Greyhound APPG

First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 29/06/2026

Note: This APPG was last registered on 29th June 2026. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 1st September 2026 and may be defunct.

To raise parliamentary awareness of issues relating to the greyhound industry. To promote the sport and related welfare issues.

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
Former APPG Officers
Peter Bedford Portrait
Peter Bedford
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Mid Leicestershire
Joined: 9th September 2025
Departed: 29th June 2026
Ian Lavery Portrait
Ian Lavery
Co-Chair
Labour - Blyth and Ashington
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 29th June 2026
2 APPG Officer Positions
Football Supporters , Occupational Safety and Health

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Golding Portrait
Baroness Golding
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 29th June 2026
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Andrew Rosindell Portrait
Andrew Rosindell
Chair & Registered Contact
Reform UK - Romford
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 30th May 2024
Lord Lipsey Portrait
Lord Lipsey
Co-Chairman
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 10th October 2018
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Grahame Morris Portrait
Grahame Morris
Vice-Chairman
Labour - Easington
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 30th May 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Cuba , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Racing and Bloodstock

No other APPG Memberships

Stephen Hammond Portrait
Stephen Hammond
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Wimbledon
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Conor McGinn Portrait
Conor McGinn
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for St Helens North
Joined: 10th October 2018
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Ian Mearns Portrait
Ian Mearns
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Gateshead
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Kate Osborne Portrait
Kate Osborne
Vice Chair
Labour - Jarrow and Gateshead East
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Officer Positions
Fertility , Governance and Inclusive Leadership , North East , Women's Football

No other APPG Memberships

Sheryll Murray Portrait
Sheryll Murray
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for South East Cornwall
Joined: 21st April 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Paula Sherriff Portrait
Paula Sherriff
Secretary
Labour - Former Member for Dewsbury
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Alan Meale Portrait
Alan Meale
Secretary
Labour - Former Member for Mansfield
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Mr Peter Bedford MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.

Email: [email protected]

Date
5 Jul 2017
Source
Greyhound Board of Great Britain
Description
Secretariat   From : 05/07/2017 To : 04/07/2018
Value
£1,501
Date
1 Jul 2016
Source
Greyhound Board of Great Britain
Description
Secretariat   From : 01/07/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Value
£1,501
Date
1 Jan 2016
Source
Greyhound Board of Great Britain
Description
Secretariat   From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Value
£1,501
Date
1 Jul 2015
Source
Greyhound Board of Great Britain
Description
Secretariat   From : 01/07/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£1,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Greyhound APPG