7. To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his most recent estimate is of levels of requirement for new rolling stock for the railways; and if he will make a statement. (275297)

12. To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his most recent assessment is of the level of requirement for new rolling stock for the railways; and if he will make a statement. (275303)

The Government are committed to the delivery of 1,300 additional carriages on the network by 2014 to provide additional capacity in our busiest cities. The Thameslink Programme will provide up to 1,200 new carriages for services in London and the South East and the Intercity Express Programme will provide up to 1,400 new carriages for use on long distance routes across the country.