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Mr. Tony Banks
asked the Secretary of State for Transport, how many British Transport police were employed in each of the years 1977 to 1987 on (a) London Regional Transport and (b) Southern region of British Rail.
Mr. David Mitchell
The British Transport police have provided the following figures:
| Year-end | LRT | BR Southern Region |
| 1977 | 125 | n/a |
| 1978 | 141 | n/a |
| 1979 | 139 | n/a |
| 1980 | 161 | n/a |
| 1981 | 279 | n/a |
| 1982 | 284 | 193 |
| 1983 | 272 | 191 |
| 1984 | 248 | 196 |
| 1985 | 271 | 205 |
| 1986 | 327 | 206 |
| 1987 (March) | 325 | 214 |
Note: Separate figures for BR Southern Region are not available for 1977 to 1981.