To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many of the 1,300 new carriages referred to in the 2007 Rail White Paper (a) have been (i) ordered and (ii) delivered and (b) are in use for each (A) train operating company and (B) line serving stations in Greater London. (304235)

In the two years since publication of the 2007 Rail White Paper, 543 new carriages have been ordered. Of these 232 are already in service: 148 with London Midland on services operating on lines out of London Euston and 84 on Thameslink routes operated by First Capital Connect.

We are currently in negotiations for a number of other procurements.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport pursuant to the answer of 1 December 2009, Official Report, column 571W, on rolling stock, what percentage of the fuel consumed when running under the wires is attributable to the conveying of the diesel engine itself. (304407)

The diesel engine is switched off and therefore will not consume any fuel under the wires.