Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what rolling stock procurement programmes awaiting approval by her Department have planned contract award dates before April 2030; and what the anticipated approval date is for each programme.

South Eastern Trains and Northern Trains are currently running procurements for new rolling stock to replace their ageing fleets. As these procurements remain live and commercially sensitive, it is not appropriate to comment on specific timescales for their completion at this time.