General Aviation APPG
First Registered: 15/02/2017 • Last updated on: 10/03/2021
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TwitterTo promote the objective - as set out by the British Government - of making the UK the best country in the world for General Aviation through inspiring both current and future generations to take up science, technology, engineering and mathematics, thereby creating high-tech jobs and growth in our economy.
1. Aviation 2050 — the future of UK aviation consultation: general aviation reports
17/12/2018 - Department for Transport
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Aviation 2050 — the future of UK aviation consultation: general aviation reports - GOV
2. Coronavirus (COVID-19): General Aviation
24/07/2020 - Department for Transport
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Found: Coronavirus (COVID-19): General Aviation
Guidance on General Aviation (GA) flying during the coronavirus
3. Coronavirus (COVID-19): recreational general aviation
31/03/2020 - Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)
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Found: (COVID-19): recreational general aviation
Guidance on recreational general aviation (GA) flying during
4. Coronavirus (COVID-19): recreational general aviation
31/03/2020 - Department for Transport
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Found: (COVID-19): recreational general aviation
Guidance on recreational general aviation (GA) flying during
5. General aviation operators and pilots notification of flights
30/08/2019 - Border Force
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General aviation operators and pilots notification of flights - GOV
1. Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL]
10/02/2020 - Lords Chamber
1: as no surprise to anyone in this House or the aviation industry. Several previous attempts have been - Speech Link
2: airspace change proposal, an ACP, to the Civil Aviation Authority, the CAA; secondly, to take steps to - Speech Link
3: use it. I am thinking particularly about the general aviation field, and I certainly know that gliders have - Speech Link
2. Brexit: Aviation
06/03/2018 - Lords Chamber
1: their General Aviation Champion, when they will set out how future regulation of general aviation will - Speech Link
2: of general aviation is shared between the European Aviation Safety Agency and the Civil Aviation Authority - Speech Link
3: absolutely recognise the importance of the general aviation sector, the economic footprint of which is - Speech Link
3. European Union Aviation Safety Agency
19/03/2020 - Lords Chamber
1: decision not to participate in the European Union Aviation Safety Agency; and what plans they have to address - Speech Link
2: our relationship with each of the agencies. In general terms, the reply was that we would be leaving, - Speech Link
3: take part in any decision-making of the European Aviation Safety Agency, but its regulations continue to - Speech Link
4. Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL]
27/01/2020 - Lords Chamber
1: passengers in 2018 to 435 million by 2050. A thriving aviation sector brings more visitors to the UK, as well - Speech Link
5. Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [Lords]
02/02/2021 - Commons Chamber
1: House as we look towards the future of aviation.The UK aviation sector is a global leader, and for - Speech Link
asked by: Stephen Doughty
02/06/2020
... (iii) military and (iv) other; and what the five most common points of departure were for those flights. 2. Aviation
asked by: Maria Eagle
04/06/2020
... how many meetings he has had with Ministers of the HM Treasury to discuss the aviation industry in the last three months . 3. Aviation
asked by: Ed Davey
28/07/2020
... if he will make it his policy for all UK internal flights to be sustainably powered by 2030; and if he will make a statement. 4. Aviation
asked by: Lord Kennedy of Southwark
31/07/2020
... in the UK each day from 23 March to 16 July. 5. Aviation
asked by: Lord Myners
07/04/2020
... and (4) Spain.
10 Current APPG Officers
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Steve Double
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - St Austell and Newquay
Joined: 23rd October 2019Beer , Celtic Sea , Christianity in the Holy Land , Critical Minerals , Dairy , Faith and Society , Fatherhood , Hong Kong , Hospitality and Tourism , Hydrogen , Migration , Nature , Ocean Conservation , Space
Cyprus , Electric Aviation , Frozen British Pensions , Hydrogen , Media , Media Freedom
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , China , Germany , Pension Scams , San Marino
Albania , Belgium , British Overseas Territories , Bus and Coach Industry , Canada , Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK (CANZUK) , Caribbean , Central America , Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory) , Flags and Heraldry , Hong Kong , Hospitality and Tourism , Hydrogen , Isle of Man (Manx) , Japan , Jazz Appreciation , Kosovo , Luxembourg , Mentoring , Montenegro , Norfolk Island , North Macedonia , Pacific Islands , Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 , San Marino , Space , Switzerland , Taiwan , Union
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Axial Spondyloarthritis , Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Business Owners , Cancer , Creative Diversity , Crossrail , Diabetes , Genetic Haemochromatosis , Intellectual Property , London's Planning and Built Environment , Music , Poland , Rohingya , Single Parent Families , Social Integration
Aerospace , Armed Forces , Italy , Professional Sales , Shipbuilding and Ship Repair
Stephen Metcalfe
Vice Chair
Conservative - South Basildon and East Thurrock
Joined: 21st November 2018Artificial Intelligence , Blockchain , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths , Engineering , Future of Work , Kurdistan Region in Iraq , Light Rail , Maritime and Ports , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Scientific , Space , Theatre , Unconscious Bias , Unconscious Bias , Vaping
Contact Details
Show/HideRegistered Contact:
Steve Double MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 4408.
Email: steve.double.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Matthew Bolshaw, Hayward Aviation Ltd, Chipperfield, Back Lane, Letchmore Heath, Hertfordshire WD25 8EJ
Email: bolshaw@btinternet.com
Group's Website:
No benefits in kind are on record for the General Aviation APPG
Financial Benefits Received
Show/Hide13 May 2020
HQ Aviation Ltd
£3,000
4 Feb 2020
River Oak Strategic Partners Limited
£5,000
6 Sep 2019
Stobart Group PLC
£15,000
20 Jun 2019
JLT Management Services Limited
£5,000
10 May 2019
London Luton Airport Operations Ltd
£10,000
28 Feb 2019
Boeing Defence UK Ltd
£7,500
11 Feb 2019
Heathrow Airport Ltd
£15,000
4 Feb 2019
London City Airport Ltd
£10,000
21 Dec 2018
easyJet Airline Company Limited
£5,000
7 Dec 2018
Manchester Airport Group PLC
£15,000
13 Jul 2018
Cargo Logic Air
£10,000
12 Jul 2018
Boeing UK Ltd
£5,000
9 Jul 2018
Royal Oak Strategic Partners
£15,000
9 Jul 2018
River Oak Strategic Partners
£15,000
14 Jun 2018
JLT Management Services Ltd
£5,000
20 Apr 2018
London Southend Airport Ltd
£15,000
12 Feb 2018
Boeing Defence UK Ltd
£5,000
15 Jan 2018
London Luton Airport Operations Ltd
£8,500
20 Dec 2017
JLT Management Services Ltd
£2,000
19 Dec 2017
Heathrow Airport Ltd
£15,000
4 Sep 2017
JLT Management
£3,000
Former APPG Officers
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Mark Pritchard
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - The Wrekin
Joined: 23rd October 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
Albania , Armenia , Betting and Gaming , Cancer , Caribbean , Death Penalty , Eritrea , Estonia , Film and Production Industry , Georgia , Germany , Hong Kong , Kosovo , Lithuania , Maldives , Malta , Media , Opera , Romania , Space , Sudan and South Sudan , Tennis , Tidy Britain , Turkey , Ukraine , Uyghurs , Vietnam
Luke Pollard
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
Armed Forces , Carbon Monoxide , Dance , Hockey , Mayflower 400 , Religious Education , Shipbuilding and Ship Repair , Social Media , South West
Bill Grant
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
Christian Matheson
Vice Chair
Labour - City of Chester
Joined: 15th February 2017Departed: 11th September 2019
Aerospace , Bahrain , BBC , Belize , Brazil , British Council , Colombia , Fair Business Banking , Falkland Islands , Football Club , Gibraltar , Global Education , Homelessness , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Media Freedom , Mexico , Music , Parkrun , Polar Regions , Polo , Qatar , Singapore , Sri Lanka , St George's Day , Venezuela , Zoos and Aquariums
Glyn Davies
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Montgomeryshire
Joined: 15th February 2017Departed: 11th September 2019
Lord Balfe
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 11th September 2019
Australia and New Zealand , Belgium , British Overseas Territories , Canada , Children of Alcoholics , Estonia , Finland , Food and Health , Future Generations , Germany , Holy See , India , Iran , Kazakhstan , Luxembourg , Montserrat , Nepal , Netherlands , Norway , Pacific Islands , Pitcairn Islands , Psychology , Russia , Slovenia , Sweden , Turkey , Vietnam , Writers
James Duddridge
Vice Chair
Conservative - Rochford and Southend East
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 11th September 2019
David Jones
Vice Chair
Conservative - Clwyd West
Joined: 21st November 2018Departed: 11th September 2019
Bahrain , Eggs, Pigs and Poultry , Jordan , Mersey Dee North Wales , United Arab Emirates
Grant Shapps
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Welwyn Hatfield
Joined: 15th February 2017Departed: 11th September 2019
Gavin Newlands
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire North
Joined: 21st November 2018Departed: 11th September 2019
American Football , Bridge , Connected and Automated Mobility , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Esports , Golf , Green Deal Misselling , Greenland , Infant Feeding and Inequalities , Light Rail , Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse , Scottish Sport , Single Parent Families , Snooker , Tennis
Iain Stewart
Vice Chair
Conservative - Milton Keynes South
Joined: 15th February 2017Departed: 18th July 2018
Commercial Radio
Kelly Tolhurst
Treasurer
Conservative - Rochester and Strood
Joined: 15th February 2017Departed: 14th March 2018
Byron Davies
Chair & Registered Contact
Joined: 15th February 2017Departed: 2nd May 2017
Commercial Radio , Dark Skies , Hajj and Umrah , Malawi , Mental Health , Morocco , Norway , Rugby League , Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus , Veterans , Zoos and Aquariums
Gerald Howarth
President
Conservative - Former Member for Aldershot
Joined: 15th February 2017Departed: 2nd May 2017
Danny Kinahan
Vice Chair
Ulster Unionist Party - Former Member for South Antrim
Joined: 15th February 2017Departed: 2nd May 2017
Steven Paterson
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Stirling
Joined: 15th February 2017Departed: 2nd May 2017