Defence and Security Issues APPG

First Registered: 28/04/2016 • Last updated on: 20/09/2023

Note: This APPG was last registered on 20th September 2023. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 7th May 2025 and may be defunct. Perhaps you are looking for the Women, Peace and Security APPG?

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To explore short or long-term issues which potentially could require responses from the UK’s armed forces, blue light services, security and intelligence communities, industry or the civil power, alone, in coalitions or through membership of international bodies.

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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Former Officers - Contact Details - Benefits in Kind - Financial Benefits
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Former APPG Officers
Bob Stewart Portrait
Bob Stewart
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Beckenham
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 20th September 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Mark Francois Portrait
Mark Francois
Vice Chair
Conservative - Rayleigh and Wickford
Joined: 14th March 2018
Departed: 20th September 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Jamie Stone Portrait
Jamie Stone
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Joined: 14th March 2018
Departed: 20th September 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Adam Holloway Portrait
Adam Holloway
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Gravesham
Joined: 14th March 2018
Departed: 20th September 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Beamish Portrait
Lord Beamish
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 28th April 2016
Departed: 20th September 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Derek Twigg Portrait
Derek Twigg
Vice Chair
Labour - Widnes and Halewood
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 20th September 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Dave Doogan Portrait
Dave Doogan
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Angus and Perthshire Glens
Joined: 23rd March 2022
Departed: 20th September 2023
1 APPG Officer Position
Engineering

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Smith of Newnham Portrait
Baroness Smith of Newnham
Secretary
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 23rd March 2022
Departed: 20th September 2023
2 APPG Officer Positions
Falkland Islands , Germany

No other APPG Memberships

Damien Moore Portrait
Damien Moore
Secretary
Conservative - Former Member for Southport
Joined: 23rd March 2022
Departed: 20th September 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Moonie Portrait
Lord Moonie
Treasurer
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 28th April 2016
Departed: 23rd March 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Douglas Chapman Portrait
Douglas Chapman
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Dunfermline and West Fife
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 23rd October 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Falkner of Margravine Portrait
Baroness Falkner of Margravine
Secretary
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 28th April 2016
Departed: 23rd October 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Jack Lopresti Portrait
Jack Lopresti
Acting Vice-Chairman
Conservative - Former Member for Filton and Bradley Stoke
Joined: 28th April 2016
Departed: 31st January 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Gerald Howarth Portrait
Gerald Howarth
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Aldershot
Joined: 28th April 2016
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Steven Paterson Portrait
Steven Paterson
Vice-Chairman
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Stirling
Joined: 28th April 2016
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Bob Stewart MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 7011.

Email: bob.stewart.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Dr Reza Tabrizi, Office of Bob Stewart MP House of Commons London SW1A 0AA . Tel: 020 7219 8898

Email: reza.tabrizi@parliament.uk

Benefits in Kind
Date
3 Jul 2019
Source
UK Defence Forum
Description
Two dinners held on 24/04/2019 and 03/07/2019
Value
£1,501
Date
11 Feb 2019
Source
UK Defence Forum
Description
Dinner held on 11/02/2019
Value
£1,501
Date
11 Feb 2019
Source
UK Defence Forym
Description
Dinner held on 11/02/2019
Value
£1,501
Date
17 Dec 2018
Source
UK Defence Forum
Description
Briefing Dinner held on 17/12/2018
Value
£1,501
Date
19 Nov 2018
Source
UK Defence Forum
Description
Dinner held on 19/11/2018
Value
£1,501
Date
9 Jul 2018
Source
UK Defence Forum
Description
Dinner held on 09/07/2018
Value
£1,501
Date
14 Mar 2018
Source
UK Defence Forum
Description
Dinner held on 14/03/2018
Value
£1,501
Date
31 Jan 2018
Source
UK Defence Forum
Description
Two dinners held on 16/01/2018 and 31/01/2018
Value
£1,501
Date
20 Dec 2017
Source
UK Defence Forum
Description
Dinner held on 20/12/2017
Value
£1,501
Date
13 Dec 2017
Source
UK Defence Forum Ltd
Description
Two dinners held on 04/12/2017 and 13/12/2017
Value
£1,501
Date
13 Dec 2017
Source
UK Defence Forum Ltd
Description
Two dinners held on 04/12/2017 and 13/12/2017 respectively
Value
£1,501
Date
27 Jun 2017
Source
UK Defence Forum Ltd
Description
Dinner held 27/06/2017
Value
£1,501
Date
27 Jun 2017
Source
UK Defence Forum Ltd
Description
Dinner held 27 June 2017
Value
£1,501
Date
15 Nov 2016
Source
UK Defence Forum
Description
Briefing dinners held on 13 September 2016 and 15 November 2016
Value
£3,001
Date
1 Nov 2016
Source
UK Defence Forum
Description
Briefing dinner held on 1 November 2016
Value
£1,501
Date
5 Jul 2016
Source
UK Defence Forum
Description
Briefing dinner held on 5 July 2016
Value
£1,501
Date
23 May 2016
Source
UK Defence Forum
Description
Dinner on 23 May 2016
Value
£1,501
Financial Benefits Received
Date
26 Apr 2017
Source
Uk Defence Forum
Value
£1,734
Date
28 Mar 2017
Source
UK Defence Forum
Value
£1,891
Date
8 Feb 2017
Source
UK Defence Forum
Value
£2,906