Written Question: Undeployed Rolling Stock Costs

Lord Moylan: To ask His Majesty's Government what the total cost has been of leasing, maintaining, storing and modifying rolling stock intended for East West Rail passenger services between Oxford and Milton Keynes since the commencement of the relevant lease arrangements; and what estimate they have made of the monthly cost of retaining that rolling stock before passenger services commence.

Minister of State, Department for Transport (Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, CBE):

Information on the costs of leasing, maintaining, storing and modifying the rolling stock is commercially sensitive.