Ministerial role

Minister of State

Organisations: Department for Transport

Responsibilities

The minister is responsible for:

  • HS2
  • Integrated Rail Plan for the North and Midlands
  • Northern Powerhouse Rail
  • Transpennine route upgrade
  • Rail network enhancements pipeline
  • rail strategy (Plan for Rail, workforce reform)
  • passenger and freight services
  • Network Rail
  • Restoring your Railways
  • accessibility

Previous holders of this role

  1. Kevin Foster

    2022 to 2022