Question follow-through · 18217
Railways: Fires
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the obligations of landowners near railway tracks to maintain land to avoid the risk of fire causing disruption to rail services.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 13 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 4 Aug 2026 · 22 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the obligations of landowners near railway tracks to maintain land to avoid the risk of fire causing disruption to rail services.
15 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Aug 2026
Answer published
The Department has not made a specific assessment of the effectiveness of landowners’ obligations in relation to fire prevention adjacent to railway property. Responsibility for managing vegetation and other fire risks rests with the relevant landowner, w...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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