United Kingdom parliament
Peter Hendy
Member of the House of Lords · Labour
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Lords Grand Committee · House of Lords · 16 September 2026
Minister: innovation function, cyber regime, open data, steel sourcing
“My Lords, I should firstly say I'm not buying any more cushions. I've bought enough cushions. Secondly, the noble Lord Moylan referred to a discussion yesterday about the functions of Great British Railways, and we did have a... I will…”
Watch from 25:53Minister: rail emissions, adaptation, biodiversity and decarbonisation plans
“My Lords, I just want to start by making a response to the noble Lord Moylan, who's not in his place at the moment, on amendment 89A. I will write to noble Lords with the information I have about the…”
Watch from 1:38:45ORR consumer powers and proposal to recast the regulator
“My Lords, I rise to speak in favor of amendment 79 to 93 tabled in my name. As many noble Lords are aware, consumer protection such as ensuring transparency of fees, safeguard customer interests and drive economic growth by promoting…”
Watch from 1:53:25
House of Lords · House of Lords · 14 September 2026
Air traffic control failure UQ: causes, accountability and compensation
“My lords, firstly I should make it clear that this was an unacceptable event and to apologize to passengers and others affected. The event was less than a week ago, it was last Tuesday afternoon, and the Secretary of State,…”
Watch from 1:47:16Air traffic control failure: resilience, ownership and passenger handling
“The noble Baroness is certainly right that actually these systems have to be and should be more resilient than they are. The Secretary of State has recently written to the Civil Aviation Authority with its priorities for the for the…”
Watch from 1:51:40
Lords Grand Committee · House of Lords · 10 September 2026
Minister’s clarification on GB strategy and Scottish/Welsh devolution
“My lords, before we move on, I'd like to briefly return to a point raised during committee on amendment 146 on Tuesday regarding the long-term rail strategy and its relationship with devolved railway responsibilities. I was less than clear on…”
Watch from 27:10Minister on mayoral powers, TfL model and consultation duties
“I absolutely agree with him and with the noble baroness that the partnership approach that the bill sets out must be effective. GBR must engage with partnership offers seriously and the bar for GBR to reject a partnership must be…”
Watch from 31:27Closure of devolution group: withdrawal and clauses agreed
“I'm grateful to the noble lord. I'm particularly grateful for his suggestion that we only debate this once, actually. But I've listened carefully to what he's just said and I will reflect on what he's just said as I said…”
Watch from 37:05
Lords Grand Committee · House of Lords · 8 September 2026
Minister (Lord Hendy): response on GBR company form and ownership
“My Lords, I thank the noble Lord Moylan, noble Lord Lansley, noble Baroness Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb and for their amendments and noble Lords Harper and Barkley for their contributions. May I begin with amendments one and six, which specify…”
Watch from 38:28Moylan’s challenge and procedural wrap‑up on Clauses 1–2
“I'm grateful to the noble lord. My experience of Network Rail's property and Platform 4 is offset by increasing age and failure to remember the details. So I will not only write to noble lords about the 50-50 percentage, but…”
Watch from 50:55Moylan’s challenge and procedural wrap‑up on Clauses 1–2
“My Lords, just briefly, firstly I should say the operative date for GBR will be sometime in 2027, but it depends of course on the passage of this bill. Secondly, I can give a very sound explanation for being in…”
Watch from 58:15
House of Lords · House of Lords · 20 July 2026
Civil Aviation Bill: CMA drafting correction and government closing remarks
“...statement of enforcement policy prepared by a direct enforcement authority. However, under paragraph 16F of that Act, the statement will always be prepared by the Competition and Markets Authority and not a direct enforcement authority. The amendment therefore removes this…”
Watch from 1:57:53Civil Aviation Bill: third reading closing contributions
“My Lords, no more, no more puns. Two brief points. Firstly, the noble Lord just referred to the new current clause 7. We'll see what happens in the other place with that. I'm particularly pleased that the noble Lord spoke…”
Watch from 2:12:05
House of Lords · House of Lords · 13 July 2026
Railways Bill: Grand Committee vs Floor debate
“My lords, I beg to move the motion standing in my name on the order paper.”
Watch from 45:50Railways Bill: Grand Committee vs Floor debate
“My lords, what a joy it is to hear from three former transport secretaries I've worked for. And I predict hearing from a former deputy chair of Transport for London that I've worked for shortly as well. I know as…”
Watch from 50:37Civil Aviation Bill report: Purpose and growth vs consumer focus
“My Lords, before addressing these amendments, I thank all noble Lords for their continued contributions to the bill. It's clear that we share a common goal: improving the aviation sector. The government has carefully reflected on the arguments put forward…”
Watch from 2:14:56
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