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Network Rail: Biodiversity

Asked by Jerome MayhewConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 15 July 2026UIN 14938

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Network Rail project account records, include additional expenditure arising from delays or rescheduling of vegetation management works following the identification of protected species.

Answered by Keir Mather

Since Network Rail does not record the reasons for rescheduling vegetation work, it is not possible to provide a figure for what additional expenditure may be incurred as a result of rescheduling due to protected species.

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