that this would include £53,725,000 drawn from the Treasury Reserve for further counter-terrorism work.