Armed Forces APPG

First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 07/05/2025

To promote better understanding of His Majesty's Armed Forces in Parliament.

Note: All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal, cross-party groups formed by MPs and Members of the House of Lords who share a common interest in a particular policy area, region or country. APPGs have no official status within Parliament.
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Reticulating Splines
4 Current APPG Officers
Alex Ballinger Portrait
Alex Ballinger
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Halesowen
Joined: 2nd January 2025
Paul Foster Portrait
Paul Foster
Co-Chair
Labour - South Ribble
Joined: 2nd January 2025
No other APPG Officer Positions
2 APPG Memberships
Falkland Islands , Football Supporters
Amanda Martin Portrait
Amanda Martin
Vice Chair
Labour - Portsmouth North
Joined: 2nd January 2025
Ben Obese-Jecty Portrait
Ben Obese-Jecty
Vice Chair
Conservative - Huntingdon
Joined: 2nd January 2025
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Alex Ballinger MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.

Email: alex.ballinger.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Sophie Lane, Office of Alex Ballinger MP

Email: sophie.lane@parliament.uk

No benefits in kind are on record for the Armed Forces APPG

Date
23 Feb 2024
Source
MBDA UK Ltd
Value
£7,500
Date
2 Feb 2024
Source
Raytheon
Value
£7,500
Date
31 Jan 2024
Source
Boeing
Value
£7,500
Date
26 Jan 2024
Source
Rolls-Royce
Value
£7,500
Date
26 Jan 2024
Source
Airbus
Value
£7,500
Date
20 Dec 2023
Source
BAE Systems PLC
Value
£7,500
Date
8 Dec 2023
Source
MBDA UK Limited
Value
£7,500
Date
9 Nov 2023
Source
Leidos UK
Value
£7,500
Date
27 Oct 2023
Source
Leonardo UK
Value
£7,500
Date
26 Oct 2023
Source
Babcock International Group
Value
£7,500
Date
30 May 2023
Source
Northrop Grumman
Value
£7,500
Date
25 Apr 2023
Source
Leidos UK
Value
£7,500
Date
14 Apr 2023
Source
Lockheed Martin UK
Value
£7,500
Date
22 Mar 2023
Source
Saab UK Ltd
Value
£7,500
Date
16 Feb 2023
Source
Boeing UK
Value
£7,500
Date
16 Feb 2023
Source
Thales UK
Value
£9,000
Date
29 Dec 2022
Source
Airbus UK
Value
£5,000
Date
2 Dec 2022
Source
Leonardo UK
Value
£7,500
Date
2 Nov 2022
Source
CAE UK
Value
£7,000
Date
31 Oct 2022
Source
BAE Systems
Value
£7,500
Date
20 Oct 2022
Source
Babcock International Group
Value
£7,500
Date
5 Jul 2022
Source
Lockheed MartinUK
Value
£7,000
Date
22 Apr 2022
Source
Raytheon UK
Value
£7,500
Date
15 Feb 2022
Source
Boeing Defence UK
Value
£7,500
Date
10 Feb 2022
Source
Leidos UK
Value
£7,500
Date
1 Feb 2022
Source
Lockheed Martin UK
Value
£7,500
Date
31 Dec 2021
Source
BAE Systems
Value
£7,500
Date
8 Dec 2021
Source
Airbus
Value
£5,000
Date
3 Dec 2021
Source
Lockheed Martin
Value
£7,000
Date
3 Dec 2021
Source
Leonardo UK
Value
£7,500
Date
30 Nov 2021
Source
MBDA UK
Value
£7,500
Date
19 Nov 2021
Source
Northrop Grumman
Value
£2,500
Date
22 Oct 2021
Source
Thales UK
Value
£7,500
Date
22 Oct 2021
Source
Babcock International Group
Value
£7,500
Date
8 Oct 2021
Source
Saab Technologies
Value
£7,500
Date
20 Aug 2021
Source
Rolls-Royce
Value
£7,500
Date
6 Nov 2020
Source
Airbus Operations
Value
£5,000
Date
15 May 2020
Source
Rolls-Royce PLC
Value
£7,500
Date
17 Apr 2020
Source
Thales UK
Value
£7,500
Date
17 Feb 2020
Source
Boeing Defence UK
Value
£7,500
Date
10 Feb 2020
Source
Northrop Grumman
Value
£7,500
Date
28 Jan 2020
Source
Lockheed Martin UK
Value
£7,500
Date
10 Jan 2020
Source
Babcock International
Value
£7,500
Date
26 Sep 2019
Source
Airbus UK
Value
£5,000
Date
17 Jul 2019
Source
Boeing UK
Value
£7,500
Date
24 Jun 2019
Source
Northrop Grumman
Value
£2,500
Date
5 Jun 2019
Source
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Value
£2,500
Date
24 May 2019
Source
Clarion
Value
£7,000
Date
23 May 2019
Source
CAE Aircrew Training Services
Value
£7,000
Date
2 Apr 2019
Source
Lockheed Martin UK
Value
£7,500
Date
1 Mar 2019
Source
BAE Systems
Value
£7,500
Date
21 Feb 2019
Source
Thales
Value
£7,500
Date
15 Feb 2019
Source
Babcock International Group
Value
£7,500
Date
15 Feb 2019
Source
MBDA UK
Value
£7,500
Date
15 Feb 2019
Source
Raytheon UK
Value
£7,500
Date
8 Feb 2019
Source
Leonardo
Value
£7,500
Date
8 Feb 2019
Source
Leonardo
Value
£7,500
Date
17 Jan 2019
Source
Saab Technologies
Value
£7,500
Date
29 Jun 2018
Source
MBDA UK
Value
£7,500
Date
27 Jun 2018
Source
CAE Aircrew Training Services
Value
£7,000
Date
25 Jun 2018
Source
Rolls-Royce
Value
£7,500
Date
20 Apr 2018
Source
BAE Systems
Value
£7,500
Date
15 Mar 2018
Source
Lockheed Martin UK
Value
£7,500
Date
13 Feb 2018
Source
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Value
£7,500
Date
12 Feb 2018
Source
Boeing Defence UK
Value
£7,500
Date
9 Jan 2018
Source
Northrop Grumman UK
Value
£2,500
Date
8 Jan 2018
Source
Babcock International Group
Value
£7,500
Date
21 Dec 2017
Source
Saab Technologies UK
Value
£7,500
Date
15 Dec 2017
Source
Thales UK
Value
£7,500
Date
29 Sep 2017
Source
Clarion Defence (UK)
Value
£7,000
Date
13 Sep 2017
Source
Airbus
Value
£2,500
Date
7 Aug 2017
Source
CAE UK
Value
£3,500
Date
14 Jul 2017
Source
CAE Aircrew Training Services
Value
£3,500
Date
10 Mar 2017
Source
Leonardo
Value
£7,500
Date
10 Mar 2017
Source
MBDA
Value
£7,500
Date
3 Mar 2017
Source
Saab Technologies
Value
£7,500
Date
24 Feb 2017
Source
Babcock International
Value
£7,500
Date
20 Feb 2017
Source
Raytheon
Value
£7,500
Date
17 Feb 2017
Source
Thales
Value
£7,500
Date
16 Feb 2017
Source
Northrop Grumman
Value
£2,500
Date
13 Feb 2017
Source
Boeing Defence
Value
£7,500
Date
10 Feb 2017
Source
BAE Systems
Value
£7,500
Date
3 Jan 2017
Source
HP Defence
Value
£2,500
Date
31 May 2016
Source
Finmeccanica UK
Value
£7,500
Date
22 Apr 2016
Source
Clarion Defence (UK)
Value
£7,000
Date
15 Apr 2016
Source
BAE Systems
Value
£7,500
Date
3 Mar 2016
Source
CAE Aircrew Training Services
Value
£3,500
Date
15 Feb 2016
Source
CAE UK
Value
£3,500
Date
11 Jan 2016
Source
Thales
Value
£7,500
Date
8 Jan 2016
Source
Thales
Value
£7,500
Date
5 Jan 2016
Source
MCI Petersfield/London
Value
£2,500
Date
19 Nov 2015
Source
Northrop Grumman
Value
£2,500
Date
11 Nov 2015
Source
Airbus Group
Value
£2,500
Date
26 Oct 2015
Source
Babcock International
Value
£7,500
Date
16 Oct 2015
Source
Boeing Defence
Value
£7,500
Date
13 Oct 2015
Source
MBDA UK
Value
£7,500
Date
27 Apr 2015
Source
Boeing Defence
Value
£7,500
Date
2 Apr 2015
Source
HP Defence
Value
£2,500
Date
11 Mar 2015
Source
Airbus Group
Value
£2,500
Date
19 Jan 2015
Source
Babcock International Group
Value
£7,500
Date
16 Jan 2015
Source
MBDA UK
Value
£2,500
Date
12 Jan 2015
Source
Raytheon UK
Value
£7,500
Date
9 Jan 2015
Source
BAE Systems
Value
£7,500
Date
2 Jan 2015
Source
Finmeccanica
Value
£7,500
Former APPG Officers
Luke Pollard Portrait
Luke Pollard
Deputy Chair (Royal Navy & Royal Marines)
Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Stephen Doughty Portrait
Stephen Doughty
Deputy Chair (Army)
Labour (Co-op) - Cardiff South and Penarth
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Catherine McKinnell Portrait
Catherine McKinnell
Deputy Chair (Royal Air Force)
Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne North
Joined: 23rd March 2022
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

James Gray Portrait
James Gray
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for North Wiltshire
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Gavin Robinson Portrait
Gavin Robinson
Co-Secretary
Democratic Unionist Party - Belfast East
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 24th January 2024
Baroness Smith of Newnham Portrait
Baroness Smith of Newnham
Co-Secretary
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 24th November 2016
Departed: 24th January 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
Falkland Islands , Germany

No other APPG Memberships

Sheryll Murray Portrait
Sheryll Murray
Treasurer
Conservative - Former Member for South East Cornwall
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Robert Courts Portrait
Robert Courts
Vice Chair (Royal Air Force)
Conservative - Former Member for Witney
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Rob Butler Portrait
Rob Butler
Vice-Chair (Royal Air Force)
Conservative - Former Member for Aylesbury
Joined: 23rd March 2022
Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Dave Doogan Portrait
Dave Doogan
Vice-Chair (Royal Navy & Royal Marines)
Scottish National Party - Angus and Perthshire Glens
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 24th January 2024
1 APPG Officer Position
Engineering

No other APPG Memberships

Derek Thomas Portrait
Derek Thomas
Vice-Chair (Royal Navy & Royal Marines)
Conservative - Former Member for St Ives
Joined: 19th June 2019
Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Bob Stewart Portrait
Bob Stewart
Deputy Chair (Army)
Conservative - Former Member for Beckenham
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Jamie Stone Portrait
Jamie Stone
Vice Chair (Royal Air Force)
Liberal Democrat - Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 19th October 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lisa Cameron Portrait
Lisa Cameron
Co-Secretary
Conservative - Former Member for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 22nd July 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Christian Matheson Portrait
Christian Matheson
Vice-Chairman (Royal Air Force)
Independent - Former Member for City of Chester
Joined: 21st April 2021
Departed: 9th February 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Rogan Portrait
Lord Rogan
Co-Treasurer
Ulster Unionist Party - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 9th February 2022
1 APPG Officer Position
Taiwan

No other APPG Memberships

Stephen Hepburn Portrait
Stephen Hepburn
Co-Treasurer
Independent - Former Member for Jarrow
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Anne-Marie Trevelyan Portrait
Anne-Marie Trevelyan
Vice-Chairman (Royal Marines)
Conservative - Former Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed
Joined: 21st November 2018
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Madeleine Moon Portrait
Madeleine Moon
Deputy Chairman (Royal Air Force)
Labour - Former Member for Bridgend
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent Portrait
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
Deputy Chairman (Royal Navy)
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 21st July 2016
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Kevin Foster Portrait
Kevin Foster
Vice-Chairman (Royal Navy)
Conservative - Former Member for Torbay
Joined: 21st July 2016
Departed: 8th May 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Anne-Marie Trevelyan Portrait
Anne-Marie Trevelyan
Vice-Chairman (Royal Marines)
Conservative - Former Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed
Joined: 24th November 2016
Departed: 10th October 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Sheikh Portrait
Lord Sheikh
Co-Secretary
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 18th July 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Jolly Portrait
Baroness Jolly
Co-Treasurer
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 21st July 2016
Departed: 18th July 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Wendy Morton Portrait
Wendy Morton
Co-Treasurer
Conservative - Aldridge-Brownhills
Joined: 21st July 2016
Departed: 18th July 2018
5 APPG Officer Positions
Belarus , Gibraltar , Kosovo and Albania , Serbia , Waterways

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass Portrait
Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
Co-Secretary
Independent Ulster Unionist - Life peer
Joined: 21st July 2016
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Steven Paterson Portrait
Steven Paterson
Co-Secretary
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Stirling
Joined: 21st July 2016
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Jason McCartney Portrait
Jason McCartney
Vice-Chairman (Royal Air Force)
Conservative - Former Member for Colne Valley
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Oliver Colvile Portrait
Oliver Colvile
Deputy Chairman (Royal Navy)
Conservative - Former Member for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
Joined: 24th November 2016
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Andrew Murrison Portrait
Andrew Murrison
Deputy Chairman (Royal Navy)
Conservative - South West Wiltshire
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 12th October 2016
2 APPG Officer Positions
Morocco , Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Evans of Rainow Portrait
Lord Evans of Rainow
Co-Secretary
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 3rd June 2016
Conor McGinn Portrait
Conor McGinn
Co-Secretary
Independent - Former Member for St Helens North
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 3rd June 2016
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships