Ministerial role
Minister of State (Minister for Rail)
Organisations:
Department for Transport
Current role holder:
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill CBE
Responsibilities
The Rail Minister is responsible for:
- rail transformation and reform
- rail markets
- rail infrastructure
- High Speed 2 (HS2)
- international rail
- rail freight
- rail accessibility
- rail decarbonisation
- the British Transport Police
- Office of Rail and Road (ORR)
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.