Ministerial role

Minister of State (Minister for Rail)

Organisations: Department for Transport

Current role holder: Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill CBE

Responsibilities

The Minister for Rail is responsible for:   

• rail 
• light rail 
• London and TfL

Current role holder

Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill CBE

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

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• Cutting-edge rail ticket technology trials launch in the North
  • 29 September 2025
  • Press release
• New look, same message: ‘See it. Say it. Sorted’
  • 16 September 2025
  • Press release
• Government reveals effective measures to save lives and prevent railway suicides
  • 10 September 2025
  • Press release
• £5 million of government funding for 26 innovative rail projects to boost passenger experience
  • 02 September 2025
  • Press release
• Cutting-edge rail ticket technology to be trialled across the Midlands and North
  • 01 September 2025
  • Press release
• Rail passengers in the North to benefit from simpler fares and cheaper tickets thanks to public ownership
  • 24 July 2025
  • Press release
• Great British Railways in action – passengers benefit from track and train being united on South Eastern Railway
  • 18 June 2025
  • Press release
• Oxford businesses to receive goodwill payments for Botley Road disruption
  • 13 June 2025
  • Press release
• Your chance to try simpler train tickets in Yorkshire and the East Midlands this September
  • 06 June 2025
  • Press release
• First HS2 rail tunnel breakthrough completed in Birmingham, as project reaches latest milestone
  • 09 May 2025
  • Press release

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