Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 14431

Network Rail: Biodiversity

Tabled: 30 June 2026
Answered: 7 July 2026
Named Day

Question

Greg Smith

ConservativeMid Buckinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2026 to Question 11452 on Network Rail: Biodiversity, what guidance Network Rail issues on when a habitat management plan is required; and how many such plans are currently in

Answer

Keir Mather
Network Rail has a company standard entitled ‘Biodiversity’ published in March 2023. Within this standard is a module entitled ‘Habitat Management Plan’ and its scope reads: ‘This module contains the key principles for the management and enhancement of bi...

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