Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress Network Rail has made on its assessment of the West Sussex Connectivity Study; and when decisions are planned to be announced on West Sussex's development options as part of the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline process.

The key recommendations from the West Sussex Connectivity Study included better spacing of services and increasing capacity on services into Brighton in the morning peak.

Work is ongoing between the Department and Network Rail to develop these proposals further and make the case for them to enter the Rail Network Enhancement Pipeline so that initial assessment and development can occur.