questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total estimated cost is for Network Rail to compile, complete, and implement Habitat Management Plans (HMPs) across 25 per cent of its network by March 2029; and what proportion of this cost is projected to be spent on external environmental consultancies.
answerText: Network Rail has completed habitat management plans for almost 80 per cent of the network by area. These documents have been produced using in-house resource as well as utilising external expertise such as with the consultancy arm of the Wildlife Trusts. ...
heading: Network Rail: Biodiversity