Blockchain Technologies APPG

First Registered: 20/09/2023 • Last updated on: 07/05/2025

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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.

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4 Current APPG Officers
Matt Vickers Portrait
Matt Vickers
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Stockton West
Joined: 7th May 2025
No other APPG Memberships
Lord McNicol of West Kilbride Portrait
Lord McNicol of West Kilbride
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 20th September 2023
4 APPG Memberships
Financial Technology , Industrial Strategy , Open Banking and Payments , Political and Media Literacy
Lord Goddard of Stockport Portrait
Lord Goddard of Stockport
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 20th September 2023
7 APPG Memberships
Cats , Fire Safety and Rescue , Greater Manchester , Greece , Local Markets , Morocco , Project Delivery
John Lamont Portrait
John Lamont
Vice Chair
Conservative - Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Joined: 7th May 2025
2 APPG Memberships
Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion , Fairtrade
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Matt Vickers MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 0207 219 3723.

Email: matt.vickers.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

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

Email: appg@britishblockchainassociation.org

Secretariat:

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

Group's Website:

https://britishblockchainassociation.org/appg

Benefits in Kind
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

Former APPG Officers
Natalie Elphicke Portrait
Natalie Elphicke
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Former Member for Dover
Joined: 20th September 2023
Departed: 30th May 2024
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 Memberships
Lord Vaizey of Didcot Portrait
Lord Vaizey of Didcot
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 20th September 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
5 APPG Memberships
Afrikan Reparations , Northern Culture , Performing Arts Education and Training , Video Games and Esports , Visual Arts and Artists