Blockchain Technologies APPG

First Registered: 20/09/2023 • Last updated on: 29/06/2026

Note: This APPG was last registered on 29th June 2026. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 1st September 2026 and may be defunct. Perhaps you are looking for the Quantum Technologies APPG?

To examine the potential of Blockchain, Crypto-assets, and Web3 technologies in driving economic growth, and to promote the evidence-based adoption of these innovations across the United Kingdom.

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
Former APPG Officers
Lord McNicol of West Kilbride Portrait
Lord McNicol of West Kilbride
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 20th September 2023
Departed: 29th June 2026
Lord Goddard of Stockport Portrait
Lord Goddard of Stockport
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 20th September 2023
Departed: 29th June 2026
5 APPG Officer Positions
Cats , Greater Manchester , Greece , Local Markets , Morocco

No other APPG Memberships

Matt Vickers Portrait
Matt Vickers
Vice Chair
Conservative - Stockton West
Joined: 7th May 2025
Departed: 29th June 2026
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Matt Bishop Portrait
Matt Bishop
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Forest of Dean
Joined: 23rd February 2026
Departed: 18th May 2026
John Lamont Portrait
John Lamont
Vice Chair
Conservative - Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Joined: 7th May 2025
Departed: 12th January 2026
3 APPG Officer Positions
Fairtrade , Food and Drink , Hemp Carbon Capture and Rural Development

No other APPG Memberships

Natalie Elphicke Portrait
Natalie Elphicke
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Former Member for Dover
Joined: 20th September 2023
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Alun Cairns Portrait
Alun Cairns
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Vale of Glamorgan
Joined: 20th September 2023
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Vaizey of Didcot Portrait
Lord Vaizey of Didcot
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 20th September 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
25 Current APPG Members
Lord Altrincham Portrait
Lord Altrincham
Member
Conservative - Life peer
2 APPG Officer Positions
Greater Manchester , Hadrian's Wall
1 APPG Membership
Beyond Pills
Viscount Camrose Portrait
Viscount Camrose
Member
Conservative - Life peer
2 APPG Officer Positions
Digital Communities , Explosive Weapons and their Impact

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Gilbert of Panteg Portrait
Lord Gilbert of Panteg
Member
Conservative - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
BBC
4 APPG Memberships
Aviation , Poland , Publishing , Sepsis
John Lamont Portrait
John Lamont
Member
Conservative - Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge Portrait
Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge
Member
Conservative - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Tigray
3 APPG Memberships
Beauty and Wellbeing , Environment , India
Lord Roborough Portrait
Lord Roborough
Member
Conservative - Life peer
Baroness Swinburne Portrait
Baroness Swinburne
Member
Conservative - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Mike Tapp Portrait
Mike Tapp
Member
Labour - Dover and Deal
No other APPG Officer Positions
3 APPG Memberships
India , International Conservation , Water Pollution
Alison Taylor Portrait
Alison Taylor
Member
Labour - Paisley and Renfrewshire North
Matt Vickers Portrait
Matt Vickers
Member
Conservative - Stockton West
Lord Wei Portrait
Lord Wei
Member
Conservative - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
Internet, Communications and Technology
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

None

Public Enquiry Point:

Professor Dr Naseem Naqvi, British Blockchain Association. Tel: 07523 518103

Email: [email protected]

Secretariat:

British Blockchain Association acts as the group's secretariat. https://britishblockchainassociation.org/

Group's Website:

https://britishblockchainassociation.org/appg

Date
17 Mar 2025
Source
British Blockchain Association
Description
Secretariat   From : 17/03/2025 To : 16/03/2026
Value
£19,501
Date
17 Mar 2025
Source
British Blockchain Association
Description
Secretariat   From: 17/03/2025 To: 16/03/2026
Value
£19,501
Date
13 Sep 2023
Source
British Blockchain Association
Description
Secretariat   From : 13/09/2023 To : 12/09/2024
Value
£19,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Blockchain Technologies APPG