Question follow-through · 17594

Network Rail: Biodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answers of 6 July 2026 to Questions 14929 and 15007 on Network Rail: Biodiversity, whether her Department has made any assessment of the impact of ecological survey windows and protected species

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
9 Jul 2026
Target answer date
13 Jul 2026
Answer
4 Aug 2026 · 26 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 9 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answers of 6 July 2026 to Questions 14929 and 15007 on Network Rail: Biodiversity, whether her Department has made any assessment of the impact of ecological survey windows and protected species

  2. 13 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 4 Aug 2026

    Answer published

    Since 4 July 2024, the Department has not made any assessment of the impact of ecological survey windows and protected species licensing requirements on the cost and delivery of Network Rail projects.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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