To raise the profile of and issues faced by British farmers and farming communities.
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
2 Current APPG Officers
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1 APPG Officer Position
Rural Business and the Rural Powerhouse
3 APPG Memberships
Bosnia and Herzegovina , Nuclear Energy , Pharmacy
Rural Business and the Rural Powerhouse
3 APPG Memberships
Bosnia and Herzegovina , Nuclear Energy , Pharmacy
Contact Details
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Public Enquiry Point:
Charlie Taverner, Food, Farming & Countryside Commission
Email: charlie.taverner@ffcc.co.uk
Benefits in Kind
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Date
20 Dec 2017
20 Dec 2017
Source
PLMR
PLMR
Description
Secretariat From : 20/12/2017 To : 19/12/2018
Secretariat From : 20/12/2017 To : 19/12/2018
Value
£9,001
£9,001
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Farming APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Andrew Pakes
Co-Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Peterborough
Joined: 2nd January 2025Departed: 9th September 2025
4 APPG Officer Positions
Apprenticeships , Future of Work , Mutuals , Sepsis
Apprenticeships , Future of Work , Mutuals , Sepsis
No other APPG Memberships
Catherine Fookes
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Monmouthshire
Joined: 2nd January 2025Departed: 9th September 2025
Lord Carrington
Officer
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 5th April 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Rob Roberts
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Delyn
Joined: 17th May 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Ben Lake
Vice Chair
Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli
Joined: 27th January 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Officer Positions
Forestry and Timber Security , France , Industrial Hemp , Netherlands
Forestry and Timber Security , France , Industrial Hemp , Netherlands
No other APPG Memberships
Jim Shannon
Vice Chair
Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford
Joined: 27th January 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
Bahá'í Faith , Healthy Homes and Buildings , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Respiratory Health , UK Food Security , Vascular and Venous Disease
Bahá'í Faith , Healthy Homes and Buildings , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Respiratory Health , UK Food Security , Vascular and Venous Disease
No other APPG Memberships
Tim Farron
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale
Joined: 27th January 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
Richard Foord
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Honiton and Sidmouth
Joined: 11th January 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
Digital Communities , Estonia , Kosovo and Albania , Modern Conflict , Serbia , South West
Digital Communities , Estonia , Kosovo and Albania , Modern Conflict , Serbia , South West
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Greg Smith
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Mid Buckinghamshire
Joined: 11th January 2023Departed: 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
Rob Roberts
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Delyn
Joined: 5th April 2023Departed: 5th April 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Alicia Kearns
Co-Chair
Conservative - Rutland and Stamford
Joined: 27th January 2021Departed: 30th November 2022
3 APPG Officer Positions
Arbitrary Detention and Hostage Affairs , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Women, Peace and Security
Arbitrary Detention and Hostage Affairs , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Women, Peace and Security
No other APPG Memberships
Fay Jones
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Brecon and Radnorshire
Joined: 27th January 2021Departed: 30th November 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Julian Sturdy
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for York Outer
Joined: 31st January 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Earl of Lindsay
Vice Chair
Conservative - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 31st January 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
Baroness Byford
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 31st January 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Douglas Ross
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Moray
Joined: 31st January 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Andrew Bowie
Vice Chair
Conservative - West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Joined: 31st January 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
Kirstene Hair
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Angus
Joined: 31st January 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
John Lamont
Vice Chair
Conservative - Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Joined: 31st January 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
3 APPG Officer Positions
Blockchain Technologies , Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion , Fairtrade
Blockchain Technologies , Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion , Fairtrade
No other APPG Memberships
Bill Wiggin
Treasurer
Conservative - Former Member for North Herefordshire
Joined: 31st January 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 8th May 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Angela Smith
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Former Member for Penistone and Stocksbridge
Joined: 31st January 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships