Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many train coaches that are fit for operational service are currently stored out of use in sidings.

Rolling stock that is currently on lease to train operating companies is either in operational use, undergoing routine maintenance, or in scheduled overhaul.

Where leases have expired and rolling stock has been returned to its owner, responsibility for decisions relating to storage and condition rests with the rolling stock owning company. The Department does not hold information regarding the operational condition of rolling stock that is stored out of use and no longer under lease.