Railways: Tree Felling
Commons · Question 25653 · Tabled 22 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
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
Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 30 Jan 2025
The 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 ...