Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 95384
British Transport Police: Finance
Tabled: 28 November 2025
Answered: 4 December 2025
Question
Grahame Morris
Labour — Easington
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of planned cuts to British Transport Police (a) staffing and (b) stations due to the 2025/26 funding shortfall on the level of (i) passenger and (ii) staff s
Answer
Keir MatherThe 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...
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