§ 50. Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what percentage of the planned investment in British Rail will be used to replace out-of-date rolling stock and equipment; and how much will be used to raise capacity.
§ Mr. PortilloThe figures for planned British Rail investment cannot be split between investment to replace existing capacity and investment to raise capacity since most projects will include elements of both, However, about half of British Rail's planned investment in Network SouthEast over the next five years will be spent on buying new rolling stock and refurbishing some of the existing fleet. These investments are being planned to provide sufficient additional capacity to meet the load factor standards on all routes and to cope with forecast increases in peak hour demand.