British Transport Police: Finance

Mr. Burstow
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how much funding the British Transport police received from (a) his Department, (b) the rail industry, broken down by service provider, and (c) Transport for London in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement;

(2) how much funding he expects the British Transport police to receive in 2007-08 from (a) his Department, (b) the rail industry, broken down by service provider, and (c) Transport for London; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Tom Harris
Information held by the Department and relevant to the question is as follows:

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|                                              |2002-03|2003-04|2004-05|2005-06|2006-07|2007-08|
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|Rail Industry                                 |97     |104    |127    |146    |171    |188    |
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|Transport for London                          |26     |27     |33     |44     |51     |54     |
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|DfT Capital (provided by SRA prior to 2005-06)|5.4    |5.4    |7.2    |12.5   |10     |7.5    |
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|DFT Other (including loans)                   |—      |—      |13     |16.6   |—      |—      |
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|Total                                         |128.4  |136.4  |180.2  |219.1  |232    |249.5  |
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A detailed breakdown by operator is not held by the Department for Transport but by the British Transport police who can be contacted at: British Transport police, 25 Camden Road, London NW1 9LN, e-mail:

general.enquiries@btp.pnn.police.uk.