Terrorism: Finance

Mr. Paul Goodman
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs with reference to the Prime Minister’s Statement of 14 November 2007, Official Report, columns 667-72, on national security, what the breakdown is of the £400 million to be spent to tackle radicalisation and promote understanding overseas in each of the next three years by each Government department involved; and if he will make a statement.

Bill Rammell
The actual figure invested through Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), British Council and the Department for International Development (DFID) to tackle radicalisation and promote understanding overseas during the period 2008-11 is approximately £386 million.

Working with partner Departments, the FCO leads on co-ordinating HMG PREVENT activity overseas, including prioritisation of funding against agreed objectives. The individual Departments’ contributions over the three year period are approximately:

FCO—£80 million

DFID—£300 million (exact sum will be determined by assessment of the underlying drivers of poverty, exclusion and radicalisation in relevant countries)

British Council—£6 million