Ministerial role
Minister of State (Rail and HS2)
Organisations:
Department for Transport
Current role holder:
Huw Merriman MP
Responsibilities
Huw Merriman has responsibility for:
- rail transformation and reform
- rail infrastructure
- High Speed 2 (HS2)
- Integrated Rail Plan
- Northern Powerhouse Rail
- international rail
- rail freight
- rail accessibility
- regions and devolution (including Levelling Up)
- London (including Crossrail, Transport for London)
Current role holder
Huw Merriman MP
Huw Merriman was appointed Minister of State at the Department for Transport on 27 October 2022. He has been the Member of Parliament for the Bexhill and Battle constituency since 2015.
Before entering Parliament, Huw studied Law at the University of Durham, and qualified as a barrister. He then worked as an in-house financial lawyer and a managing director, and also served as a councillor on Wealden District Council between 2007 and 2015.
Before his ministerial career, Huw sat on the Transport Select Committee, and served as its Chair between 2020 and 2022. Huw also worked as a Parliamentary Private Secretary at the Department for Work and Pensions and at HM Treasury.