To highlight the importance of preserving our ability to see a dark sky at night; promote the adoption of dark sky friendly lighting and planning policies; protect existing UK Dark Sky reserves and support new reserves; and collaborate with overseas groups such as Dark Sky International, and Dark Sky UK.
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
11 Additional APPG Publications
4 Current APPG Officers
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Andrew Griffith
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Arundel and South Downs
Joined: 24th February 2020
2 APPG Officer Positions
Infant Feeding , Wine of Great Britain
5 APPG Memberships
Aviation , Blockchain Technologies , Dementia , Fair Banking , Listed Properties
Infant Feeding , Wine of Great Britain
5 APPG Memberships
Aviation , Blockchain Technologies , Dementia , Fair Banking , Listed Properties
4 APPG Officer Positions
Genetic Haemochromatosis , Parkrun , Shakespeare , Shellfish Aquaculture
5 APPG Memberships
Beer , Defence Technology , Furniture Industry , Parks and Green Spaces , Tidy Britain
Genetic Haemochromatosis , Parkrun , Shakespeare , Shellfish Aquaculture
5 APPG Memberships
Beer , Defence Technology , Furniture Industry , Parks and Green Spaces , Tidy Britain
17 Current APPG Members
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6 APPG Officer Positions
Beer , Commercial Sexual Exploitation , ITV , Medical Cannabis under Prescription , Modern Languages , Rugby Union Football Club
12 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Autism , Cyprus , Fair Banking , Future of Work , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Italy , Long Covid , Music , Sport and Physical Activity in the Criminal Justice System
Beer , Commercial Sexual Exploitation , ITV , Medical Cannabis under Prescription , Modern Languages , Rugby Union Football Club
12 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Autism , Cyprus , Fair Banking , Future of Work , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Italy , Long Covid , Music , Sport and Physical Activity in the Criminal Justice System
2 APPG Officer Positions
Bosnia and Herzegovina , Zoos and Aquariums
3 APPG Memberships
Central South , Christians in Parliament , Environment
Bosnia and Herzegovina , Zoos and Aquariums
3 APPG Memberships
Central South , Christians in Parliament , Environment
No other APPG Officer Positions
3 APPG Memberships
Environment , Listed Properties , Science and Technology in Agriculture
3 APPG Memberships
Environment , Listed Properties , Science and Technology in Agriculture
4 APPG Officer Positions
Christians in Parliament , Migration , Radiotherapy , Volunteer Rescue Services
11 APPG Memberships
Adult Social Care , Autism , Beer , Child of the North , Financial Education for Young People , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Listed Properties , Long Covid , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Prostate Cancer , Safeguarding in Faith Communities
Christians in Parliament , Migration , Radiotherapy , Volunteer Rescue Services
11 APPG Memberships
Adult Social Care , Autism , Beer , Child of the North , Financial Education for Young People , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Listed Properties , Long Covid , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Prostate Cancer , Safeguarding in Faith Communities
1 APPG Officer Position
Science and Technology in Agriculture
3 APPG Memberships
Humanist , Mutuals , Ocean
Science and Technology in Agriculture
3 APPG Memberships
Humanist , Mutuals , Ocean
6 APPG Officer Positions
Freedom of Speech , Freight and Logistics , Insurance and Financial Services , Media , Pubs , Self-Driving Vehicles
9 APPG Memberships
Beauty and Wellbeing , Beer , British Buses , British Council and Soft Power , Football Supporters , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Life Sciences , Music , Theatre
Freedom of Speech , Freight and Logistics , Insurance and Financial Services , Media , Pubs , Self-Driving Vehicles
9 APPG Memberships
Beauty and Wellbeing , Beer , British Buses , British Council and Soft Power , Football Supporters , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Life Sciences , Music , Theatre
4 APPG Officer Positions
Forestry and Timber Security , France , Industrial Hemp , Netherlands
21 APPG Memberships
Armenia , Beer , Climate Change , ClimateTech , Fair Banking , Financial Education for Young People , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Genetic Haemochromatosis , Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society , Heritage Rail , International Conservation , International Students , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Miscarriages of Justice , Music , Mutuals , Performing Arts Education and Training , Prostate Cancer , Social Science and Policy , Water Pollution , Youth Affairs
Forestry and Timber Security , France , Industrial Hemp , Netherlands
21 APPG Memberships
Armenia , Beer , Climate Change , ClimateTech , Fair Banking , Financial Education for Young People , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Genetic Haemochromatosis , Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society , Heritage Rail , International Conservation , International Students , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Miscarriages of Justice , Music , Mutuals , Performing Arts Education and Training , Prostate Cancer , Social Science and Policy , Water Pollution , Youth Affairs
1 APPG Officer Position
Financial Education for Young People
3 APPG Memberships
Christians in Parliament , Environment , Transport Safety
Financial Education for Young People
3 APPG Memberships
Christians in Parliament , Environment , Transport Safety
6 APPG Officer Positions
HIV, AIDS and Sexual Health , Latin America , Nuclear Energy , Nutrition for Development , United Nations Global Goals , War Crimes
9 APPG Memberships
Aid Match , Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Beauty and Wellbeing , Beer , Belarus , Freight and Logistics , Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society , Respiratory Health , Social Science and Policy
HIV, AIDS and Sexual Health , Latin America , Nuclear Energy , Nutrition for Development , United Nations Global Goals , War Crimes
9 APPG Memberships
Aid Match , Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Beauty and Wellbeing , Beer , Belarus , Freight and Logistics , Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society , Respiratory Health , Social Science and Policy
1 APPG Officer Position
Internet, Communications and Technology
5 APPG Memberships
Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Digital Identity , Intellectual Property , Transport Safety , United Nations Global Goals
Internet, Communications and Technology
5 APPG Memberships
Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Digital Identity , Intellectual Property , Transport Safety , United Nations Global Goals
5 APPG Officer Positions
Diabetes , Global Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT+) Rights , Political and Media Literacy , Smoking and Health , Vietnam
13 APPG Memberships
Aid Match , Autism , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Cyprus , Defibrillators , Healthy Places , India , Italy , Multiple Sclerosis , Mutuals , Obesity , Serbia , Youth Affairs
Diabetes , Global Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT+) Rights , Political and Media Literacy , Smoking and Health , Vietnam
13 APPG Memberships
Aid Match , Autism , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Cyprus , Defibrillators , Healthy Places , India , Italy , Multiple Sclerosis , Mutuals , Obesity , Serbia , Youth Affairs
5 APPG Officer Positions
Beer , Formula 1 and Motorsport , Furniture Industry , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness
13 APPG Memberships
Blockchain Technologies , British Jews , Commonwealth , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Freight and Logistics , Israel , Prostate Cancer , Publishing , Serbia , Snooker , South East , Transport Safety , Vascular and Venous Disease
Beer , Formula 1 and Motorsport , Furniture Industry , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness
13 APPG Memberships
Blockchain Technologies , British Jews , Commonwealth , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Freight and Logistics , Israel , Prostate Cancer , Publishing , Serbia , Snooker , South East , Transport Safety , Vascular and Venous Disease
5 APPG Officer Positions
Gambling Reform , Magnitsky Sanctions and Reparation , North Korea , Taiwan , Uyghurs
5 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Beauty and Wellbeing , Blockchain Technologies , Defence Technology , Ethnic Minority Business Owners
Gambling Reform , Magnitsky Sanctions and Reparation , North Korea , Taiwan , Uyghurs
5 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Beauty and Wellbeing , Blockchain Technologies , Defence Technology , Ethnic Minority Business Owners
4 APPG Officer Positions
Emerging Drugs and Online Behavioural Trends , Freight and Logistics , Gardening and Horticulture , Netherlands
4 APPG Memberships
Christians in Parliament , Parks and Green Spaces , Prostate Cancer , Science and Technology in Agriculture
Emerging Drugs and Online Behavioural Trends , Freight and Logistics , Gardening and Horticulture , Netherlands
4 APPG Memberships
Christians in Parliament , Parks and Green Spaces , Prostate Cancer , Science and Technology in Agriculture
1 APPG Officer Position
Vietnam
4 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Digital Identity , Financial Technology , Science and Technology in Agriculture
Vietnam
4 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Digital Identity , Financial Technology , Science and Technology in Agriculture
6 APPG Officer Positions
Armenia , Intellectual Property , Lithuania , Media Freedom , Ukraine , Writers
8 APPG Memberships
Beer , British Council and Soft Power , Explosive Weapons and their Impact , Internet, Communications and Technology , Listed Properties , Publishing , Serbia , Tidy Britain
Armenia , Intellectual Property , Lithuania , Media Freedom , Ukraine , Writers
8 APPG Memberships
Beer , British Council and Soft Power , Explosive Weapons and their Impact , Internet, Communications and Technology , Listed Properties , Publishing , Serbia , Tidy Britain
Contact Details
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Andrew Griffith MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.
Email: andrew.griffith.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Dr Robert Massey, Royal Astronomical Society . Tel: 020 7292 3979
Email: rmassey@ras.ac.uk
Secretariat:
Royal Astronomical Society acts as the group's secretariat. https://ras.ac.uk/
Group's Website:
Benefits in Kind
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Date
6 Nov 2024
6 Nov 2024
Source
Royal Astronomical Society
Royal Astronomical Society
Description
Secretariat From : 06/11/2024 To : 05/11/2025
Secretariat From : 06/11/2024 To : 05/11/2025
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
29 Jan 2024
29 Jan 2024
Source
Royal Astronomical Society
Royal Astronomical Society
Description
Secretariat From : 29/01/2024 To : 28/01/2025
Secretariat From : 29/01/2024 To : 28/01/2025
Value
£7,501
£7,501
Date
29 Jan 2023
29 Jan 2023
Source
Royal Astronomical Society
Royal Astronomical Society
Description
Secretariat From : 29/01/2023 To : 28/01/2024
Secretariat From : 29/01/2023 To : 28/01/2024
Value
£1,501
£1,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Dark Skies APPG
Former APPG Officers
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No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Peter Bottomley
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Worthing West
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Fay Jones
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Brecon and Radnorshire
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Grantchester
Vice Chair
Labour - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
Tim Loughton
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for East Worthing and Shoreham
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Caroline Lucas
Vice Chair
Green Party - Former Member for Brighton, Pavilion
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Jerome Mayhew
Vice Chair
Conservative - Broadland and Fakenham
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
Sheryll Murray
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for South East Cornwall
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Neville-Rolfe
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
Lord Rennard
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
5 APPG Officer Positions
Diabetes , Global Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT+) Rights , Political and Media Literacy , Smoking and Health , Vietnam
Diabetes , Global Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT+) Rights , Political and Media Literacy , Smoking and Health , Vietnam
No other APPG Memberships
Selaine Saxby
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for North Devon
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Bob Seely
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Isle of Wight
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
4 APPG Officer Positions
Christianity in the Holy Land , Funerals and Bereavement , Parkrun , West Coast Main Line
Christianity in the Holy Land , Funerals and Bereavement , Parkrun , West Coast Main Line
No other APPG Memberships
Greg Smith
Vice Chair
Conservative - Mid Buckinghamshire
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
5 APPG Officer Positions
Beer , Formula 1 and Motorsport , Furniture Industry , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness
Beer , Formula 1 and Motorsport , Furniture Industry , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Stunell
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Taylor of Holbeach
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Officer Positions
Emerging Drugs and Online Behavioural Trends , Freight and Logistics , Gardening and Horticulture , Netherlands
Emerging Drugs and Online Behavioural Trends , Freight and Logistics , Gardening and Horticulture , Netherlands
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Vaux of Harrowden
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
Theresa Villiers
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Chipping Barnet
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
John Whittingdale
Vice Chair
Conservative - Maldon
Joined: 19th October 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
Armenia , Intellectual Property , Lithuania , Media Freedom , Ukraine , Writers
Armenia , Intellectual Property , Lithuania , Media Freedom , Ukraine , Writers
No other APPG Memberships
Marcus Fysh
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Yeovil
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
6 APPG Officer Positions
Beer , Commercial Sexual Exploitation , ITV , Medical Cannabis under Prescription , Modern Languages , Rugby Union Football Club
Beer , Commercial Sexual Exploitation , ITV , Medical Cannabis under Prescription , Modern Languages , Rugby Union Football Club
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
British Hindus , Fire Safety and Rescue , Homelessness , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Israel , Smoking and Health
British Hindus , Fire Safety and Rescue , Homelessness , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Israel , Smoking and Health
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Brady of Altrincham
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
Lord Carrington
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Alberto Costa
Vice Chair
Conservative - South Leicestershire
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
Virginia Crosbie
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Ynys Môn
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Tracey Crouch
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Chatham and Aylesford
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Iain Duncan Smith
Vice Chair
Conservative - Chingford and Woodford Green
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
5 APPG Officer Positions
Gambling Reform , Magnitsky Sanctions and Reparation , North Korea , Taiwan , Uyghurs
Gambling Reform , Magnitsky Sanctions and Reparation , North Korea , Taiwan , Uyghurs
No other APPG Memberships
Philip Dunne
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Ludlow
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Tim Farron
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Officer Positions
Christians in Parliament , Migration , Radiotherapy , Volunteer Rescue Services
Christians in Parliament , Migration , Radiotherapy , Volunteer Rescue Services
No other APPG Memberships
Simon Fell
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Barrow and Furness
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Steel of Aikwood
Vice Chair
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
John Whittingdale
Vice Chair
Conservative - Maldon
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 7th September 2022
6 APPG Officer Positions
Armenia , Intellectual Property , Lithuania , Media Freedom , Ukraine , Writers
Armenia , Intellectual Property , Lithuania , Media Freedom , Ukraine , Writers
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Anne-Marie Trevelyan
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 27th January 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Ranil Jayawardena
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for North East Hampshire
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 7th August 2020
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships