Question follow-through · 8399

Railways: Nature Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2026 to Question 5045 on Railways: Nature Conservation, how many licences relating to protected species have been issued to Network Rail and its contractors in each of the last

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Department for Transport
Tabled
9 Jun 2026
Target answer date
15 Jun 2026
Answer
15 Jun 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 9 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2026 to Question 5045 on Railways: Nature Conservation, how many licences relating to protected species have been issued to Network Rail and its contractors in each of the last

  2. 15 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 15 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    It is not possible to confirm the number of protected species licences issued to Network Rail and its contractors over the last five years. Network Rail has not made specific estimates of the cost or additional time to rail infrastructure projects arising...

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