General Aviation APPG

First Registered: 15/02/2017 • Last updated on: 19/10/2022

Note: This APPG was last registered on 19th October 2022. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 18th June 2025 and may be defunct. Perhaps you are looking for the Aviation APPG?

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To 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.

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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Former APPG Officers
Mark Garnier Portrait
Mark Garnier
Vice Chair
Conservative - Wyre Forest
Joined: 7th September 2022
Departed: 19th October 2022
6 APPG Officer Positions
Japan , Sovereign Wealth Funds , Space , Thailand , United Arab Emirates , Vietnam

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington Portrait
Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 15th February 2017
Departed: 19th October 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Balfe Portrait
Lord Balfe
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 19th October 2022
11 APPG Officer Positions
Bangladesh , Children who need Palliative Care , Citizens' Rights , Cuba , Fair Elections , Greenland , Households in Temporary Accommodation , Intergenerational Inquiry , Occupational Safety and Health , Single-Parent Families , Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy

No other APPG Memberships

Christian Matheson Portrait
Christian Matheson
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for City of Chester
Joined: 15th February 2017
Departed: 19th October 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Ian Paisley Portrait
Ian Paisley
Vice Chair
Democratic Unionist Party - Former Member for North Antrim
Joined: 15th February 2017
Departed: 19th October 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate Portrait
Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate
Vice President
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 21st November 2018
Departed: 19th October 2022
5 APPG Officer Positions
Aviation , China , Europe , Germany , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire

No other APPG Memberships

Roger Gale Portrait
Roger Gale
President
Conservative - Herne Bay and Sandwich
Joined: 15th February 2017
Departed: 19th October 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Davies of Gower Portrait
Lord Davies of Gower
Co-Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 23rd October 2019
Departed: 19th October 2022
5 APPG Officer Positions
Aviation , Children in Wales , Genocide Prevention , Maritime and Ports , Western Gateway

No other APPG Memberships

Paul Howell Portrait
Paul Howell
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Sedgefield
Joined: 15th June 2022
Departed: 19th October 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

James Duddridge Portrait
James Duddridge
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Rochford and Southend East
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 22nd July 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Kelly Tolhurst Portrait
Kelly Tolhurst
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Rochester and Strood
Joined: 15th February 2017
Departed: 22nd July 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Stephen Metcalfe Portrait
Stephen Metcalfe
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for South Basildon and East Thurrock
Joined: 21st November 2018
Departed: 4th May 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Rupa Huq Portrait
Rupa Huq
Vice Chair
Labour - Ealing Central and Acton
Joined: 21st November 2018
Departed: 4th May 2022
6 APPG Officer Positions
British Sikhs , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Fairtrade , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Single-Parent Families , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Rotherwick Portrait
Lord Rotherwick
Vice Chair
Conservative - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 15th February 2017
Departed: 29th December 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Steve Double Portrait
Steve Double
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for St Austell and Newquay
Joined: 23rd October 2019
Departed: 17th November 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Robert Courts Portrait
Robert Courts
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Witney
Joined: 21st November 2018
Departed: 10th March 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Bill Grant Portrait
Bill Grant
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Luke Pollard Portrait
Luke Pollard
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Mark Pritchard Portrait
Mark Pritchard
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - The Wrekin
Joined: 23rd October 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
5 APPG Officer Positions
Egypt , Georgia , India , Libya , Turkey

No other APPG Memberships

David Jones Portrait
David Jones
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Clwyd West
Joined: 21st November 2018
Departed: 11th September 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Glyn Davies Portrait
Glyn Davies
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Montgomeryshire
Joined: 15th February 2017
Departed: 11th September 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Gavin Newlands Portrait
Gavin Newlands
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire North
Joined: 21st November 2018
Departed: 11th September 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Grant Shapps Portrait
Grant Shapps
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Welwyn Hatfield
Joined: 15th February 2017
Departed: 11th September 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Iain Stewart Portrait
Iain Stewart
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Milton Keynes South
Joined: 15th February 2017
Departed: 18th July 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

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Byron Davies
Chair & Registered Contact
 Joined: 15th February 2017
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Steven Paterson Portrait
Steven Paterson
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Stirling
Joined: 15th February 2017
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Danny Kinahan Portrait
Danny Kinahan
Vice Chair
Ulster Unionist Party - Former Member for South Antrim
Joined: 15th February 2017
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Gerald Howarth Portrait
Gerald Howarth
President
Conservative - Former Member for Aldershot
Joined: 15th February 2017
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Paul Howell MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 0207 219 3000.

Email: paul.howell.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:

http://www.generalaviationappg.uk/

No benefits in kind are on record for the General Aviation APPG

Financial Benefits Received
Date
13 May 2020
Source
HQ Aviation Ltd
Value
£3,000
Date
4 Feb 2020
Source
River Oak Strategic Partners Limited
Value
£5,000
Date
6 Sep 2019
Source
Stobart Group PLC
Value
£15,000
Date
20 Jun 2019
Source
JLT Management Services Limited
Value
£5,000
Date
10 May 2019
Source
London Luton Airport Operations Ltd
Value
£10,000
Date
28 Feb 2019
Source
Boeing Defence UK Ltd
Value
£7,500
Date
11 Feb 2019
Source
Heathrow Airport Ltd
Value
£15,000
Date
4 Feb 2019
Source
London City Airport Ltd
Value
£10,000
Date
21 Dec 2018
Source
easyJet Airline Company Limited
Value
£5,000
Date
7 Dec 2018
Source
Manchester Airport Group PLC
Value
£15,000
Date
13 Jul 2018
Source
Cargo Logic Air
Value
£10,000
Date
12 Jul 2018
Source
Boeing UK Ltd
Value
£5,000
Date
9 Jul 2018
Source
River Oak Strategic Partners
Value
£15,000
Date
9 Jul 2018
Source
Royal Oak Strategic Partners
Value
£15,000
Date
14 Jun 2018
Source
JLT Management Services Ltd
Value
£5,000
Date
20 Apr 2018
Source
London Southend Airport Ltd
Value
£15,000
Date
12 Feb 2018
Source
Boeing Defence UK Ltd
Value
£5,000
Date
15 Jan 2018
Source
London Luton Airport Operations Ltd
Value
£8,500
Date
20 Dec 2017
Source
JLT Management Services Ltd
Value
£2,000
Date
19 Dec 2017
Source
Heathrow Airport Ltd
Value
£15,000
Date
4 Sep 2017
Source
JLT Management
Value
£3,000