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Home Office ministers
Information about Home Office ministers responsible for counter-terrorism matters.
The Home Secretary - Jacqui Smith
The Home Secretary is responsible for the security and resilience of the United Kingdom. Jacqui Smith's biography.
Counter-terrorism is a 'reserved' matter in terms of devolution, so the Home Secretary is the minister for counter-terrorism across the whole of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The Minister of State in the Home Office - Tony McNulty
The Minister of State in the Home Office is the Home Secretary’s deputy on security and resilience. Tony McNulty's biography (new window).
Parliamentary under Secretary of State - Lord Alan West
Sir Alan West is a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Security and Counter-terrorism. Read Lord West's biography (new window).
Ministers across government
The Home Secretary and Tony McNulty are supported by ministers across government who take the counter-terrorism lead in their departments.
These include:
- the Department for Communities and Local Government - it leads on regional resilience; learn more about civil resilience (new window) on their website
- the Transport Security Division of the Department for Transport - leads on transport security; read more about transport security (new window) on their website
Ministerial committees
Ministerial committees, chaired by the Home Secretary, bring the security work of various departments together. The Home Secretary then reports to the Prime Minister.
These committees are supported at official level by Bill Jeffrey, the Government’s security and intelligence coordinator.
