Self-Driving Vehicles APPG

First Registered: 17/05/2023 • Last updated on: 07/05/2025

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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4 Current Officers - Contact Details - Benefits in Kind - Financial Benefits

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2 Additional APPG Publications

11 June 2025

The economic, environmental and safety benefits of self-driving vehicles

26 April 2023

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Self-Driving Vehicles: Inaugural Meeting

4 Current APPG Officers

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Chris Curtis

Chair & Registered Contact

Labour - Milton Keynes North

Joined: 2nd January 2025

No other APPG Officer Positions
4 APPG Memberships
Humanist , Infrastructure , Multiple Sclerosis , South East

Gordon McKee

Vice Chair

Labour - Glasgow South

Joined: 2nd January 2025

2 APPG Officer Positions
Democratic Republic of Congo , Space
4 APPG Memberships
Defence Technology , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Internet, Communications and Technology , Tennis

Richard Holden

Vice Chair

Conservative - Basildon and Billericay

Joined: 2nd January 2025

5 APPG Officer Positions
Freedom of Speech , Freight and Logistics , Insurance and Financial Services , Media , Pubs
9 APPG Memberships
Beauty and Wellbeing , Beer , British Council and Soft Power , Dark Skies , Football Supporters , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Life Sciences , Music , Theatre

Emily Darlington

Officer

Labour - Milton Keynes Central

Joined: 12th February 2025

4 APPG Officer Positions
Aid Match , Canada , Homelessness , Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness
5 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Cats , Commonwealth , University , Women in Parliament

Contact Details

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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/

Benefits in Kind

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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