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 potential new reserves; and collaborate with overseas groups such as the International Dark Sky Association.
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4 Current APPG Officers
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24 APPG Memberships
12 Step Recovery , Ageing and Older People , Austria , Carbon Monoxide , Citizens' Rights , Closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Dentistry and Oral Health , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Extraordinary Rendition , Frozen British Pensions , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Haiti , Immigration Detention , Limits to Growth , Race and Community , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Small and Micro Business , Social Integration , South Africa , Transport Safety , United Nations , Women in Transport , Zimbabwe
12 Step Recovery , Ageing and Older People , Austria , Carbon Monoxide , Citizens' Rights , Closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Dentistry and Oral Health , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Extraordinary Rendition , Frozen British Pensions , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Haiti , Immigration Detention , Limits to Growth , Race and Community , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Small and Micro Business , Social Integration , South Africa , Transport Safety , United Nations , Women in Transport , Zimbabwe
No other APPG Memberships
1 APPG Membership
Cricket
Cricket
6 APPG Memberships
Arts and Heritage , Data Analytics , Diagnostics , East of England , Life Sciences , University
Arts and Heritage , Data Analytics , Diagnostics , East of England , Life Sciences , University
Contact Details
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Sir Peter Bottomley MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 5060.
Email: bottomleyp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Marieta Valdivia Lefort, Royal Astronomical Society
Email: mvaldivialefort@ras.ac.uk
Secretariat:
Royal Astronomical Society acts as the group's secretariat. https://ras.ac.uk/
Benefits in Kind
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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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Selaine Saxby
Vice Chair
Conservative - North Devon
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
7 APPG Memberships
Broadband and Digital Communication , Celtic Sea , Climate Change , Community Energy , Cycling and Walking , Tidy Britain , Wood Panel Industry
Broadband and Digital Communication , Celtic Sea , Climate Change , Community Energy , Cycling and Walking , Tidy Britain , Wood Panel Industry
Lord Grantchester
Vice Chair
Labour - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Membership
Science and Technology in Agriculture
Science and Technology in Agriculture
Fay Jones
Vice Chair
Conservative - Brecon and Radnorshire
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Tim Loughton
Vice Chair
Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
15 APPG Memberships
Adoption and Permanence , Archaeology , Armenia , Austria , British Museum , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Children , Coastal Communities , Conception to Age Two - First 1001 Days , Kinship Care , Photography , Tennis , Tibet , Wilton Park , Yemen
Adoption and Permanence , Archaeology , Armenia , Austria , British Museum , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Children , Coastal Communities , Conception to Age Two - First 1001 Days , Kinship Care , Photography , Tennis , Tibet , Wilton Park , Yemen
Caroline Lucas
Vice Chair
Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Membership
Financial Education for Young People
Financial Education for Young People
Sheryll Murray
Vice Chair
Conservative - South East Cornwall
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
5 APPG Memberships
Battlefields and Commonwealth War Graves , Cats , Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories , Fisheries , San Marino
Battlefields and Commonwealth War Graves , Cats , Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories , Fisheries , San Marino
Baroness Neville-Rolfe
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Rennard
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Cat Smith
Vice Chair
Labour - Lancaster and Fleetwood
Joined: 28th June 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
3 APPG Memberships
Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness , Minimally Invasive Cancer Therapies , Radiotherapy
Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness , Minimally Invasive Cancer Therapies , Radiotherapy
Lord Stunell
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Taylor of Holbeach
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Membership
Gardening and Horticulture
Gardening and Horticulture
Lord Vaux of Harrowden
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Theresa Villiers
Vice Chair
Conservative - Chipping Barnet
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
John Whittingdale
Vice Chair
Conservative - Maldon
Joined: 19th October 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
Simon Fell
Vice Chair
Conservative - Barrow and Furness
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
7 APPG Memberships
Beer , Cancer , Commercial Sexual Exploitation , Financial Resilience , Modern Languages , Tennis , Timber Industries
Beer , Cancer , Commercial Sexual Exploitation , Financial Resilience , Modern Languages , Tennis , Timber Industries
Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
15 APPG Memberships
British Gujaratis , Cricket , Equitable Life Policyholders , Fire Safety and Rescue , Holocaust Memorial , Households in Temporary Accommodation , India (Trade and Investment) , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Israel , Jainism , Land Value Capture , Romania , Smoking and Health , Thrombosis , Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics
British Gujaratis , Cricket , Equitable Life Policyholders , Fire Safety and Rescue , Holocaust Memorial , Households in Temporary Accommodation , India (Trade and Investment) , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Israel , Jainism , Land Value Capture , Romania , Smoking and Health , Thrombosis , Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics
Graham Brady
Vice Chair
Conservative - Altrincham and Sale West
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
7 APPG Memberships
Antigua and Barbuda , Cayman Islands , Singapore , St Kitts and Nevis , Sustainable Aviation , Thailand , Wine and Spirits
Antigua and Barbuda , Cayman Islands , Singapore , St Kitts and Nevis , Sustainable Aviation , Thailand , Wine and Spirits
Lord Carrington
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Alberto Costa
Vice Chair
Conservative - South Leicestershire
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
Virginia Crosbie
Vice Chair
Conservative - Ynys Môn
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Membership
Small Modular Reactors
Small Modular Reactors
Tracey Crouch
Vice Chair
Conservative - Chatham and Aylesford
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
Iain Duncan Smith
Vice Chair
Conservative - Chingford and Woodford Green
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Tim Farron
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
Lord Steel of Aikwood
Vice Chair
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Memberships
John Whittingdale
Vice Chair
Conservative - Maldon
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 7th September 2022
Andrew Griffith
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Arundel and South Downs
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 23rd March 2022
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Memberships
Anne-Marie Trevelyan
Vice Chair
Conservative - Berwick-upon-Tweed
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 27th January 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Ranil Jayawardena
Vice Chair
Conservative - North East Hampshire
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 7th August 2020
No other APPG Memberships