To meet and consider important fire safety and rescue issues with appropriate specialists in these fields, consulting wider with other related agencies to create a safer built environment; contributing to fire safety events both inside and outside parliament, whilst raising issues of concern to government through its minsters.
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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1 Additional APPG Publications
4 Current APPG Officers
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5 APPG Officer Positions
Azerbaijan , British Hindus , Homelessness , Israel , Smoking and Health
31 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Autism , Beer , Blockchain Technologies , Boxing , British Jews , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Cats , Commonwealth , Cyprus , Digital Communities , Digital Identity , Faith and Society , Financial Education for Young People , Financial Technology , Fusion Energy , Healthcare Workers , Housing and Care for Older People , Hydrogen , India , Internet, Communications and Technology , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Kurdistan Region in Iraq , Mutuals , Pharmacy , Pro-Life , Sepsis , Social Science and Policy , Tennis , Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics , War Crimes
Azerbaijan , British Hindus , Homelessness , Israel , Smoking and Health
31 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Autism , Beer , Blockchain Technologies , Boxing , British Jews , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Cats , Commonwealth , Cyprus , Digital Communities , Digital Identity , Faith and Society , Financial Education for Young People , Financial Technology , Fusion Energy , Healthcare Workers , Housing and Care for Older People , Hydrogen , India , Internet, Communications and Technology , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Kurdistan Region in Iraq , Mutuals , Pharmacy , Pro-Life , Sepsis , Social Science and Policy , Tennis , Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics , War Crimes
No other APPG Officer Positions
4 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Boxing , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention , Wood Panel Industry
4 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Boxing , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention , Wood Panel Industry
1 APPG Officer Position
Children of Alcoholics
6 APPG Memberships
Autism , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies , University , Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
Children of Alcoholics
6 APPG Memberships
Autism , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies , University , Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
1 APPG Officer Position
Occupational Safety and Health
4 APPG Memberships
Healthcare Workers , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Miscarriages of Justice , Sepsis
Occupational Safety and Health
4 APPG Memberships
Healthcare Workers , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Miscarriages of Justice , Sepsis
Contact Details
Show/HideRegistered Contact:
Bob Blackman MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 7082.
Email: bob.blackman.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Steve McGuirk. Tel: 07776297780
Email: mcguirk.steve@googlemail.com
Secretariat:
Steve McGuirk acts as the group's secretariat.
Group's Website:
https://firesectorconfederation.co.uk/appg-for-fire-safety-and-rescue/
No benefits in kind are on record for the Fire Safety and Rescue APPG
Financial Benefits Received
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Date
11 Jul 2025
11 Jul 2025
Source
Fire Sector Federation
Fire Sector Federation
Value
£3,000
£3,000
Date
21 Oct 2024
21 Oct 2024
Source
Fire Sector Federation
Fire Sector Federation
Value
£3,000
£3,000
Date
5 Apr 2024
5 Apr 2024
Source
Fire Sector Federation
Fire Sector Federation
Value
£3,000
£3,000
Date
11 Jan 2024
11 Jan 2024
Source
Fire Sector Federation
Fire Sector Federation
Value
£3,000
£3,000
Date
3 Jul 2023
3 Jul 2023
Source
Fire Sector Federation
Fire Sector Federation
Value
£3,000
£3,000
Date
1 Apr 2023
1 Apr 2023
Source
Fire Protection Association
Fire Protection Association
Value
£5,000
£5,000
Date
3 Jan 2023
3 Jan 2023
Source
Fire Sector Federation
Fire Sector Federation
Value
£3,000
£3,000
Date
4 Jul 2022
4 Jul 2022
Source
Fire Sector Federation
Fire Sector Federation
Value
£3,000
£3,000
Date
6 May 2022
6 May 2022
Source
Fire Protection Association
Fire Protection Association
Value
£5,000
£5,000
Date
31 Dec 2021
31 Dec 2021
Source
Fire Sector Federation
Fire Sector Federation
Value
£3,000
£3,000
Date
1 Jul 2021
1 Jul 2021
Source
Fire Sector Federation
Fire Sector Federation
Value
£3,000
£3,000
Date
28 May 2021
28 May 2021
Source
Fire Protection Association
Fire Protection Association
Value
£5,000
£5,000
Date
31 Dec 2020
31 Dec 2020
Source
Fire Sector Federation
Fire Sector Federation
Value
£3,000
£3,000
Date
1 Jul 2020
1 Jul 2020
Source
Fire Sector Federation
Fire Sector Federation
Value
£3,000
£3,000
Date
28 Feb 2020
28 Feb 2020
Source
Fire Protection Association
Fire Protection Association
Value
£5,000
£5,000
Former APPG Officers
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Lord Goddard of Stockport
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 28th August 2024Departed: 13th April 2026
6 APPG Officer Positions
Blockchain Technologies , Cats , Greater Manchester , Greece , Local Markets , Morocco
Blockchain Technologies , Cats , Greater Manchester , Greece , Local Markets , Morocco
No other APPG Memberships
Mary Glindon
Vice Chair
Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Joined: 23rd October 2019Departed: 12th January 2026
6 APPG Officer Positions
British Offshore Energy Industry , Grid Networks , Hadrian's Wall , North East , Obesity , Responsible Vaping
British Offshore Energy Industry , Grid Networks , Hadrian's Wall , North East , Obesity , Responsible Vaping
No other APPG Memberships
Peter Aldous
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Waveney
Joined: 23rd October 2019Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
George Howarth
Co Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Knowsley
Joined: 23rd October 2019Departed: 13th December 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Mike Penning
Secretary
Conservative - Former Member for Hemel Hempstead
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 13th December 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Robbie Moore
Co Vice Chair
Conservative - Keighley and Ilkley
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 13th December 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Desmond Swayne
Co Vice Chair
Conservative - New Forest West
Joined: 17th May 2023Departed: 13th December 2023
4 APPG Officer Positions
Kidney , National Parks and National Landscapes , Pro-Life , South Western Railway
Kidney , National Parks and National Landscapes , Pro-Life , South Western Railway
No other APPG Memberships
Andy Slaughter
Co Vice Chair
Labour - Hammersmith and Chiswick
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 13th December 2023
Peter Bottomley
Co Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Worthing West
Joined: 17th May 2023Departed: 13th December 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Kieran Mullan
Co Vice Chair
Conservative - Bexhill and Battle
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 13th December 2023
5 APPG Officer Positions
Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Deep Geothermal , Humanist , Rural Services , Sport and Physical Activity in the Criminal Justice System
Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Deep Geothermal , Humanist , Rural Services , Sport and Physical Activity in the Criminal Justice System
No other APPG Memberships
Margaret Ferrier
Co Vice Chair
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 9th August 2023
25 APPG Officer Positions
Art, Craft and Design in Education , Assistive and Accessible Technology , Bladder and Bowel Continence Care , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Built Environment , Coastal Communities , Greyhound , Hazaras , Healthy Homes and Buildings , Healthy Places , Hemp Carbon Capture and Rural Development , Latin America , Modernising Employment , Northern Culture , Pensions and Growth , Race Equality in Education , Radiotherapy , Running , Social Mobility , Sustainable Flood and Drought Management , Sustainable Plastics , Swimming , Syria , Tigray , West Papua
Art, Craft and Design in Education , Assistive and Accessible Technology , Bladder and Bowel Continence Care , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Built Environment , Coastal Communities , Greyhound , Hazaras , Healthy Homes and Buildings , Healthy Places , Hemp Carbon Capture and Rural Development , Latin America , Modernising Employment , Northern Culture , Pensions and Growth , Race Equality in Education , Radiotherapy , Running , Social Mobility , Sustainable Flood and Drought Management , Sustainable Plastics , Swimming , Syria , Tigray , West Papua
No other APPG Memberships
Felicity Buchan
Co Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Kensington
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 5th April 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord McKenzie of Luton
Co Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 17th November 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
David Amess
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Southend West
Joined: 23rd October 2019Departed: 6th October 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Porter of Spalding
Co Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 14th July 2021
3 APPG Officer Positions
Future Homes, Skills and Innovation , UK Innovation Startups and SMEs , Warm Homes
Future Homes, Skills and Innovation , UK Innovation Startups and SMEs , Warm Homes
No other APPG Memberships
Bill Grant
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
Joined: 23rd October 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Jim Fitzpatrick
Secretary
Labour - Former Member for Poplar and Limehouse
Joined: 23rd October 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Emma Dent Coad
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Kensington
Joined: 23rd October 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships