Question follow-through · 7044
British Transport Police: East Midlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of a decrease in funding on the operational capacity of the British Transport Police in the East Midlands.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 4 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 8 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 17 Jun 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of a decrease in funding on the operational capacity of the British Transport Police in the East Midlands.
8 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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17 Jun 2026
Answer published
The British Transport Police Authority (BTPA) has agreed a three-year budget settlement for BTP which will see BTP’s budget increase from £418.5m in 2025/26 to £481.5m in 2028/29. This will enable the Force to employ over 200 new officers by the end of 20...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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