Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 25653
Railways: Tree Felling
Tabled: 22 January 2025
Answered: 30 January 2025
Question
Andrew Rosindell
Reform UK — Romford
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to prevent the unnecessary felling of healthy trees on network rail infrastructure.
Answer
Lilian GreenwoodThe rail estate Network Rail manages is estimated to include over six million trees. Network Rail’s main priority must be the safe and reliable operation of the railway which will mean that in some cases the felling of healthy trees will be necessary and ...
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