HC Deb 14 May 2004 vol 421 cc611-2W
Mr. Damian Green

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many officers have been employed by the British Transport Police in each year since 1997. [171899]

Mr. McNulty

The British Transport Police (BTP) have provided the following information on officers employed by the BTP since 1997.

Number of BTP officers
1997 2,132
1998 2,095
1999 2,113
2000 2,091
2001 2,109
2002 2,123
2003 2,206
2004 2,280

Mr. Damian Green

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many British Transport Police officers patrol on board trains after 11 p.m. on(a) weekdays and (b) weekends. [171901]

Mr. McNulty

The British Transport Police (BTP) do not record this information at such a specific level. Officers actively patrol railway property including stations and trains.