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High Speed 2 Railway Line

Department for Transport written question – answered at on 6 February 2020.

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Photo of Greg Smith Greg Smith Conservative, Buckingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps HS2 Ltd takes to assess barn owl activity on sites under construction as part of High Speed Two enabling works.

Photo of Paul Maynard Paul Maynard Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

HS2 Ltd has undertaken extensive wildlife surveys across the route, which includes barn owls. In addition, HS2 Ltd has a Barn Owl Mitigation Plan (developed after consultation with wildlife groups including the RSPB) to ensure that best practice guidelines are followed to minimise any adverse effects of HS2 on barn owls and maximise potential benefits.

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  • (Citation: HC Deb, 6 February 2020, cW)

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