 Thornton also said, "In response to this significant threat, the government is increasing the money it spends on terrorism from £11.7bn to £15.1bn but only about £700m per annum is spent on policing.And the allocation of this budget for policing is set to be cut by 7.2% in the next three years.When the volume and nature of a threat is growing alarmingly, that is a real concern."