Asked by: Baroness Willis of Summertown (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many railway stations in the UK have installed rooftop or car park solar panels.
Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)
Decisions on installing rooftop or car park solar panels are made locally by station owners and stakeholders taking into account costs, benefits and local circumstances.
Currently, there are 26 railway stations managed by rail operators at the Department for Transport Operator with rooftop or car park solar panels in use.
Asked by: Baroness Willis of Summertown (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have mapped wildlife corridors on land owned or operated by Network Rail; and, if so, how many miles of such wildlife corridors exist across the rail network.
Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)
Network Rail has not specifically mapped wildlife corridors, though, the 32,000 kilometres of boundary alongside the rail network, contains habitats managed to enable safe railway operations whilst benefitting biodiversity where possible.
The very nature of the railway’s linear infrastructure passing through urban and rural habitats means it will be used as a corridor by all forms of wildlife.