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
4 Current APPG Officers
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2 APPG Officer Positions
Post Offices , Tidy Britain
4 APPG Memberships
Dentistry and Oral Health , Environment , Healthcare Workers , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
Post Offices , Tidy Britain
4 APPG Memberships
Dentistry and Oral Health , Environment , Healthcare Workers , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
1 APPG Officer Position
Rural Business and the Rural Powerhouse
4 APPG Memberships
Bosnia and Herzegovina , Multiple Sclerosis , Nuclear Energy , Pharmacy
Rural Business and the Rural Powerhouse
4 APPG Memberships
Bosnia and Herzegovina , Multiple Sclerosis , Nuclear Energy , Pharmacy
5 APPG Officer Positions
Europe , Fair Elections , House of Lords Reform , Human Rights , Water Pollution
22 APPG Memberships
Adult Social Care , Afghan Women and Girls , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Carers , Climate Change , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Environment , Heritage Rail , Homelessness , Humanist , International Conservation , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Music , Net Zero , Ocean , Political and Media Literacy , Refugees , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy , United Nations Global Goals , Women in Parliament , Woods and Trees
Europe , Fair Elections , House of Lords Reform , Human Rights , Water Pollution
22 APPG Memberships
Adult Social Care , Afghan Women and Girls , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Carers , Climate Change , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Environment , Heritage Rail , Homelessness , Humanist , International Conservation , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Music , Net Zero , Ocean , Political and Media Literacy , Refugees , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy , United Nations Global Goals , Women in Parliament , Woods and Trees
2 APPG Officer Positions
Dairy , Local Government
3 APPG Memberships
Beer , Council Tax Reform , Multiple Sclerosis
Dairy , Local Government
3 APPG Memberships
Beer , Council Tax Reform , Multiple Sclerosis
Contact Details
Show/HideRegistered Contact:
Terry Jermy MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.
Email: [email protected]
Public Enquiry Point:
Charlie Taverner, Food, Farming & Countryside Commission
Email: [email protected]
Secretariat:
Food, Farming & Countryside Commission acts as the group's secretariat. https://ffcc.co.uk/
Benefits in Kind
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Date
29 Oct 2025
29 Oct 2025
Source
Food, Farming & Countryside Commission
Food, Farming & Countryside Commission
Description
Secretariat From: 29/10/2025 To: 28/10/2026
Secretariat From: 29/10/2025 To: 28/10/2026
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
29 Oct 2024
29 Oct 2024
Source
Food, Farming & Countryside Commission
Food, Farming & Countryside Commission
Description
Secretariat From: 29/10/2024 To: 28/10/2025
Secretariat From: 29/10/2024 To: 28/10/2025
Value
£1,501
£1,501
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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Helen Whately
Officer
Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent
Joined: 2nd January 2025Departed: 1st December 2025
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Andrew Pakes
Co-Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Peterborough
Joined: 2nd January 2025Departed: 9th September 2025
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Catherine Fookes
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Monmouthshire
Joined: 2nd January 2025Departed: 9th September 2025
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
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
5 APPG Officer Positions
Bioeconomy , Forestry and Timber Security , France , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Netherlands
Bioeconomy , Forestry and Timber Security , France , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , 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 , Pakistani Minorities , Respiratory Health , Vascular and Venous Disease
Bahá'í Faith , Healthy Homes and Buildings , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Pakistani Minorities , Respiratory Health , Vascular and Venous Disease
No other APPG Memberships
Tim Farron
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale
Joined: 27th January 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
5 APPG Officer Positions
Christians in Parliament , Migration , Outdoor Learning , Radiotherapy , Volunteer Rescue Services
Christians in Parliament , Migration , Outdoor Learning , Radiotherapy , Volunteer Rescue Services
No other APPG Memberships
Richard Foord
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Honiton and Sidmouth
Joined: 11th January 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Greg Smith
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Mid Buckinghamshire
Joined: 11th January 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
Beer , Broadcasting, Entertainment and Arts Unions , Formula 1 and Motorsport , Furniture Industry , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness
Beer , Broadcasting, Entertainment and Arts Unions , 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
4 APPG Officer Positions
Arbitrary Detention and Hostage Affairs , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Greenland , Women, Peace and Security
Arbitrary Detention and Hostage Affairs , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Greenland , 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
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
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
Fairtrade , Food and Drink , Volunteer Rescue Services
Fairtrade , Food and Drink , Volunteer Rescue Services
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