Coastal Communities APPG
First Registered: 11/09/2019 • 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 Digital Communities APPG?
To consider current issues affecting coastal communities and to actively seek strategies to address these to enhance health, wellbeing, education, infrastructure, environment and economies within these unique communities.
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Former APPG Officers
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Lord Lucas
Officer
Joined: 2nd January 2025Departed: 29th June 2026
Assistive and Accessible Technology , Bladder and Bowel Continence Care , Bus and Coach , Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory) , Christianity in the Holy Land , Heritage Rail , Northern Culture , SME (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) House Builders , West Papua
No other APPG Memberships
Future of Work , Mutuals , Northern Culture , Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy
No other APPG Memberships
Art, Craft and Design in Education , Freelancers , Outdoor Recreation and Access to Nature , Renewable and Sustainable Energy
No other APPG Memberships
Alison Hume
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Scarborough and Whitby
Joined: 2nd January 2025Departed: 29th June 2026
Autism , Wildfires , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
No other APPG Memberships
Birth Trauma , Poland , Thalidomide , Tigray , Women's Rights
No other APPG Memberships
Tim Loughton
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for East Worthing and Shoreham
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Peter Aldous
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Waveney
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Sally-Ann Hart
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Hastings and Rye
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Jim Shannon
Vice Chair
Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
Bahá'í Faith , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Pakistani Minorities , Respiratory Health , Vascular and Venous Disease
No other APPG Memberships
Anna Firth
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Southend West
Joined: 28th June 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
David Duguid
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Banff and Buchan
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Giles Watling
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Clacton
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Robin Millar
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Aberconwy
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Selaine Saxby
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for North Devon
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Virginia Crosbie
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Ynys Môn
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Kate Osborne
Vice Chair
Labour - Jarrow and Gateshead East
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 23rd March 2022
Fertility , Governance and Inclusive Leadership , North East , Women's Football
No other APPG Memberships
Mike Hill
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Former Member for Hartlepool
Joined: 11th September 2019Departed: 10th March 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Damien Moore
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Southport
Joined: 11th September 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Lord McCabe
Co-Chair & Treasurer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 11th September 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Martin Whitfield
Secretary
Labour - Former Member for East Lothian
Joined: 11th September 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Contact Details
Show/HideRegistered Contact:
Alison Hume MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.
Email: [email protected]
Public Enquiry Point:
Amy Pryor, Coastal Partnerships Network
Email: [email protected]
Secretariat:
Coastal Partnership Network, Coastal Communities Alliance and LGA Coastal SIG jointly act as the group's secretariat. https://www.coastalpartnershipsnetwork.org.uk/ and https://www.coastalcommunities.co.uk/ and https://lgacoastalsig.com/
Group's Website:
https://www.coastalpartnershipsnetwork.org.uk/coastal-communities-appg
Benefits in Kind
Show/Hide24 Oct 2025
Coastal Communities Alliance
Secretariat From: 24/10/2025 To: 23/10/2026
£3,001
24 Oct 2024
Coastal Partnership Network
Joint Secretariat From : 24/10/2024 To : 23/10/2025
£3,001
24 Oct 2024
Coastal Communities Alliance
Joint Secretariat From : 24/10/2024 To : 23/10/2025
£4,501
24 Oct 2024
LGA Coastal SIG
Joint Secretariat From : 24/10/2024 To : 23/10/2025
£1,501
24 Oct 2024
Coastal Partnership Network
Joint Secretariat From: 24/10/2024 To: 23/10/2025
£3,001
24 Oct 2024
Coastal Communities Alliance
Joint Secretariat From: 24/10/2024 To: 23/10/2025
£4,501
24 Oct 2024
LGA Coastal SIG
Joint Secretariat From: 24/10/2024 To: 23/10/2025
£1,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Coastal Communities APPG