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Mr. Wilson
To 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. McLoughlin
The information is as follows:
| Year | Number of BTP officers |
| 1986 | 177 |
| 1987 | 176 |
| 1988 | 172 |
| 1989 | 175 |
| 1990 | 191 |
Mr. Wilson
To 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. McLoughlin
I 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 |