Question follow-through · 95459
Railways: Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of (a) spending by the rail industry on private security and (b) her Department's funding for the British Transport Police.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 28 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 4 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 4 Dec 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of (a) spending by the rail industry on private security and (b) her Department's funding for the British Transport Police.
4 Dec 2025
Target answer date
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4 Dec 2025
Answer published
The Department is committed to working with the rail industry as we move towards the creation of Great British Railways to ensure that security provision on the network keeps staff and passengers safe. The Department are currently undertaking analysis of ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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