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24 Feb 2025, 3:24 p.m. - House of Lords
"girls. My belief is we do not need to wait for the railways bill to do "
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, Minister of State (Department for Transport) (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript


Parliamentary Debates
Thameslink Train Services
15 speeches (3,545 words)
Tuesday 25th February 2025 - Westminster Hall
Department for Transport
Mentions:
1: Simon Lightwood (LAB - Wakefield and Rothwell) We will hear more about that when the railways Bill comes before Parliament.Disruption due to train crew - Link to Speech

Stockton and Darlington Railway: 200th Anniversary
19 speeches (1,652 words)
Tuesday 25th February 2025 - Lords Chamber
Department for Transport
Mentions:
1: Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Lab - Life peer) contribute to the future of Britain’s railways by considering and then passing the forthcoming railways Bill - Link to Speech

Violence Against Women and Girls on Trains
19 speeches (1,666 words)
Monday 24th February 2025 - Lords Chamber
Department for Transport
Mentions:
1: Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Lab - Life peer) My belief is that we do not need to wait for the railways Bill to do that, only to note that Great British - Link to Speech

Rail Reform
1 speech (810 words)
Monday 24th February 2025 - Written Statements
Department for Transport
Mentions:
1: Heidi Alexander (Lab - Swindon South) On Tuesday 18 February, I launched the public consultation for the Government’s upcoming railways Bill - Link to Speech

Passenger Standards Authority
21 speeches (1,604 words)
Tuesday 11th February 2025 - Lords Chamber
Department for Transport
Mentions:
1: Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Lab - Life peer) My department will publish a consultation on the railways Bill imminently, which will provide detail - Link to Speech

Great British Energy Bill
115 speeches (29,171 words)
Report stage part one
Tuesday 11th February 2025 - Lords Chamber
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Mentions:
1: Lord Whitty (Lab - Life peer) I might also have made the same point on the railways Bill. - Link to Speech

Rail Services: Open Access Operators
29 speeches (9,690 words)
Thursday 6th February 2025 - Westminster Hall
Department for Transport
Mentions:
1: Gregory Stafford (Con - Farnham and Bordon) proven model should be used as a blueprint in shaping Great British Railways and the upcoming railways Bill - Link to Speech
2: Simon Lightwood (LAB - Wakefield and Rothwell) future plans for access to the network, we intend to bring forward a consultation on our proposed railways Bill - Link to Speech

Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]
68 speeches (18,592 words)
Committee stage
Tuesday 28th January 2025 - Grand Committee
Department for Transport
Mentions:
1: Lord Moylan (Con - Life peer) controlling brain—yes, we are back to similar language to that which we used in relation to the railways Bill - Link to Speech

Football Governance Bill [HL]
128 speeches (27,770 words)
Committee stage: Part 1
Wednesday 4th December 2024 - Lords Chamber

Mentions:
1: Lord Mann (Lab - Life peer) numbers of Bills that could in theory be called hybrid Bills but are not, such as the Great British Railways Bill - Link to Speech

Great British Energy Bill
80 speeches (26,234 words)
Committee stage part one
Tuesday 3rd December 2024 - Lords Chamber
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Mentions:
1: None My noble friend Lord Gascoigne noted in speaking on the railways Bill last month that the purpose clause - Link to Speech

Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill
28 speeches (5,007 words)
Consideration of Commons amendments
Wednesday 20th November 2024 - Lords Chamber
Department for Transport
Mentions:
1: Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Lab - Life peer) In that respect, the wider railways Bill is a different matter. - Link to Speech

Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill
36 speeches (5,962 words)
Consideration of Lords amendments
Tuesday 19th November 2024 - Commons Chamber
Department for Transport
Mentions:
1: Louise Haigh (Lab - Sheffield Heeley) will put passengers first, and I look forward to debating with all Members of this House as the railways Bill - Link to Speech

Rail Performance
23 speeches (4,421 words)
Wednesday 13th November 2024 - Lords Chamber
Department for Transport
Mentions:
1: None That will lay the groundwork for the introduction of the railways Bill, later this Session, which will - Link to Speech

Rail Performance
76 speeches (7,992 words)
Monday 11th November 2024 - Commons Chamber
Department for Transport
Mentions:
1: Louise Haigh (Lab - Sheffield Heeley) That will lay the groundwork for the introduction of the railways Bill, later this Session, which will - Link to Speech

Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill
92 speeches (24,572 words)
Report stage
Wednesday 6th November 2024 - Lords Chamber
Department for Transport
Mentions:
1: Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Lab - Life peer) Looking ahead to the wider railways Bill, we see a continuing role for open-access services where they - Link to Speech
2: Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Lab - Life peer) Our plans for reform in the substantive railways Bill will provide that stronger local voice. - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
Monday 10th March 2025
Correspondence - Letter from the Permanent Secretary of the Department for Transport relating to PAC’s 38th Report of Session 2023-2024, Rail reform: The rail transformation programme, 27 February 2025

Public Accounts Committee

Found: The government has recently launched a consultation on the Railways Bill ahead of introduction later

Wednesday 5th March 2025
Oral Evidence - Department for Transport, Department for Transport, and Network Rail

Welsh Affairs Committee

Found: The important thing about devolution in the forthcoming railways Bill is the additional inclusion of

Tuesday 4th March 2025
Written Evidence - Icomera UK Limited
RIP0014 - Rail investment pipelines: ending boom and bust

Rail investment pipelines: ending boom and bust - Transport Committee

Found: stand ready to respond to the new UK Government’s promised consultation in preparation for the Railways Bill

Tuesday 4th March 2025
Written Evidence - Hitachi Rail
RIP0055 - Rail investment pipelines: ending boom and bust

Rail investment pipelines: ending boom and bust - Transport Committee

Found: should be either included in the rolling stock strategy or in primary legislation in the upcoming Railways Bill

Wednesday 26th February 2025
Correspondence - Letter from the Secretary of State for Transport relating to the launch of legislation to implement rail transformation

Transport Committee

Found: The Railways Bill will enable the biggest overhaul of the rail sector in a generation.

Wednesday 22nd January 2025
Oral Evidence - Shadow Great British Railways, and Department for Transport

Transport Committee

Found: the Passenger Standards Authority, which will also be created, at least for the railway, by the railways Bill

Wednesday 13th November 2024
Oral Evidence - Department for Transport, Department for Transport, and Department for Transport

Transport Committee

Found: Louise Haigh: We will be going out to consultation very shortly on the railways Bill that we hope to



Written Answers
Railways: Buckingham and Bletchley
Asked by: Callum Anderson (Labour - Buckingham and Bletchley)
Monday 3rd March 2025

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed rail reforms on commuter services from Bletchley.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Railways Bill will enable the biggest overhaul of the rail sector in a generation. It will create stronger leadership by establishing Great British Railways as a new ‘directing mind’ for the industry, unifying track and train under a single public body to deliver better services for passengers and customers, and better value for money for taxpayers.

The Government launched an eight-week consultation on 18 February seeking views on the key legislative proposals that will form part of the upcoming Railways Bill.

Services from Bletchley will benefit from the changes set out above, alongside the rest of the network.

Railways: Mayors
Asked by: Rebecca Smith (Conservative - South West Devon)
Tuesday 18th February 2025

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, what guidance she plans to issue to combined authority mayors on ensuring (a) clear accountability for the implementation of new devolved transport powers and (b) that regional transport planning (i) aligns with the work of Great British Rail and (ii) helps to deliver a cohesive national rail strategy.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The English Devolution Accountability Framework and Scrutiny Protocol set out the accountability requirements for all Combined Authorities. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s English Devolution White Paper set out the government’s commitment to work with the sector to explore a number of measures to enhance local scrutiny and accountability.

Where a Mayoral Combined Authority is in receipt of an integrated funding settlement, this will be underpinned by the Memorandum of Understanding, available at Integrated Settlements for Mayoral Combined Authorities - GOV.UK, and an individual outcomes framework for delivery, to be agreed with government.

For the transport measures that require implementation guidance, this is being developed and will be published in due course. Devolved leaders in Mayoral Combined Authorities will have a statutory role in governing, managing, planning and developing the Great British Railways (GBR) network. GBR will be organised to work collaboratively with mayors and local stakeholders, ensuring rail better meets local needs. Supporting this, GBR will agree partnerships with mayors, demonstrating a change in how the railway engages locally.

Local influence and control will need to be balanced with Great British Railways (GBR) taking decisions in the interest of the wider regional and national network in line with the Long-Term Rail Strategy that will be put in place.

On 18th February we launched the 8-week public consultation into the Government’s proposals for the Railways Bill. This consultation seeks views on the key legislative proposals that will form part of the upcoming Railways Bill and make that vision a reality.

Railways: Mayors
Asked by: Rebecca Smith (Conservative - South West Devon)
Tuesday 18th February 2025

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's White Paper, English Devolution, published on 16 December 2024, when she will publish guidance on the (a) powers and (b) implementation accountability of Metro Mayors on transport; and how Metro Mayors' powers will align with Great British Railways' (a) role and (b) responsibility to deliver a national rail strategy.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The English Devolution Accountability Framework and Scrutiny Protocol set out the accountability requirements for all Combined Authorities. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s English Devolution White Paper set out the government’s commitment to work with the sector to explore a number of measures to enhance local scrutiny and accountability.

Where a Mayoral Combined Authority is in receipt of an integrated funding settlement, this will be underpinned by the Memorandum of Understanding, available at Integrated Settlements for Mayoral Combined Authorities - GOV.UK, and an individual outcomes framework for delivery, to be agreed with government.

For the transport measures that require implementation guidance, this is being developed and will be published in due course. Devolved leaders in Mayoral Combined Authorities will have a statutory role in governing, managing, planning and developing the Great British Railways (GBR) network. GBR will be organised to work collaboratively with mayors and local stakeholders, ensuring rail better meets local needs. Supporting this, GBR will agree partnerships with mayors, demonstrating a change in how the railway engages locally.

Local influence and control will need to be balanced with Great British Railways (GBR) taking decisions in the interest of the wider regional and national network in line with the Long-Term Rail Strategy that will be put in place. Further detail is outlined in an 8-week public consultation into the Government’s proposals for the Railways Bill, published on 18th February. This consultation seeks views on the key legislative proposals that will form part of the upcoming Railways Bill and make that vision a reality.

Railways: Mayors
Asked by: Alex Mayer (Labour - Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard)
Friday 14th February 2025

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the proposed statutory powers of Metro Mayors for rail services will operate under Great British Railways.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The statutory role for mayors in governing, managing, planning and developing the rail network intends to bring decision making within Great British Railways as close as possible to local communities. This will empower local leaders and support the development of seamless, integrated transport networks and a public transport system that properly serves local areas.

Further detail will be outlined in an upcoming consultation on the Railways Bill, which will be published soon.

Rolling Stock
Asked by: Freddie van Mierlo (Liberal Democrat - Henley and Thame)
Friday 14th February 2025

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2025 to Question 24061 on Rolling Stock, whether the Rolling Stock Strategy will include branch lines.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Government is committed to ending years of poor service and fragmentation on the railways, by creating a unified and simplified system through public ownership of train operations and by establishing Great British Railways (GBR).

The forthcoming Railways Bill will enable the biggest overhaul of the rail sector in a generation. It will create stronger leadership by establishing GBR as a new ‘directing mind’ for the industry, bringing together the management of the rail network and the delivery of passenger services into a single public body.

GBR will have the tools and operational independence it needs to plan and run the rail system effectively on a long-term basis, driving up performance and reliability.

The Government is working at pace to develop the framework for a rolling stock strategy which will include considerations around the timelines for new build, refurbishments, and potential cascades. Once established, GBR will take the strategy forward providing a long-term approach to future rolling stock needs across the entire network including branch lines.

Railways: Henley-on-Thames
Asked by: Freddie van Mierlo (Liberal Democrat - Henley and Thame)
Friday 14th February 2025

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2025 to Question 24061 on Rolling Stock, whether new builds will ensure sufficient capacity is procured in the future for the Henley Branch Line to cover moments of peak demand.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Government is committed to ending years of poor service and fragmentation on the railways, by creating a unified and simplified system through public ownership of train operations and by establishing Great British Railways (GBR).

The forthcoming Railways Bill will enable the biggest overhaul of the rail sector in a generation. It will create stronger leadership by establishing GBR as a new ‘directing mind’ for the industry, bringing together the management of the rail network and the delivery of passenger services into a single public body.

GBR will have the tools and operational independence it needs to plan and run the rail system effectively on a long-term basis, driving up performance and reliability.

The Government is working at pace to develop the framework for a rolling stock strategy which will include considerations around the timelines for new build, refurbishments, and potential cascades. Once established, GBR will take the strategy forward providing a long-term approach to future rolling stock needs across the entire network including branch lines.

Railways: Compensation
Asked by: Alex Mayer (Labour - Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard)
Friday 14th February 2025

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the new government-backed train ticket website will include a search facility to help people affected by train delays find actual past (a) departure and (b) arrival times to support their claims under the Delay Repay scheme.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Once Great British Railways is established, it will retail online by consolidating individual train operators’ ticket websites. It will work alongside a thriving private sector retail market, which will continue to play a key role in driving innovation and investment and encouraging more people to choose rail.

Exact plans will now be developed in close partnership with industry, the private sector and wider stakeholders, with further detail to be consulted on shortly as part of the Railways Bill consultation.

Great British Railways
Asked by: Edward Morello (Liberal Democrat - West Dorset)
Tuesday 17th December 2024

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her timeline is for the establishment of Great British Railways; and what key milestones she expects to reach in the next 12 months.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The King’s Speech confirmed legislation – the Railways Bill – will be introduced to create Great British Railways in the first Parliamentary session. The consultation on this legislation will be published around the turn of the year. We anticipate GBR to be set up over the following 12 months after the legislation receives Royal Assent.



Petitions

Give Wales the same funding per person for the rail network as England

Petition Open - 9 Signatures

Sign this petition 13 Sep 2025
closes in 5 months, 4 weeks

We feel that the Welsh rail network is treated as second class compared to England. The nation has 11% of the entire UK's rail network, has 5% of the UK's population but receives just 1% of rail infrastructure funding.


Found: The UK government could use the Railways Bill this year to create a mechanism to guarantee fair funding



Bill Documents
Mar. 03 2025
Court of Referees - Promoter's submitted evidence
City of London (Markets) Bill 2024-26
Written evidence

Found: Kings Cross Railways Bill – Petitions of Patrick Roper and 13 others – 10 petitions disallowed [session



Department Publications - Policy and Engagement
Monday 10th March 2025
HM Treasury
Source Page: Treasury Minutes progress report – March 2025
Document: (PDF)

Found: overhaul of the fundamental rules, structures, and bodies that make up the rail industry via the Railways Bill

Monday 10th March 2025
HM Treasury
Source Page: Treasury Minutes progress report – March 2025
Document: (PDF)

Found: overhaul of the fundamental rules, structures, and bodies that make up the rail industry via the Railways Bill

Tuesday 18th February 2025
Department for Transport
Source Page: A railway fit for Britain's future
Document: (PDF)

Found: railway 8 Six clear objectives 9 The need for reform 10 Our plan for change 12 Paving the way: A new Railways Bill

Tuesday 18th February 2025
Department for Transport
Source Page: A railway fit for Britain's future
Document: A railway fit for Britain's future (webpage)

Found: We are seeking views on new policies to be included in the forthcoming Railways Bill, which will enable

Tuesday 18th February 2025
Department for Transport
Source Page: A railway fit for Britain's future
Document: (PDF)

Found: 7 Six clear objectives 7 The need for reform 8 Our plan for change 9 Paving the way: A new Railways Bill

Tuesday 18th February 2025
Department for Transport
Source Page: A railway fit for Britain's future
Document: (PDF)

Found: 7 Six clear objectives 7 The need for reform 8 Our plan for change 9 Paving the way: A new Railways Bill



Department Publications - News and Communications
Tuesday 25th February 2025
Department for Transport
Source Page: Rail reform: a railway fit for Britain's future
Document: Rail reform: a railway fit for Britain's future (webpage)

Found: On Tuesday 18 February, I launched the public consultation for the government’s upcoming Railways Bill

Monday 11th November 2024
Department for Transport
Source Page: Our progress in overhauling the railways
Document: Our progress in overhauling the railways (webpage)

Found: This will lay the groundwork for the introduction of the Railways Bill later this session, which will



Deposited Papers
Friday 21st February 2025
Department for Transport
Source Page: Letter dated 18/02/2025 from Heidi Alexander MP to Ruth Cadbury MP and Martin Vickers MP regarding the publication of the consultation on legislation to implement Rail Sector Transformation. 2p.
Document: Letter_to_Transport_Select_Committee_Chair.pdf (PDF)

Found: The Railways Bill will enable the biggest overhaul of the rail sector in a generation.




Railways Bill 2014-15 mentioned in Scottish results


Scottish Parliamentary Debates
Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill
10 speeches (6,466 words)
Thursday 31st October 2024 - Main Chamber
Mentions:
1: Hyslop, Fiona (SNP - Linlithgow) reason why all members should support that position in consideration of the future UK Great British railways bill - Link to Speech