Written question asked by Christopher Chope (Conservative) on Wednesday, 23 June 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 28 June 2004. It was answered by Tony McNulty (Labour) on Monday, 28 June 2004 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many police officers were employed by the British Transport Police on (a) overground policing and (b) underground policing on 31st March; and how many are currently employed - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Chope: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many police officers were employed by the British Transport Police on (a) overground policing and (b) underground policing on 31 March; and how many are currently employed. [181005] Mr. McNulty: The information is as follows. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Overground Underground 31 March 2004 1,709 550 24 June 2004 1,713 556 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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