HC Deb 08 April 1987 vol 114 cc251-2W
Mr. Tony Banks

asked the Secretary of State for Transport, how many British Transport police were employed in each of the years 1977 to 1987 on (a) London Regional Transport and (b) Southern region of British Rail.

Mr. David Mitchell

The British Transport police have provided the following figures:

Year-end LRT BR Southern Region
1977 125 n/a
1978 141 n/a
1979 139 n/a
1980 161 n/a
1981 279 n/a
1982 284 193
1983 272 191
1984 248 196
1985 271 205
1986 327 206
1987 (March) 325 214

Note: Separate figures for BR Southern Region are not available for 1977 to 1981.