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Railways: Nature Conservation

Commons · Question 8138 · Tabled 9 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 18 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Greg Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2026 to Question 5044 on Railways: Nature Conservation, how many ecologists were employed or contracted by Network Rail in each of the last five financial years; and what the to

Answer

Answered by Keir Mather, 18 Jun 2026

We do not have immediate access to data for figures over the last five years.However, since the 2018 Varley review, commissioned by the previous government, Network Rail has taken steps to ensure its environmental functions are adequately resourced. Netwo...