Aviation APPG

First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 13/04/2026

To promote the objective - as set out by the British Government - of making the UK the best country in the world for aviation through inspiring both current and future generations to take up science, technology, engineering and mathematics, thereby creating high-tech jobs and growth in our economy.

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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32 Current APPG Members
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon Portrait
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Member
Conservative - Life peer
Lord Berkeley Portrait
Lord Berkeley
Member
Labour - Life peer
Roger Gale Portrait
Roger Gale
Member
Conservative - Herne Bay and Sandwich
Alan Gemmell Portrait
Alan Gemmell
Member
Labour - Central Ayrshire
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
Commonwealth
Lord Gilbert of Panteg Portrait
Lord Gilbert of Panteg
Member
Conservative - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
BBC
4 APPG Memberships
Blockchain Technologies , Poland , Publishing , Sepsis
Joy Morrissey Portrait
Joy Morrissey
Member
Conservative - Beaconsfield
Al Pinkerton Portrait
Al Pinkerton
Member
Liberal Democrat - Surrey Heath
Lord Rogan Portrait
Lord Rogan
Member
Ulster Unionist Party - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Taiwan
2 APPG Memberships
Explosive Weapons and their Impact , Poland
Oliver Ryan Portrait
Oliver Ryan
Member
Labour (Co-op) - Burnley
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Noah Law MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 7751.

Email: noah.law.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Matthew Bolshaw

Email: bolshaw@btinternet.com

Group's Website:

https://aviationappg.uk

No benefits in kind are on record for the Aviation APPG

Date
2 Jan 2025
Source
APPG on Aviation in the previous Parliament
Value
£4,843
Date
11 Jan 2024
Source
Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Ltd
Value
£3,000
Date
31 Oct 2023
Source
Manchester Airports Group
Value
£4,000
Date
24 Oct 2023
Source
Boeing United Kingdom Ltd
Value
£7,500
Former APPG Officers
Calvin Bailey Portrait
Calvin Bailey
Vice Chair
Labour - Leyton and Wanstead
Joined: 2nd January 2025
Departed: 23rd February 2026
Kelly Tolhurst Portrait
Kelly Tolhurst
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Rochester and Strood
Joined: 17th May 2023
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Berkeley Portrait
Lord Berkeley
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 30th May 2024
1 APPG Officer Position
Rail

No other APPG Memberships

Ian Paisley Portrait
Ian Paisley
Vice Chair
Democratic Unionist Party - Former Member for North Antrim
Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Roger Gale Portrait
Roger Gale
President
Conservative - Herne Bay and Sandwich
Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington Portrait
Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Mark Garnier Portrait
Mark Garnier
Vice Chair
Conservative - Wyre Forest
Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 24th January 2024
5 APPG Officer Positions
Private Capital , Sovereign Wealth Funds , Space , Thailand , United Arab Emirates

No other APPG Memberships

Henry Smith Portrait
Henry Smith
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Crawley
Joined: 17th May 2023
Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Robert Courts Portrait
Robert Courts
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Witney
Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 13th December 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Mark Pritchard Portrait
Mark Pritchard
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - The Wrekin
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
4 APPG Officer Positions
Egypt , Georgia , India , Türkiye

No other APPG Memberships

Graham Stringer Portrait
Graham Stringer
Vice Chair
Labour - Blackley and Middleton South
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
3 APPG Officer Positions
Defending Democracy , Freedom of Speech , Pandemic Response and Recovery

No other APPG Memberships

Jack Lopresti Portrait
Jack Lopresti
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Filton and Bradley Stoke
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Jackson of Peterborough Portrait
Lord Jackson of Peterborough
Secretary
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017