Self-Driving Vehicles APPG

First Registered: 17/05/2023 • Last updated on: 23/02/2026

Note: This APPG was last registered on 23rd February 2026. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 13th April 2026 and may be defunct. Perhaps you are looking for the Electric Vehicle APPG?

The APPG provides a forum for parliamentarians and industry to discuss and promote the benefits of AVs (Automated Vehicles) for a variety of uses across all parts of the UK, acting as the voice of the AV sector 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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Former APPG Officers
Chris Curtis Portrait
Chris Curtis
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Milton Keynes North
Joined: 2nd January 2025
Departed: 23rd February 2026
2 APPG Officer Positions
Data Centres , Digital Creators

No other APPG Memberships

Gordon McKee Portrait
Gordon McKee
Vice Chair
Labour - Glasgow South
Joined: 2nd January 2025
Departed: 23rd February 2026
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Richard Holden Portrait
Richard Holden
Vice Chair
Conservative - Basildon and Billericay
Joined: 2nd January 2025
Departed: 23rd February 2026
2 APPG Officer Positions
Freedom of Speech , Pubs

No other APPG Memberships

Emily Darlington Portrait
Emily Darlington
Officer
Labour - Milton Keynes Central
Joined: 12th February 2025
Departed: 23rd February 2026
5 APPG Officer Positions
Aid Match , Canada , Homelessness , Hong Kong , Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness

No other APPG Memberships

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Baroness Randerson
Vice Chair
Joined: 17th May 2023
Departed: 2nd January 2025
Craig Tracey Portrait
Craig Tracey
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for North Warwickshire
Joined: 30th May 2024
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Shailesh Vara Portrait
Shailesh Vara
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for North West Cambridgeshire
Joined: 30th May 2024
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Berkeley Portrait
Lord Berkeley
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 17th May 2023
Departed: 30th May 2024
1 APPG Officer Position
Rail

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Borwick Portrait
Lord Borwick
Officer
Conservative - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 17th May 2023
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Ben Everitt Portrait
Ben Everitt
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Milton Keynes North
Joined: 17th May 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Alexander Stafford Portrait
Alexander Stafford
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Rother Valley
Joined: 17th May 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Stephen Metcalfe Portrait
Stephen Metcalfe
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for South Basildon and East Thurrock
Joined: 17th May 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

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Gavin Newlands
Officer
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire North
Joined: 17th May 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

1 Current APPG Members
Chris Curtis Portrait
Chris Curtis
Member
Labour - Milton Keynes North
2 APPG Officer Positions
Data Centres , Digital Creators
5 APPG Memberships
Fair Elections , Humanist , Infrastructure , Multiple Sclerosis , South East
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Chris Curtis MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.

Email: chris.curtis.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Emily Carter-Kandola, Hanbury Strategy. Tel: 020 3870 1117

Email: self-drivingappg@hanburystrategy.com

Secretariat:

Hanbury Strategy acts as the group's secretariat. https://hanburystrategy.com

Group's Website:

https://www.self-drivingappg.co.uk/

Date
26 Apr 2024
Source
Hanbury Strategy
Description
Hanbury Strategy is paid by Wayve, WSP, AXA, and Burges Salmon to act as the group's secretariat   From : 26/04/2024 To : 25/04/2025
Value
£28,501
Date
26 Apr 2023
Source
Hanbury Strategy
Description
Hanbury Strategy is paid by the following to act as the group's secretariat: AXA UK, WSP, Burges Salmon, Wayve   From : 26/04/2023 To : 25/04/2024
Value
£27,001

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Self-Driving Vehicles APPG