Information between 24th July 2025 - 2nd September 2025
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Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill speeches from: Planning and Infrastructure Bill
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill contributed 21 speeches (6,221 words) Committee stage Thursday 24th July 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Transport |
Written Answers |
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Roads: Capital Investment
Asked by: Lord Snape (Labour - Life peer) Wednesday 6th August 2025 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 14 July 2025 (HL Deb cols 1678–1681), whether they will publish for each of the road schemes for which funding was confirmed (1) the benefit-cost ration, (2) the latest cost estimate with the date of that cost estimate, and (3) the appraisal made under the Department for Transport’s capital spend review announced in July 2024. Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport) (1) Detailed information on Strategic Road Network (SRN) schemes is available in the applications for planning consent, available on the Planning Inspectorate’s website. Benefit-cost ratio information for Major Road Network/Large Local Majors (MRN/LLM) schemes is part of the business case evidence and analysis which is provided by Local Authorities. This information is therefore available directly from them, once a scheme is approved at the Full Business Case (FBC) stage.
(2) Scheme costs for the SRN schemes will be confirmed as part of the setting of the third Road Investment Strategy, planned to be published by the end of March 2026. For MRN/LLM schemes, individual financial details cannot be provided ahead of assessing the Full Business Case, as doing so would jeopardise procurement exercises and contract negotiations.
(3) The Capital Review provided strategic advice to the Secretary of State. It did not appraise any specific projects, programmes or portfolios. |
Railways: Tree Felling
Asked by: Lord Blencathra (Conservative - Life peer) Monday 28th July 2025 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 21 July (HL9261), what plans they have to impose a ban on all tree and shrubbery clearance work by Network Rail from March to August inclusive to avoid disturbing songbirds during nesting season. Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport) The government has no plans to impose a ban on tree and shrubbery clearance work by Network Rail. As stated in the previous answer (HL9261), Network Rail has processes in place for managing tree removal around nesting season. Network Rail has committed to increase biodiversity across the rail estate by 2035 but ultimately must prioritise the safe and efficient operation of the railway. Vegetation with suspected or identified nesting birds would only be removed if safety concerns were significant and following consultation with ecologists, lawyers and the British Transport Police. |
Penrith (North Lakes) Station: Parking
Asked by: Lord Blencathra (Conservative - Life peer) Monday 28th July 2025 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 11 February (HL4485), what assessment have they made, if any, of the number of potholes in the car park of Penrith Station; and what steps they are taking, if any, to ensure that Network Rail will repair any potholes. Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport) No assessment has been made by officials about the number of potholes in the car park at Penrith. We understand from Avanti West Coast and Network Rail that a temporary repair of potholes has been put in place at the station front, and a re-surfacing of the road at the station is expected within the coming year. Avanti West Coast will raise with Network Rail the importance of the car park in any plans for pothole repairs. |
Non-Departmental Publications - Transparency |
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Jul. 29 2025
Science Museum Group Source Page: Science Museum Group Annual Report and Accounts 2024 to 2025 Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: Professor Brian Cantor 2 01/06/2016 30/11/2024 3/5 Judith Donovan 2 02/01/2019 31/08/2027 5/5 Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill |
Deposited Papers |
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Friday 1st August 2025
Department for Transport Source Page: Letter dated 28/07/2025 from Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill to Lord Moylan in response to a Written Parliamentary Question regarding the new integrated leadership team for Southeastern and the Network Rail Kent route. 2p. Document: 20250728_Lord_Hendy_to_Lord_Moylan_-_HL9179.docx (webpage) Found: Letter dated 28/07/2025 from Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill to Lord Moylan in response to a Written Parliamentary |