Found: Letter from Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, responding

Found: Letter from Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, responding

Found: Letter from Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee to Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill regarding

Found: We had Lord Hendy before this Committee a few weeks ago.

Found: Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill Minister of State for Rail Great Minster House 33 Horseferry Road London

Found: Letter from Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee to Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, regarding

Found: Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill Minister of State for Rail Great Minster House 33 Horseferry Road

Found: Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill Minister of State for Rail Great Minster House 33 Horseferry Road

Found: Lord Hendy: I am Peter, Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill.

Found: Private financing of the project Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill Minister of State for Rail Department

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 8 June (HL385), whether National Highways uses a standardised definition of a pothole on the strategic road network; and if so, what that definition is.

Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

National Highways does not use a standardised definition of a pothole. It inspects the strategic road network in accordance with the relevant part of the Design Manual for Roads & Bridges, which prescribes the regime, frequency, and requirements for inspecting the condition of road surfaces.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 1 April (HL15993), how many properties owned by HS2 Limited on the Phase 2b eastern leg have been disposed of.

Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

Six properties that were situated along the former Meadowhall route, which was removed in 2016 when the Phase 2b East route to Leeds was altered, were sold between 2023-2024 as part of a disposals pilot project. Following the announcement in July 2025 of a programme to dispose of over 550 properties on the former Phase 2b eastern leg of HS2, the department has appointed a delivery agent to develop and implement this programme. No properties have yet been sold under this programme. We expect open market sales to begin in late 2026.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 17 June (HL476), whether they have made progress on the strengthening of Hammersmith Bridge; and when they expect Hammersmith Bridge to reopen for traffic.

Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

As the asset owner, the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham may choose to apply for further project funding for the next stage of ‘Strengthening’ works on Hammersmith Bridge through the new Structures Fund, which launched on 15 April 2026. Any application will be assessed alongside other applications to the fund, and further project updates will be made available in due course.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (HL425), what is the estimated cost of full electrification of the East West Rail route compared to the lower capital cost of discontinuous electrification.

Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

The costs of electrifying the full East West Rail route versus partial (discontinuous) electrification will depend on a number of factors including the final scope for the railway’s design and location of overhead line equipment. This is yet to be finalised and will be developed in light of feedback received in the East West Rail Company’s latest public consultation, which closed on 9 June this year.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 2 June (HL335), what was the total value of Schedule 8 compensation payments made by Network Rail to Train Operating Companies resulting from rail trespass incidents in (1) 2024, (2) 2025, and (3) 2026 to date.

Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

The Network Rail / British Transport Police’s National Disruption Fusion Unit can supply Schedule 8 (delay report) costs for external (XA) trespass for the following:

The combined figure is £218,374,921.

The annual (by financial year) breakdown is as follows:

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 20 April (HL Deb col 504) and the remarks by Baroness Blake of Leeds on 28 April (HL Deb col 1063), whether the previous Network Rail pay settlement did or did not include productivity incentives.

Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

In January this year Network Rail reached a pay settlement with its general grades staff at 3.8% along with delivery of efficiency improvements.

These efficiency improvements relate to changes in working practices and modernisation initiatives agreed between Network Rail and the trade unions to support a more sustainable and reliable railway.

The Government supports pay settlements which are fair, affordable and deliver value for taxpayers and farepayers

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 15 April (HL Deb col 59GC), whether the staff transferred from the Department for Transport (DfT) to DfT operator are, or will be, physically located in Network Rail premises in Waterloo; and whether they plan to maintain managerial and operational distance between DfT operator and Network Rail in the context of the formation of Great British Rail.

Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

Staff transferred from the Department for Transport (DfT) to DfT Operator are based in a range of office locations, including Network Rail premises in Waterloo and other locations across the country. NR and DFTO are separate companies with different legal duties. On the journey to GBR they are co-locating and working closely together - for example co-designing GBR with DfT - to ensure that benefits for customers and taxpayers can be delivered as soon as possible.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 27 January (HL13602), whether they have now made an estimate of the capital and ongoing operating costs of developing, launching and maintaining the proposed Great British Railways ticketing website and mobile application.

Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

Thank you for your continued interest in this project; we are still developing the proposition and preparing for the procurement. The procurement process will involve engagement with suppliers which will be commercially sensitive, so sharing costs at this stage would not be appropriate. We will provide updates at the appropriate time.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 10 February (HL14013), what are the consolidated figures from Network Rail’s Annual Report and Accounts and Regulatory Financial Statements of Network Rail’s (1) maintenance expenditure, and (2) renewals expenditure, for each financial year from 2015–16 to 2024–25, broken down by asset category, including track, signalling, telecoms, electrical power and fixed plant, overhead line equipment, drainage, earthworks, civils, structures, buildings, property and other relevant categories; and, for each asset category, the amount spent and its percentage of total Network Rail expenditure in that year.

Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

Please see the attached document which contains the information requested.

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Found: The Transport Minister in the Lords, Lord Hendy, said the government would consider legislative changes

Found: Letter from Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, responding

Found: Letter from Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, responding

Found: Letter from Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee to Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill regarding

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Found: This cross‑industry implementation plan was developed following the letter issued by Lord Hendy of Richmond

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Found: 64 List of Ministers’ Interests - July 2026 The Lord Hendy

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Found: Prime Minister’s Office, Kickstarting Economic Growth, accessed on 17/03/26. 877 DfT and Lord Hendy

Found: Letter dated 04/06/2026 from Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill to Chris Hinchliff MP regarding points raised

Found: Letter dated 29/06/2026 from Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill to Lords regarding matters raised during the

Found: Letter dated 29/06/2026 from Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill to Lord Moylan and Earl Russell regarding questions

Found: Letter dated 15/06/2026 from Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill to Lord Rogan regarding the scope of the powers

Found: I would be keen for an early meeting with Lord Hendy given the importance of collaboration on rail.