Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the proposed designs for East West Rail include any structures which are solely for the protection of bats.

The proposed designs for East West Rail do not include any structures which are solely for the protection of bats. The proposed structures along the line of route, including the tunnel at Chapel Hill, are designed to provide the best solution based on a range of factors, including engineering and cost as well as impacts to communities and the environment.