§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his reply of 20 December,Official Report, column 158 how much of the £15 million made available by the Government to London Underground Limited has been expended on safety measures recommended in his report "Crime on the London Underground".
§ Mr. PortilloTo date, London Underground Limited has spent £3 million of the Government grant of £15 million on measures to improve passenger security and prevent vandalism and graffiti. The remaining funds are budgeted to be spent by the end of 1989–90 on further measures which will reflect experience with the pilot schemes currently under way.
§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will call for a report from the Police Committee on progress made in the implementation of recommendations in the 1986 Report, "Crime on the London Underground", regarding the organisation of the British Transport Police; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. PortilloAn increase in the complement of the London Underground division of the British Transport Police from 350 to 400 officers, and the extension of local area policing as piloted successfully in the Stockwell area, have been agreed. I understand further that the British Transport Police committee is keeping the organisation of the force under review in the light of the 1986 crime report, the recent inspection of the London Underground division by Her Majesty's inspectorate of constabulary and the report of the investigation into the King's Cross fire.