§ Mr. Harry GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the manning levels of British Transport police on the Central line; and what arrangements there are for compensating shopkeepers for criminal damage to shops on London Transport premises.
§ Mr. FreemanMore than 160 officers are stationed at British Transport police stations in the geographical area covered by the Central line. The terms of leases between LT and its tenants are a commercial matter for the parties involved, but I understand that LT's normal practice is to advise shopkeepers to take out insurance against criminal damage.