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
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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
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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
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- Written question
- Reference
- 8311
- Session
- 2026-27
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- Subjects
- Birds Costs Nature conservation Railways Surveys Bats Newts
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- Yes
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- 2026-06-15 17:59:44 +0100
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