HC Deb 07 April 2003 vol 403 c61W
Mr. Lidington

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what guidance he has given to Network Rail about the erection of telecommunication masts on railway land in areas of outstanding natural beauty. [107795]

Mr. Jamieson

None. As a railway undertaker, Network Rail has permitted development rights for the erection of telecommunication masts on its operational land, required in connection with the movement of traffic by rail.