Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 8 July (HL1422), why the rail announcement telling passengers to report anything they deem suspicious to a member of staff or the British Transport Police is subsequently followed by the comment "see it, say it, sorted" as the word "sorted" may not be true.

The See It. Say It. Sorted. phrasing is an alliterative campaign slogan, which has been demonstrated to promote vigilance and improve recall of the method for contacting British Transport Police (BTP).

The announcements successfully communicate the option of discretely reporting to BTP by text. This has translated into a higher volume of reports relating to criminality, including terrorism, on the railways, since the introduction of the campaign. It also encourages reporting through alternative means, such as speaking with a member of rail staff.

Once a member of the public has reported a potential issue, they have done their part. The threat will be assessed, and if further follow up is required, it will be ‘sorted’ in the form of direct police engagement or a priority emergency response.