Question reference: S6W-23702
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 7 December 2023
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Current status: Answered by Angela Constance on 20 December 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of whether any reduction in the funding of British Transport Police (BTP) could impact the security and safety of Scotland’s rail travelling public, and what assurances it has sought from BTP that no such reduction will occur in Scotland.
Answer
British Transport Police Authority (BTPA) who determines the budget of the BTP force advises that there has been no reductions in funding. Scottish Government would not accept any diminution of services provided by BTP on the Scottish rail network.