Written questions

British Transport Police: Finance

Commons · Question 270 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 18 May 2026

Question

Asked by Jerome Mayhew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 31 March 2026 to Question 123167 on British Transport Police: Finance, what proportion and monetary value of the British Transport Police’s budget was recovered from (a) Train Op

Answer

Answered by Keir Mather, 18 May 2026

In the most recent year for which figures are available (2025/26), the total British Transport Police budget was £418.5 million. Of this, £392.4 million was funded by the rail industry through Police Service Agreements (PSAs), with a further £26.1 million...