§ Mr. WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the total number of British Transport Police officers on Scotland's railways for each of the last five years.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThe information is as follows:
Year Number of BTP officers 1986 177 1987 176 1988 172 1989 175 1990 191
§ Mr. WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the cost to British Rail of funding the British Transport police in Scotland for each of the last five years, expressed in constant terms.
§ Mr. McLoughlinI do not have the information in the form requested but the British Transport police have been able to supply costs at 1989–90 prices for the following years:
Year Cost (£000s) 1990–91 5,192 1989–90 5,241