§ Mr. LeightonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much was spent on policing Sealink in the last full year prior to privatisation; and what information he has on spending by Sealink in the last 12 months.
§ Mr. PortilloI understand that the cost to BR of policing Sealink in the last full year prior to privatisation was £2,062,000. In 1987–88 Sealink paid £2,102,000 to the British Transport police for policing Sealink.