Minister of State (Minister for Rail)

Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill CBE

Biography

Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill CBE was appointed Minister of State at the Department for Transport on 8 July 2024.

Minister of State (Minister for Rail)

The Rail Minister is responsible for:聽

  • rail transformation and reform聽
  • rail markets聽
  • rail infrastructure聽
  • High Speed 2 (HS2)聽
  • international rail聽
  • rail freight聽
  • rail accessibility聽
  • rail decarbonisation聽
  • the British Transport Police
  • Office of Rail and Road (ORR)

More about this role

Department for Transport