Written questions

Public Transport: Crimes against the Person

Commons · Question 83540 · Tabled 20 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 27 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help reduce the number of assaults on public transport in Devon.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 27 Oct 2025

The Department for Transport is working with industry to ensure that public transport is a safe environment for staff and passengers. BTP are responsible for policing the railway, and they deploy their officers across the network, including in Devon, base...