Question follow-through · 43347
Lower Thames Crossing: Environment Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help protect (a) woodland and (b) natural habitats in the context of the construction of the lower Thames crossing.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 1 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 8 Apr 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
1 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help protect (a) woodland and (b) natural habitats in the context of the construction of the lower Thames crossing.
3 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Apr 2025
Answer published
The Minister for Local Transport’s considerations on the Lower Thames Crossing scheme are explained in the Decision Letter, published on the Planning Inspectorate website, and this sets out the proposed mitigations regarding habitats, including woodlands....
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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