Zoos and Aquariums APPG

First Registered: 13/11/2015 • Last updated on: 07/05/2025

The discussion of issues pertaining to zoos and aquariums, including but not limited to conservation, animal welfare, nature-access and environmental issues.

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 APPG Officers
Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville Portrait
Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 20th November 2024
1 APPG Officer Position
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3 APPG Memberships
Christians in Parliament , Dark Skies , Environment
Lee Pitcher Portrait
Lee Pitcher
Officer
Labour - Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme
Joined: 20th November 2024
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Sarah Champion MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.

Email: sarah.champion.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Dr Jo Judge, British Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Tel: 07593 580602

Email: jo.judge@biaza.org.uk

Secretariat:

British Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums acts as the group's secretariat. https://biaza.org.uk/

Date
12 Jul 2016
Source
Biaza
Description
Secretariat   From : 12/07/2016 To : 11/07/2017
Value
£1,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Zoos and Aquariums APPG

Former APPG Officers
David Jones Portrait
David Jones
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Clwyd West
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Alex Sobel Portrait
Alex Sobel
Officer
Labour (Co-op) - Leeds Central and Headingley
Joined: 6th March 2024
Departed: 30th May 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
Fair Elections , Music , Net Zero , Students , Ukraine , West Papua

No other APPG Memberships

Bill Wiggin Portrait
Bill Wiggin
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for North Herefordshire
Joined: 9th February 2022
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Charles Walker Portrait
Charles Walker
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Broxbourne
Joined: 23rd October 2019
Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Paul Portrait
Lord Paul
President
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 31st July 2019
Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Marco Longhi Portrait
Marco Longhi
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Dudley North
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Nick Fletcher Portrait
Nick Fletcher
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Don Valley
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Emma Hardy Portrait
Emma Hardy
Vice Chair
Labour - Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Gavin Robinson Portrait
Gavin Robinson
Vice Chair
Democratic Unionist Party - Belfast East
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 24th January 2024
Virginia Crosbie Portrait
Virginia Crosbie
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Ynys Môn
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Daniel Kawczynski Portrait
Daniel Kawczynski
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Shrewsbury and Atcham
Joined: 31st July 2019
Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Angus Brendan MacNeil Portrait
Angus Brendan MacNeil
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Joined: 13th November 2015
Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Catherine West Portrait
Catherine West
Vice Chair
Labour - Hornsey and Friern Barnet
Joined: 10th October 2018
Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Hooper Portrait
Baroness Hooper
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 13th November 2015
Departed: 24th January 2024
8 APPG Officer Positions
CAFOD , Education , Egypt , Haiti , International Law, Justice and Accountability , Latin America , Portugal , Spain

No other APPG Memberships

Greg Smith Portrait
Greg Smith
Vice Chair
Conservative - Mid Buckinghamshire
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 24th January 2024
Andrew Rosindell Portrait
Andrew Rosindell
Vice Chair
Conservative - Romford
Joined: 13th November 2015
Departed: 24th January 2024
Christian Matheson Portrait
Christian Matheson
Secretary
Independent - Former Member for City of Chester
Joined: 13th November 2015
Departed: 19th October 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Bill Wiggin Portrait
Bill Wiggin
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for North Herefordshire
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 29th December 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

David Amess Portrait
David Amess
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Southend West
Joined: 13th November 2015
Departed: 6th October 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

None Portrait
Lord Steel of Aikwood
Vice Chair
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 21st April 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Dodds of Duncairn Portrait
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Vice Chair
Democratic Unionist Party - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Charles Walker Portrait
Charles Walker
Vice-Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Broxbourne
Joined: 13th November 2015
Departed: 11th September 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Hart of Tenby Portrait
Lord Hart of Tenby
Treasurer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 13th November 2015
Departed: 31st July 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Paula Sherriff Portrait
Paula Sherriff
Vice-Chair
Labour - Former Member for Dewsbury
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 29th August 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Dodds of Duncairn Portrait
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Vice Chair
Democratic Unionist Party - Life peer
Joined: 13th November 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Hoyle Portrait
Lord Hoyle
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 13th November 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Will Quince Portrait
Will Quince
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Colchester
Joined: 21st July 2016
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

None Portrait
Lord Redesdale
Vice Chair
Joined: 13th November 2015
Departed: 3rd June 2016
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships