12. To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the capacity of the rail network. (282109)

14. To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what recent discussions the Secretary of State has had on overcrowding on the rail network. (282112)

The Secretary of State has regular meetings with the train operating companies to discuss progress on delivery of our commitments to increase capacity as set out in the Rail White Paper, “Delivering a Sustainable Railway”. 543 new vehicles have already been ordered to provide additional capacity in our busiest cities. This forms part of the £10 billion that we have committed to spend on enhancing rail capacity by 2014.