Commercial Radio APPG

First Registered: 13/11/2015 • Last updated on: 30/05/2024

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To seek a better understanding between broadcasters and parliamentarians about the vital role that radio plays in our communities and our economy.

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
Andy Carter Portrait
Andy Carter
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Warrington South
Joined: 7th August 2020
2 APPG Memberships
Media , School Exclusions and Alternative Provision
Steve McCabe Portrait
Steve McCabe
Officer
Labour - Former Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak
Joined: 6th June 2018
2 APPG Memberships
Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Retail Crime, Safe and Sustainable High Streets
Simon Jupp Portrait
Simon Jupp
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for East Devon
Joined: 7th August 2020
2 APPG Memberships
Hospitality and Tourism , South West
Lord Vaizey of Didcot Portrait
Lord Vaizey of Didcot
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 22nd July 2022
2 APPG Memberships
Performing Arts Education and Training , Video Games and Esports
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Andy Carter MP,

Email: No email supplied

Public Enquiry Point:

Will Thomson, Radiocentre, 15 Alfred Place, London WC1E 7EB. Tel: 020 7010 0600

Email: will.thomson@radiocentre.org

Secretariat:

Radiocentre acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.radiocentre.org/

Benefits in Kind
Date
5 Feb 2023
Source
Radiocentre
Description
Secretariat   From : 05/02/2023 To : 04/02/2024
Value
£4,501
Date
5 Feb 2022
Source
Radiocentre
Description
Secretariat   From : 05/02/2022 To : 04/02/2023
Value
£4,501
Date
5 Feb 2021
Source
Radiocentre
Description
Secretariat   From : 05/02/2021 To : 04/02/2022
Value
£3,001
Date
5 Feb 2020
Source
Radiocentre
Description
Secretariat   From : 05/02/2020 To : 04/02/2021
Value
£3,001

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Commercial Radio APPG

Former APPG Officers
Henry Smith Portrait
Henry Smith
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Crawley
Joined: 6th June 2018
Departed: 6th March 2024
7 APPG Memberships
Animal Welfare , Blood Cancer , British Heritage , Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory) , Dyslexia and Other Specific Learning Difficulties , Future of Aviation , Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Michael Fabricant Portrait
Michael Fabricant
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Lichfield
Joined: 25th August 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Membership
Waterways
Lord Taylor of Warwick Portrait
Lord Taylor of Warwick
Vice Chair
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Membership
Boxing
Baroness Grender Portrait
Baroness Grender
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 6th June 2018
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Alex Davies-Jones Portrait
Alex Davies-Jones
Vice Chair
Labour - Pontypridd
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 17th May 2023
6 APPG Memberships
Central Bank and Digital Currency , Coalfield Communities , Gibraltar , War Crimes , Women and Enterprise , Wrestling
Lord Kilclooney Portrait
Lord Kilclooney
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 13th November 2015
Departed: 17th May 2023
1 APPG Membership
Azerbaijan
Andrew Percy Portrait
Andrew Percy
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Brigg and Goole
Joined: 2nd January 2019
Departed: 4th May 2022
4 APPG Memberships
Antisemitism , Canada , Debt and Personal Finance , Transatlantic Trade
Iain Stewart Portrait
Iain Stewart
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Milton Keynes South
Joined: 6th June 2018
Departed: 25th August 2021
No other APPG Memberships
None Portrait
Lord Gordon of Strathblane
Treasurer & Secretary
 Joined: 13th November 2015
Departed: 2nd June 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Vaizey of Didcot Portrait
Lord Vaizey of Didcot
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 6th June 2018
Departed: 5th November 2019
2 APPG Memberships
Performing Arts Education and Training , Video Games and Esports
John McNally Portrait
John McNally
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Falkirk
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 5th November 2019
3 APPG Memberships
Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion and Hairdressing , Microplastics , Tidy Britain
Sharon Hodgson Portrait
Sharon Hodgson
Vice Chair
Labour - Washington and Gateshead South
Joined: 13th November 2015
Departed: 5th November 2019
11 APPG Memberships
Art, Craft and Design in Education , Breast Cancer , Conception to Age Two - First 1001 Days , Dance , Dyslexia and Other Specific Learning Difficulties , First Do No Harm , Food and Drink , Leamside Line , Music Education , School Food , Ticket Abuse
Pete Wishart Portrait
Pete Wishart
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Perth and Kinross-shire
Joined: 13th November 2015
Departed: 21st November 2018
5 APPG Memberships
Air Ambulances , Beer , Intellectual Property , Music , Ticket Abuse
Mims Davies Portrait
Mims Davies
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - East Grinstead and Uckfield
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 26th April 2018
No other APPG Memberships
Andrew Bingham Portrait
Andrew Bingham
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for High Peak
Joined: 13th November 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships