HC Deb 22 March 2004 vol 419 cc514-5W
Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many British Transport Police officers are planned to be based in each British Transport Police force area for the period 2000–05. [162516]

Mr. McNulty

The British Transport Police have not finalised detailed assumptions of manpower numbers at area level for 2000–05. However, BTP expect the proportional split of manpower to be broadly the same as in the current year shown in the table with the exception of London Underground Area which will expand by 100.

Area 2003–04
Force Headquarters 131
London North 295
London South 314
London Underground 537
North Eastern 201
North Western 258
Western 279
Scotland 207
On secondment 29
Total 2,251