Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
The Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill CBE
Labour
•House of Lords•ActiveMember since 17 November 2022
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Planning and Infrastructure Bill
23/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I apologise: I prematurely terminated the journey of this part of the Bill. I will seek to be very brief.
The Government are committed to...
My Lords, in respect of lane rental schemes, the Government are committed to reducing disruption from street works and improving the efficiency of our...
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Train Operators’ Revenue Protection Practices Review
16/07/2025 • Lords
It needs to be sorted and it will have to be sorted, over time. I refer to my experience at Transport for London, where we radically changed the fare ...
Ticketless travel is a real problem. Operators have to be on their toes, because leaving gates open at times when people travel means that they will j...
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That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 3 June be approved.
Relevant document: 28th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny ...
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I thank the noble Lord for his intervention. I will write further on what we can say about the projected timescales of conclusion. It is enough to not...
My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their consideration of these draft regulations. I will now attempt to respond to the specific points raised.
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Road and Rail Projects
13/07/2025 • Lords
I thank my noble friend for those observations. He is right that the Government would encourage more freight on railways—there was a Question on that ...
I thank my noble friend for that question. The truth is that we knew at the time of the cancellation of HS2 phase 2a that the original purpose of a ne...
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Rail Freight
13/07/2025 • Lords
I agree that 75% is quite challenging for the island of Great Britain. The economics of rail freight work much better over thousands of miles than ove...
It is a pleasure to hear from one of the many former Secretaries of State for Transport on the other side of the House. I confirm that the 75% will re...
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European Union Entry/Exit System
08/07/2025 • Lords
I thank the noble Lord for his suggestion. The juxtaposed portals work by having designated areas which are under the control of other sovereign natio...
Indeed—we are very mindful of the fact that, done inelegantly and with the wrong result, this could affect business across the country generally, not ...
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HS2 Reset
18/06/2025 • Lords
It is right to say that the public need to be onside with these huge projects. Although, clearly, this is a high-speed rail project, I started what I ...
The Government are creating a new body out of the IPA and the NIC. We expect it to assist those projects to help them do these jobs better. There are ...
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Self-driving Vehicles: Disabled Passengers
18/06/2025 • Lords
I have no doubt that the noble Lord spends far longer reading the Daily Telegraph than I have time for. As it happens, I did not read that pa...
The Government are really committed to including people with disabilities in mainstream life and work, and I think the availability of autonomous vehi...
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E-scooters, E-bikes and Pedal Bikes: Legislation
16/06/2025 • Lords
The one thing that I did not say was that the Government are doing nothing. The Government are considering very seriously what needs to be done to dea...
I share the noble Lord’s enthusiasm for teaching kids to cycle, which is why I said to the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, View full contribution →
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