The APPG champions the revitalisation and restoration of the UK’s navigable waterways. Our purpose is to unlock the environmental, social, economic, and cultural potential of the UK’s rivers and canals by boosting local economies, promoting sustainability and connecting people to nature.
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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16 Additional APPG Publications
4 Current APPG Officers
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2 APPG Officer Positions
Adoption and Permanence , Manufacturing
27 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Autism , Aviation , Beer , Blockchain Technologies , British Jews , Cats , Climate Change , Customer Service , Energy Studies , Environment , Fair Banking , Financial Education for Young People , Football Supporters , Freight and Logistics , Grid Networks , Hydrogen , Infrastructure , Internet, Communications and Technology , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Liverpool City Region , Marine Energy , Mutuals , Net Zero , Ocean , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention
Adoption and Permanence , Manufacturing
27 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Autism , Aviation , Beer , Blockchain Technologies , British Jews , Cats , Climate Change , Customer Service , Energy Studies , Environment , Fair Banking , Financial Education for Young People , Football Supporters , Freight and Logistics , Grid Networks , Hydrogen , Infrastructure , Internet, Communications and Technology , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Liverpool City Region , Marine Energy , Mutuals , Net Zero , Ocean , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention
2 APPG Officer Positions
Global Education , Slovenia
5 APPG Memberships
Immigration Detention , Music , Mutuals , Performing Arts Education and Training , Refugees
Global Education , Slovenia
5 APPG Memberships
Immigration Detention , Music , Mutuals , Performing Arts Education and Training , Refugees
2 APPG Officer Positions
International Conservation , Tamils
12 APPG Memberships
Beauty and Wellbeing , Climate Change , Environment , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , India , Micromobility , Political and Media Literacy , Race and Community , Refugees , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , United Nations Global Goals , Women in Parliament
International Conservation , Tamils
12 APPG Memberships
Beauty and Wellbeing , Climate Change , Environment , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , India , Micromobility , Political and Media Literacy , Race and Community , Refugees , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , United Nations Global Goals , Women in Parliament
4 APPG Officer Positions
Belarus , Gibraltar , Kosovo and Albania , Serbia
12 APPG Memberships
Afghan Women and Girls , Antimicrobial Resistance , Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Cyprus , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Nutrition for Development , Parks and Green Spaces , Taiwan , Tidy Britain , United Nations Global Goals , Women in Parliament
Belarus , Gibraltar , Kosovo and Albania , Serbia
12 APPG Memberships
Afghan Women and Girls , Antimicrobial Resistance , Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Cyprus , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Nutrition for Development , Parks and Green Spaces , Taiwan , Tidy Britain , United Nations Global Goals , Women in Parliament
20 Current APPG Members
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6 APPG Officer Positions
Access to Justice , Deafness , Legal and Constitutional Affairs , Rail , Small Modular Reactors , Women in Transport
10 APPG Memberships
Autism , Bosnia and Herzegovina , British Sign Language , Creative Health , Freight and Logistics , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Infrastructure , Long Covid , Net Zero , Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy
Access to Justice , Deafness , Legal and Constitutional Affairs , Rail , Small Modular Reactors , Women in Transport
10 APPG Memberships
Autism , Bosnia and Herzegovina , British Sign Language , Creative Health , Freight and Logistics , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Infrastructure , Long Covid , Net Zero , Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy
2 APPG Officer Positions
Advertising , Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery
6 APPG Memberships
Bosnia and Herzegovina , British Council and Soft Power , Digital Inclusion , Heritage Rail , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Israel
Advertising , Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery
6 APPG Memberships
Bosnia and Herzegovina , British Council and Soft Power , Digital Inclusion , Heritage Rail , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Israel
2 APPG Officer Positions
Germany , Magnitsky Sanctions and Reparation
5 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Political and Media Literacy , Switzerland and Liechtenstein , Taiwan
Germany , Magnitsky Sanctions and Reparation
5 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Political and Media Literacy , Switzerland and Liechtenstein , Taiwan
4 APPG Officer Positions
British Buses , Flooding and Flooded Communities , Local Markets , Water
11 APPG Memberships
Autism , Carbon Monoxide , Environment , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Grid Networks , Internet, Communications and Technology , Music , Science and Technology in Agriculture , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Transport Safety , Water Pollution
British Buses , Flooding and Flooded Communities , Local Markets , Water
11 APPG Memberships
Autism , Carbon Monoxide , Environment , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Grid Networks , Internet, Communications and Technology , Music , Science and Technology in Agriculture , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Transport Safety , Water Pollution
1 APPG Officer Position
Western Rail Link to Heathrow
12 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Beer , Choice at the End of Life , Climate Change , Freight and Logistics , Housing and Care for Older People , Humanist , Immigration Detention , India , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Miscarriages of Justice , Transport Safety
Western Rail Link to Heathrow
12 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Beer , Choice at the End of Life , Climate Change , Freight and Logistics , Housing and Care for Older People , Humanist , Immigration Detention , India , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Miscarriages of Justice , Transport Safety
1 APPG Officer Position
Black Health
5 APPG Memberships
Adult Social Care , Autism , Beyond Pills , Fairtrade , Social Science and Policy
Black Health
5 APPG Memberships
Adult Social Care , Autism , Beyond Pills , Fairtrade , Social Science and Policy
No other APPG Officer Positions
7 APPG Memberships
Healthy Homes and Buildings , Homelessness , Pharmacy , South East , Tidy Britain , Transport Safety , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
7 APPG Memberships
Healthy Homes and Buildings , Homelessness , Pharmacy , South East , Tidy Britain , Transport Safety , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
2 APPG Officer Positions
Local Government , Radiotherapy
10 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Beer , Defence Technology , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Healthcare Workers , Hemp Carbon Capture and Rural Development , Multiple Sclerosis , Nuclear Energy , Ocean , Pharmacy
Local Government , Radiotherapy
10 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Beer , Defence Technology , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Healthcare Workers , Hemp Carbon Capture and Rural Development , Multiple Sclerosis , Nuclear Energy , Ocean , Pharmacy
3 APPG Officer Positions
Ocean , Restorative Justice , Transport Safety
3 APPG Memberships
Autism , London , Water Pollution
Ocean , Restorative Justice , Transport Safety
3 APPG Memberships
Autism , London , Water Pollution
6 APPG Officer Positions
Alevis , Dog Advisory Welfare , Intellectual Property , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Semiconductors
17 APPG Memberships
Animal Welfare , Beauty and Wellbeing , Beer , Cats , Christians in Parliament , Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society , Healthcare Workers , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Key Cities , Listed Properties , Long Covid , Music , Political and Media Literacy , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies , Tennis , Tidy Britain , Vascular and Venous Disease
Alevis , Dog Advisory Welfare , Intellectual Property , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Semiconductors
17 APPG Memberships
Animal Welfare , Beauty and Wellbeing , Beer , Cats , Christians in Parliament , Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society , Healthcare Workers , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Key Cities , Listed Properties , Long Covid , Music , Political and Media Literacy , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies , Tennis , Tidy Britain , Vascular and Venous Disease
6 APPG Officer Positions
International Students , Palestine , Race and Community , Somaliland , Students , University
15 APPG Memberships
Access to Justice , Beer , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Carers , Climate Change , Environment , Homelessness , Long Covid , Miscarriages of Justice , Net Zero , Prostate Cancer , Refugees , Women in Parliament , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers , Youth Affairs
International Students , Palestine , Race and Community , Somaliland , Students , University
15 APPG Memberships
Access to Justice , Beer , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Carers , Climate Change , Environment , Homelessness , Long Covid , Miscarriages of Justice , Net Zero , Prostate Cancer , Refugees , Women in Parliament , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers , Youth Affairs
6 APPG Officer Positions
ClimateTech , Key Cities , Kurds , Nutrition for Development , Pharmacy , South West
17 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Carers , Children's Online Safety , Dentistry and Oral Health , Energy Studies , Environment , Internet, Communications and Technology , Life Sciences , Listed Properties , Music , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Net Zero , Nuclear Energy , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , United Nations Global Goals , University , Water Pollution
ClimateTech , Key Cities , Kurds , Nutrition for Development , Pharmacy , South West
17 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Carers , Children's Online Safety , Dentistry and Oral Health , Energy Studies , Environment , Internet, Communications and Technology , Life Sciences , Listed Properties , Music , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Net Zero , Nuclear Energy , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , United Nations Global Goals , University , Water Pollution
No other APPG Officer Positions
25 APPG Memberships
Autism , Aviation , Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Carers , Climate Change , Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Cyprus , Dementia , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Environment , Football Supporters , Fusion Energy , Hydrogen , Media , Nuclear Energy , Parkrun , Parks and Green Spaces , Political and Media Literacy , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Science and Technology in Agriculture , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Tennis , Tidy Britain , Youth Affairs
25 APPG Memberships
Autism , Aviation , Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Carers , Climate Change , Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Cyprus , Dementia , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Environment , Football Supporters , Fusion Energy , Hydrogen , Media , Nuclear Energy , Parkrun , Parks and Green Spaces , Political and Media Literacy , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Science and Technology in Agriculture , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Tennis , Tidy Britain , Youth Affairs
4 APPG Officer Positions
Kurdistan Region in Iraq , Lithuania , Running , Saudi Arabia
17 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Beer , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Commonwealth , Creative Health , Customer Service , Defence Technology , Humanist , International Students , Music Education , Parkrun , Political and Media Literacy , Republic of Korea , Restorative Justice , Transport Safety , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers , Youth Affairs
Kurdistan Region in Iraq , Lithuania , Running , Saudi Arabia
17 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Beer , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Commonwealth , Creative Health , Customer Service , Defence Technology , Humanist , International Students , Music Education , Parkrun , Political and Media Literacy , Republic of Korea , Restorative Justice , Transport Safety , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers , Youth Affairs
1 APPG Officer Position
Fair Elections
4 APPG Memberships
Adoption and Permanence , Financial Education for Young People , International Students , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention
Fair Elections
4 APPG Memberships
Adoption and Permanence , Financial Education for Young People , International Students , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention
2 APPG Officer Positions
Furniture Industry , University
3 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Manufacturing
Furniture Industry , University
3 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Manufacturing
5 APPG Officer Positions
Defibrillators , Democratic Republic of Congo , Iraq , Snooker , Somaliland
4 APPG Memberships
Beer , Financial Education for Young People , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies
Defibrillators , Democratic Republic of Congo , Iraq , Snooker , Somaliland
4 APPG Memberships
Beer , Financial Education for Young People , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies
6 APPG Officer Positions
Bus and Coach , Cyprus , Ethnicity Transplantation and Transfusion , Global Education , Sepsis , Speech and Language Difficulties
5 APPG Memberships
Autism , Beer , Events , Parks and Green Spaces , Tidy Britain
Bus and Coach , Cyprus , Ethnicity Transplantation and Transfusion , Global Education , Sepsis , Speech and Language Difficulties
5 APPG Memberships
Autism , Beer , Events , Parks and Green Spaces , Tidy Britain
Contact Details
Show/HideRegistered Contact:
Bill Esterson MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 0463.
Email: bill.esterson.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Charlie Norman, The Inland Waterways Association. Tel: 01494 783 453
Email: charlie.norman@waterways.org.uk
Secretariat:
Inland Waterways Association acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.waterways.org.uk/
Group's Website:
https://waterways.org.uk/about-us/all-party-parliamentary-group-for-the-waterways
Benefits in Kind
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Date
12 Nov 2024
12 Nov 2024
Source
Inland Waterways Association
Inland Waterways Association
Description
Secretariat From : 12/11/2024 To : 11/11/2025
Secretariat From : 12/11/2024 To : 11/11/2025
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
25 Feb 2024
25 Feb 2024
Source
The Inland Waterways Association
The Inland Waterways Association
Description
Secretariat From : 25/02/2024 To : 24/02/2025
Secretariat From : 25/02/2024 To : 24/02/2025
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
25 Feb 2023
25 Feb 2023
Source
The Inland Waterways Association
The Inland Waterways Association
Description
Secretariat From : 25/02/2023 To : 24/02/2024
Secretariat From : 25/02/2023 To : 24/02/2024
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
25 Feb 2022
25 Feb 2022
Source
The Inland Waterways Association
The Inland Waterways Association
Description
Secretariat From : 25/02/2022 To : 24/02/2023
Secretariat From : 25/02/2022 To : 24/02/2023
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
25 Feb 2021
25 Feb 2021
Source
The Inland Waterways Association
The Inland Waterways Association
Description
Secretariat From : 25/02/2021 To : 24/02/2022
Secretariat From : 25/02/2021 To : 24/02/2022
Value
£9,001
£9,001
Date
25 Feb 2020
25 Feb 2020
Source
Policy Connect
Policy Connect
Description
Policy Connect is paid by Inland Waterways Association to act as the group's secretariat From : 25/02/2020 To : 24/02/2021
Policy Connect is paid by Inland Waterways Association to act as the group's secretariat From : 25/02/2020 To : 24/02/2021
Value
£9,001
£9,001
Date
25 Feb 2020
25 Feb 2020
Source
The Inland Waterways Association
The Inland Waterways Association
Description
Secretariat From : 25/02/2020 To : 24/02/2021
Secretariat From : 25/02/2020 To : 24/02/2021
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
18 Jul 2019
18 Jul 2019
Source
Policy Connect
Policy Connect
Description
Policy Connect is paid by Inland Waterways Association to act as the group's secretariat From : 18/07/2019 To : 17/07/2020
Policy Connect is paid by Inland Waterways Association to act as the group's secretariat From : 18/07/2019 To : 17/07/2020
Value
£9,001
£9,001
Date
18 Jul 2018
18 Jul 2018
Source
Policy Connect
Policy Connect
Description
Secretariat From : 18/07/2018 To : 17/07/2019
Secretariat From : 18/07/2018 To : 17/07/2019
Value
£9,001
£9,001
Date
18 Jul 2017
18 Jul 2017
Source
Policy Connect
Policy Connect
Description
Secretariat From : 18/07/2017 To : 17/07/2018
Secretariat From : 18/07/2017 To : 17/07/2018
Value
£9,001
£9,001
Date
1 Jun 2016
1 Jun 2016
Source
Inland Waterways Association
Inland Waterways Association
Description
Secretariat From : 01/06/2016 To : 01/06/2017
Secretariat From : 01/06/2016 To : 01/06/2017
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
8 Sep 2015
8 Sep 2015
Source
Shaw Business Partnership
Shaw Business Partnership
Description
Inland Waterways Association funds the Shaw Business Partnership to act as the group's secretariat. From : 08/09/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Inland Waterways Association funds the Shaw Business Partnership to act as the group's secretariat. From : 08/09/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£3,001
£3,001
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Waterways APPG
Former APPG Officers
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James Morris
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Halesowen and Rowley Regis
Joined: 8th April 2024Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Simon Baynes
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Clwyd South
Joined: 20th May 2020Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Michael Fabricant
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Lichfield
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Maggie Throup
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Erewash
Joined: 17th May 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Bradshaw
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Randerson
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Gagan Mohindra
Vice Chair
Conservative - South West Hertfordshire
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Jo Gideon
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Stoke-on-Trent Central
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Karl McCartney
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Lincoln
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Jason McCartney
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Colne Valley
Joined: 20th May 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Craig Williams
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Montgomeryshire
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 5th April 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Imran Ahmad Khan
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Wakefield
Joined: 20th May 2020Departed: 23rd March 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Glyn Davies
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Montgomeryshire
Joined: 31st July 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Andrew Bridgen
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for North West Leicestershire
Joined: 31st July 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Jonathan Lord
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Woking
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
David Drew
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Former Member for Stroud
Joined: 31st July 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Benyon
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
John Grogan
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Former Member for Keighley
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Ranil Jayawardena
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for North East Hampshire
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 19th June 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Conor McGinn
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for St Helens North
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 19th June 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Cheryl Gillan
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Chesham and Amersham
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Chris White
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Warwick and Leamington
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Justin Madders
Vice Chair
Labour - Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 12th October 2016
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships