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<p>Keeping Britain and British nationals safe from terrorism is a top priority for
the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), and we are fully committed to safeguarding
the UK's national security. We constantly monitor and review our projects, programmes
and diplomatic engagement, as our part of the wider Government efforts on counter-terrorism,
to ensure our resources are having the maximum possible impact in the right places
as the global security environment changes.</p><p>The Counter Terrorism Department
(CTD) is one of the largest policy Departments in the FCO. The Counter Terrorism Programme
Fund (CTPF) is the main fund for terrorism-related assistance to foreign countries
used by CTD. The administrative budget for CTD was £237,500 in 2013-14 and the allocation
for CTPF was £30 million. The administrative budget for CTD in 2014-15 is £211,000.
The figures exclude the staffing costs of individuals working on counter-terrorism
in the FCO and across our overseas network. CTPF is complemented by other budgets
used for counter-terrorism related activities and the tri-departmental (FCO, Department
for International Development and Ministry of Defence) Conflict Pool, as I set out
in my statement to the House on 24 June 2014, Official Report, columns 9-12WS. A Written
Ministerial Statement will follow on the FCO Strategic Programme Fund allocation for
2014-15, which will include the CTPF.</p>
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