To help the industry in convening meetings with government departments who are introducing legislation to change existing legislation to the detriment of the fairs and showgrounds industry.
1. Fairs and Showgrounds
13/11/2015 - APPGs
Found: change existing legislation to the detriment of the fairs and showgrounds industry.
2. Fairs and Showgrounds
17/12/2020 - Westminster Hall
3. Hansard_Speeches object (497822)
17/12/2020 - Speeches
Found:
4. Hansard_Speeches object (497823)
17/12/2020 - Speeches
Found:
5. Hansard_Speeches object (497824)
17/12/2020 - Speeches
Found:
1. Fairs and Showgrounds
17/12/2020 - Westminster Hall
1: this House has considered the future of fairs and showgrounds.It is a great pleasure to serve under - Speech Link
2. Performing Arts: Job Support Scheme
29/09/2020 - Lords Chamber
1: of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Fairs and Showgrounds, which includes circuses, can I ask the - Speech Link
3. Business of the House
21/02/2019 - Commons Chamber
1: shows and fairs? As chairman of the all-party parliamentary group on fairs and showgrounds, I know that - Speech Link
2: Friend raises an interesting point. Travelling fairs and shows are a brilliant source of fun for families - Speech Link
4. Oral Answers to Questions
04/06/2020 - Commons Chamber
1: Many people enjoy coming together at fairs and showgrounds, but I spoke to the Showmen’s Guild yesterday - Speech Link
5. Covid-19: Winter Plan
23/11/2020 - Commons Chamber
asked by: Chi Onwurah
09/01/2019
... how the Government represents each region of the UK on trade show stands. 2. Trade Fairs
asked by: Chi Onwurah
21/12/2018
... what assessment his Department has made of the extent to which the North East is represented by his Department's trade show stands; and if he will make it his policy to include a map of the UK in those trade show stands. 3. Trade Fairs
asked by: Chi Onwurah
21/12/2018
... what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure that every region of the UK is represented in his Department’s trade show stands. 4. Trade Fairs
asked by: Emma Reynolds
10/12/2018
... what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of Government support for UK companies seeking to take part in overseas exhibitions in the latest period for which information is available. 5. Trade Fairs
asked by: Chi Onwurah
20/11/2018
... what steps he is taking to ensure his Department's trade show stands represents the whole of the UK.
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6 Current APPG Officers
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David Amess
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Southend West
Joined: 13th November 2015Allergy , Bermuda , British Overseas Territories , Caribbean , Endometriosis , Epilepsy , Fire Safety and Rescue , Food and Health , Hairdressing, Barbering and Cosmetology , Human-Relevant Science , Learning Disability , Liechtenstein , Maldives , Maternity , Minimally Invasive Cancer Therapies , Olympic and Paralympic Games , Parkinson's , Performing Arts Education and Training , Pharmacy , Philately , Philippines , Photography , Publishing , Qatar , Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 , Recovery from Addictions , San Marino , Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia , Zoos and Aquariums
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David Linden
Secretary & Treasurer
Scottish National Party - Glasgow East
Joined: 28th September 2017Belgium , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Faith and Society , Financial Resilience , Greenland , Luxembourg , Nutrition for Growth , One Punch Assaults , Parkrun , Poverty , Running , Scotch Whisky , Social Media , Terminal Illness , Tunisia , Youth Affairs
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Contact Details
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Sir David Amess MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 3452.
Email: amessd@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Desmond Fitzgerald, Showmen's Guild of Great Britain, Central Office, Guild House, 41 Clarence Street, London TW18 4SY. Tel: 01894 461805
No benefits in kind are on record for the Fairs and Showgrounds APPG
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Fairs and Showgrounds APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate
Co-Chairman
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 10th March 2021
Cyber Security , Digital Identity , Hydrogen , Internet, Communications and Technology
Wendy Morton
Vice-Chairman
Conservative - Aldridge-Brownhills
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
David Crausby
Vice-Chairman
Labour - Former Member for Bolton North East
Joined: 13th November 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
Claire Perry
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Devizes
Joined: 13th November 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
Kwasi Kwarteng
Treasurer
Conservative - Spelthorne
Joined: 13th November 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
David Crausby
Co-Chair
Labour - Former Member for Bolton North East
Joined: 13th November 2015Departed: 6th January 2017