Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 83540

Public Transport: Crimes against the Person

Tabled: 20 October 2025
Answered: 27 October 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal DemocratNewton Abbot

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

Simon Lightwood
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...

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