Hemp Carbon Capture and Rural Development APPG

First Registered: 07/05/2025 • Last updated on: 18/05/2026

To support domestic hemp in achieving the UK’s climate, energy and economic goals - with a particular focus on Sustainable Aviation Fuel, marine biofuels, sustainable construction, carbon credits, farming jobs and rural development. The Group will encourage investment in carbon capture, break down regulatory barriers and support a thriving domestic hemp sector.

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
Bayo Alaba Portrait
Bayo Alaba
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Southend East and Rochford
Joined: 7th May 2025
Lord Robathan Portrait
Lord Robathan
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 7th May 2025
No other APPG Officer Positions
3 APPG Memberships
Environment , Fusion Energy , India
5 Current APPG Members
Earl of Lindsay Portrait
Earl of Lindsay
Member
Conservative - Excepted Hereditary
No other APPG Officer Positions
4 APPG Memberships
Blockchain Technologies , Fair Banking , Heritage Rail , Science and Technology in Agriculture
Lord Mancroft Portrait
Lord Mancroft
Member
Conservative - Excepted Hereditary
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Will Stone Portrait
Will Stone
Member
Labour - Swindon North
3 APPG Officer Positions
Fairgrounds and Circuses , Night Time Economy , Women in Defence
1 APPG Membership
Apprenticeships
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Mr Bayo Alaba MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.

Email: bayo@bayoalaba.com

Public Enquiry Point:

Andrew Cutbill, Cutbill Jacoby. Tel: 07841 576000

Email: andy@cutbilljacoby.com

Secretariat:

Tenacious Carbon acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.tenaciouscarbon.com/

Group's Website:

https://www.tenaciouscarbon.com/appg

Date
1 Apr 2025
Source
Tenacious Carbon
Description
Tenacious Carbon acts as the group's secretariat and pays Cutbill Jacoby to help it fulfil this role   From : 01/04/2025 To : 31/03/2026
Value
£19,501
Date
1 Apr 2025
Source
Tenacious Carbon
Description
Tenacious Carbon acts as the group's secretariat and pays Cutbill Jacoby to help it fulfil this role   From: 01/04/2025 To: 31/03/2026
Value
£19,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Hemp Carbon Capture and Rural Development APPG

Former APPG Officers
Richard Quigley Portrait
Richard Quigley
Officer
Labour - Isle of Wight West
Joined: 7th May 2025
Departed: 12th January 2026