To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many members of staff in her Department work on the (a) Pursue, (b) Protect and (c) Prepare strands of the Contest counter-terrorism strategy. (202874)

The Pursue, Protect and Prepare strands of the Government's strategy for counter-terrorism are dealt with in the Home Office by the Office for Security and Counter Terrorism (OSCT). The Home Office also works with other Government Departments and agencies on these strands. Currently: 41 full-time equivalent Home Office staff are engaged directly on Pursue; 41.5 full-time equivalent Home Office staff are engaged directly on Protect; and, 34.6 full-time equivalent Home Office staff are engaged directly on Prepare. These numbers are subject to change in accordance with overall priorities. In addition, there are other members of staff in the Home Office who contribute to these strands of work as part of their wider responsibilities for counter-terrorism.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been (a) arrested and (b) charged over the failed car bomb attacks on London and Glasgow in June 2007. (204411)

[holding answer 8 May 2008]: Six individuals were arrested in the UK in relation to the failed car bomb attacks on London and Glasgow in June 2007. Of the six, three individuals were charged and three individuals were released without charge.