Question follow-through · 7117

Railways: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the level of financial liability and mitigation costs required for Network Rail to meet its 2030 target under its Environmental Sustainability Strategy; and how much and

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Department for Transport
Tabled
5 Jun 2026
Target answer date
10 Jun 2026
Answer
15 Jun 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 5 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the level of financial liability and mitigation costs required for Network Rail to meet its 2030 target under its Environmental Sustainability Strategy; and how much and

  2. 10 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 15 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    Network Rail is working towards the strategic ambitions in the Greener Railway Strategy, published in 2025, which covers the period to 2030. This replaces the Environmental Sustainability Strategy. Some of the plans set out in the Strategy have no direct ...

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