Aviation APPG

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

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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Reticulating Splines
4 Current APPG Officers
32 Current APPG Members
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon Portrait
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Member
Conservative - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Media Freedom
3 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Commonwealth , Faith and Society
Scott Arthur Portrait
Scott Arthur
Member
Labour - Edinburgh South West
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
2 APPG Memberships
Poland , Publishing
Andrew Griffith Portrait
Andrew Griffith
Member
Conservative - Arundel and South Downs
Noah Law Portrait
Noah Law
Member
Labour - St Austell and Newquay
3 APPG Officer Positions
Critical Minerals , Private Capital , Sustainable Finance
3 APPG Memberships
Beer , Energy Studies , Manufacturing
Graham Leadbitter Portrait
Graham Leadbitter
Member
Scottish National Party - Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
Joy Morrissey Portrait
Joy Morrissey
Member
Conservative - Beaconsfield
2 APPG Officer Positions
Ageing and Older People , British Sikhs
3 APPG Memberships
Beer , British Jews , Listed Properties
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
Independent - Burnley
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Tim Roca MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.

Email: tim.roca.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
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
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 Balfe Portrait
Lord Balfe
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 24th January 2024
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
6 APPG Officer Positions
Japan , Kuwait , Space , Thailand , Vietnam , Yemen

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
5 APPG Officer Positions
Egypt , Georgia , India , Libya , Turkey

No other APPG Memberships

Graham Stringer Portrait
Graham Stringer
Vice Chair
Labour - Blackley and Middleton South
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
2 APPG Officer Positions
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
1 APPG Officer Position
International Freedom of Religion or Belief

No other APPG Memberships