Woods and Trees APPG

First Registered: 24/02/2020 • Last updated on: 24/01/2024

To raise awareness of the UK's woods and trees and to discuss the steps necessary to protect, restore and expand them in a time of climate and nature crises.

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6 Current APPG Officers
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Simon Baynes
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Clwyd South
Joined: 7th August 2020
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Baroness Young of Old Scone
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Michael Fabricant Portrait
Michael Fabricant
Officer
Conservative - Lichfield
Joined: 24th February 2020
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Lord Blencathra
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Simon Baynes MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 0207 219 3000.

Email: simon.baynes.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Rosie Beardmore, The Woodland Trust, Kempton Way, Grantham, Lincolnshire NG31 6LL. Tel: 0343 770 5564

Email: governmentaffairs@woodlandtrust.org.uk

No benefits in kind are on record for the Woods and Trees APPG

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Woods and Trees APPG

Former APPG Officers
Lisa Cameron Portrait
Lisa Cameron
Vice Chair
Conservative - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 4th May 2022
Kirsten Oswald Portrait
Kirsten Oswald
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - East Renfrewshire
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 4th May 2022
Olivia Blake Portrait
Olivia Blake
Vice Chair
Labour - Sheffield, Hallam
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 4th May 2022
Lord Benyon Portrait
Lord Benyon
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 4th May 2022
No other APPG Memberships
Mike Hill Portrait
Mike Hill
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Hartlepool
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 10th March 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Cheryl Gillan Portrait
Cheryl Gillan
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Chesham and Amersham
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 10th March 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Alex Chalk Portrait
Alex Chalk
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Cheltenham
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 1st July 2020
No other APPG Memberships