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Written question asked by Joe Robertson (Conservative) on Tuesday, 9 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 June 2026 (named day). It was answered by Keir Mather (Labour) on Monday, 15 June 2026 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Railways: Nature Conservation

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2026 to Question 5043 on Railways: Nature Conservation, what estimate her Department has made of the annual cost to Network Rail of (a) surveys and checks for nesting birds, (b) ecological surveys relating to bats and (c) ecological surveys relating to great crested newts, in each of the last five years.

Answer

The Department / Network Rail do not hold a centrally collated estimate of the annual cost of any ecological surveys undertaken for bats, great crested newts, or nesting birds.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
8311
Session
2026-27
Related items
Railways: Nature Conservation
Monday, 8 June 2026
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Birds Costs Nature conservation Railways Surveys Bats Newts
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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