Industrial Hemp APPG

First Registered: 28/03/2025 • Last updated on: 13/04/2026

Note: This APPG was last registered on 13th April 2026. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 18th May 2026 and may be defunct.

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The APPG is established to promote the growth and development of the industrial hemp sector in the United Kingdom. It seeks to bring together policymakers, industry representatives, investors, and other stakeholders to support legislative reform and create a conducive environment for the industrial hemp industry to flourish.

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 Officers - Contact Details - Benefits in Kind - Financial Benefits
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Former APPG Officers
Ben Lake Portrait
Ben Lake
Chair & Registered Contact
Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli
Joined: 28th March 2025
Departed: 13th April 2026
5 APPG Officer Positions
Bioeconomy , Forestry and Timber Security , France , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Netherlands

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Jones of Penybont Portrait
Lord Jones of Penybont
Co-Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 28th March 2025
Departed: 13th April 2026
1 APPG Officer Position
Bioeconomy

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Sewell of Sanderstead Portrait
Lord Sewell of Sanderstead
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 28th March 2025
Departed: 13th April 2026
1 APPG Officer Position
Bioeconomy

No other APPG Memberships

Jas Athwal Portrait
Jas Athwal
Vice Chair
Labour - Ilford South
Joined: 28th March 2025
Departed: 13th April 2026
4 APPG Officer Positions
Bioeconomy , British Sikhs , Indian Traditional Sciences , Obstructive Sleep Apnoea

No other APPG Memberships

Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Ben Lake MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.

Email: ben.lake.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Sonia Klein, Industrial Hemp Innovation Hub at the University of Aberystwyth. Tel: 07957 429 270

Email: info@industrialhempappg.org

No benefits in kind are on record for the Industrial Hemp APPG

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Industrial Hemp APPG