To encourage debate and engage discussion about all elements of the Corporation's work, including the BBC World Service and the BBC’s role within the creative industries.
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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Reticulating Splines
4 Current APPG Officers
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1 APPG Officer Position
West Coast Main Line
3 APPG Memberships
British Jews , Music , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System
West Coast Main Line
3 APPG Memberships
British Jews , Music , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System
5 APPG Officer Positions
Italy , ITV , Media , Publishing , Shakespeare
7 APPG Memberships
Intellectual Property , Music , Music Education , Performing Arts Education and Training , Theatre , Visual Arts and Artists , Writers
Italy , ITV , Media , Publishing , Shakespeare
7 APPG Memberships
Intellectual Property , Music , Music Education , Performing Arts Education and Training , Theatre , Visual Arts and Artists , Writers
No other APPG Officer Positions
5 APPG Memberships
Aviation , Blockchain Technologies , Poland , Publishing , Sepsis
5 APPG Memberships
Aviation , Blockchain Technologies , Poland , Publishing , Sepsis
Seamus Logan
Officer
Scottish National Party - Aberdeenshire North and Moray East
Joined: 2nd January 2025
2 APPG Officer Positions
British Offshore Energy Industry , Fisheries
8 APPG Memberships
Energy Studies , Fair Elections , Healthcare Workers , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Listed Properties , Net Zero , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention , Transport Safety
British Offshore Energy Industry , Fisheries
8 APPG Memberships
Energy Studies , Fair Elections , Healthcare Workers , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Listed Properties , Net Zero , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention , Transport Safety
Contact Details
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Jeff Smith MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 5878.
Email: jeff.smith.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Laura Anderson, BBC. Tel: 07522 995759
Email: laura.anderson@bbc.co.uk
Secretariat:
BBC acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.bbc.co.uk/
Benefits in Kind
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Date
18 Nov 2025
18 Nov 2025
Source
BBC
BBC
Description
Secretariat From: 18/11/2025 To: 17/11/2026
Secretariat From: 18/11/2025 To: 17/11/2026
Value
£1,501
£1,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the BBC APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Tom Rutland
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - East Worthing and Shoreham
Joined: 2nd January 2025Departed: 12th January 2026
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Deidre Brock
Co-Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Edinburgh North and Leith
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Damian Green
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Ashford
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Brennan of Canton
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 15th June 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Colum Eastwood
Vice Chair
Social Democratic & Labour Party - Foyle
Joined: 22nd February 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
Genocide Prevention , Ireland and the Irish in Britain
Genocide Prevention , Ireland and the Irish in Britain
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Young of Norwood Green
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
Lord Taylor of Warwick
Vice Chair
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Martin Vickers
Vice Chair
Conservative - Brigg and Immingham
Joined: 15th June 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Officer Positions
Channel Islands , Gibraltar , Kosovo and Albania , Rail
Channel Islands , Gibraltar , Kosovo and Albania , Rail
No other APPG Memberships
4 APPG Officer Positions
Cuba , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Racing and Bloodstock , Radiotherapy
Cuba , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Racing and Bloodstock , Radiotherapy
No other APPG Memberships
Mark Menzies
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Fylde
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Jason McCartney
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Colne Valley
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 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: 15th June 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Viscount Colville of Culross
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Theo Clarke
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Stafford
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Holly Lynch
Secretary
Labour - Former Member for Halifax
Joined: 22nd February 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Peter Bottomley
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Worthing West
Joined: 10th October 2018Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Andrew Bowie
Vice Chair
Conservative - West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 11th January 2023
Huw Merriman
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Bexhill and Battle
Joined: 12th October 2016Departed: 11th January 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Christian Matheson
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for City of Chester
Joined: 10th October 2018Departed: 19th October 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Ranil Jayawardena
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for North East Hampshire
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 7th August 2020
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Gordon of Strathblane
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 24th February 2020
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
John Grogan
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Keighley
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Jeremy Lefroy
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Stafford
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Watson of Wyre Forest
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 12th October 2016
2 APPG Officer Positions
Bladder and Bowel Continence Care , Northern Culture
Bladder and Bowel Continence Care , Northern Culture
No other APPG Memberships
Angela Rayner
Secretary
Labour - Ashton-under-Lyne
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 31st August 2016
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships