Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department plans to take to increase rail capacity in the East of England.

Greater Anglia are in the final stages of the £1.4 billion fleet transformation programme with all services now operated by new trains which provide many more seats and greater capacity for customers across the region. In addition, the Government is funding the construction of new stations at Cambridge South and Beaulieu Park, both of which are due to open in 2025 and will create additional rail capacity for the East.