British Transport Police (Hansard, 6 February 1989)

HC Deb 06 February 1989 vol 146 c537W 537W

§ Ms. Ruddock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many British Transport police officers were employed in total in each of the last five years; and of the total, how many were allocated to British Rail.

§ Mr. Portillo
BTP figures for officers in post are in the table:

(end years) 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988

Total 1,961 1,817 1,834 1,846 1,830

of which allocated to British Rail 1,425 1,446 1,417 1,455 1,427

The change in the total between 1984 and 1985 reflected the termination of arrangements between Associated British Ports and the BTP.

(end years)	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988
Total	1,961	1,817	1,834	1,846	1,830
of which allocated to British Rail	1,425	1,446	1,417	1,455	1,427