Written questions

British Transport Police: Finance

Commons · Question 95386 · Tabled 28 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 4 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Grahame Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the funding uplift necessary to restore the number of British Transport Police police officers to 2009/10 levels.

Answer

Answered by Keir Mather, 4 Dec 2025

The British Transport Police’s (BTP) budget is set by the British Transport Police Authority (BTPA). It is the executive non-departmental public body that oversees the Force and is their employer. BTPA sets the BTP’s budget annually following proposals fr...