Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Scottish Government's plans to integrate the British Transport Police in Scotland into Police Scotland on the delivery of British Transport Police Services in the North of England.

Together with the Scottish Government, we are working closely with the two police forces and police authorities, through a Joint Programme Board, to ensure that the overall level of policing remains seamless and fully effective both sides of the border, including in the North of England.