§ Miss McIntoshTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what resources have been made available to the British Transport Police to meet their additional responsibilities under the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 in(a) 2001, (b) 2002, (c) 2003 and (d) 2004. [162624]
§ Mr. McNultyThe Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 provides officers of the British Transport Police (BTP) with jurisdiction outside the railways in certain, specified circumstances. The number of incidents where BTP officers respond in such circumstances accounts for some 1 per cent. of their activities each year. The costs are absorbed within BTP's budget and are offset by the assistance provided to BTP by local police forces for which BTP are not charged. Between 2000–01 and 2004–05 BTP's budget has increased as follows:
£ million Percentage 2000–01 120.5 2001–02 121.9 + 1.2 2002–03 126.4 +3.7 2003–04 136.7 +8.2 2004–05 161.0 + 18