Question follow-through · 111646
Railways: West Midlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Chief Constable of the British Transport Police about increasing officer numbers serving the rail network in the West Midlands.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 9 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 11 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 13 Feb 2026 · 4 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Chief Constable of the British Transport Police about increasing officer numbers serving the rail network in the West Midlands.
11 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Feb 2026
Answer published
The British Transport Police has recently been given an increased budget - a 15% rise with an increase of £63 million over the three-year settlement, which will see over 200 additional officers over two years, improving coverage at key hubs across England...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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