Microplastics APPG

First Registered: 04/11/2020 • Last updated on: 30/05/2024

Note: This APPG was last registered on 30th May 2024. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 20th November 2024 and may be defunct.

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To raise awareness of the effect microplastics have on the environment. The group will also work cross-party with stakeholders to discuss potential policy solutions.

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 Members - Contact Details - Benefits in Kind - Financial Benefits
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Former APPG Members
Alberto Costa Portrait
Alberto Costa
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - South Leicestershire
Joined: 4th November 2020
Departed: 30th May 2024
2 APPG Memberships
Greece , Italy
Peter Dowd Portrait
Peter Dowd
Officer
Labour - Bootle
Joined: 8th April 2024
Departed: 30th May 2024
2 APPG Memberships
Italy , Liverpool City Region
John McNally Portrait
John McNally
Officer
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Falkirk
Joined: 29th December 2021
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Julian Lewis Portrait
Julian Lewis
Officer
Conservative - New Forest East
Joined: 8th April 2024
Departed: 30th May 2024
2 APPG Memberships
Publishing , State Pension Inequality for Women
Selaine Saxby Portrait
Selaine Saxby
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for North Devon
Joined: 29th December 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Liz Twist Portrait
Liz Twist
Officer
Labour - Blaydon and Consett
Joined: 4th November 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
2 APPG Memberships
Respiratory Health , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention
Afzal Khan Portrait
Afzal Khan
Vice Chair
Labour - Manchester Rusholme
Joined: 11th January 2023
Departed: 13th December 2023
2 APPG Memberships
British Muslims , Greater Manchester
Sarah Champion Portrait
Sarah Champion
Secretary
Labour - Rotherham
Joined: 11th January 2023
Departed: 13th December 2023
5 APPG Memberships
Channel Islands , Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights , Ocean , Taiwan , Zoos and Aquariums
John Howell Portrait
John Howell
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Henley
Joined: 29th December 2021
Departed: 30th November 2022
No other APPG Memberships
Ruth Jones Portrait
Ruth Jones
Vice Chair
Labour - Newport West and Islwyn
Joined: 4th November 2020
Departed: 30th November 2022
4 APPG Memberships
Dog Advisory Welfare , Intellectual Property , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Semiconductors
Valerie Vaz Portrait
Valerie Vaz
Vice Chair
Labour - Walsall and Bloxwich
Joined: 29th December 2021
Departed: 30th November 2022
4 APPG Memberships
Gardening and Horticulture , Parkrun , Portugal , Publishing
Alicia Kearns Portrait
Alicia Kearns
Treasurer
Conservative - Rutland and Stamford
Joined: 29th December 2021
Departed: 30th November 2022
3 APPG Memberships
Arbitrary Detention and Hostage Affairs , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Women, Peace and Security
Virginia Crosbie Portrait
Virginia Crosbie
Secretary
Conservative - Former Member for Ynys Môn
Joined: 29th December 2021
Departed: 30th November 2022
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Brennan Portrait
Lord Brennan
Vice Chair
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 4th November 2020
Departed: 17th November 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Anne-Marie Trevelyan Portrait
Anne-Marie Trevelyan
Secretary
Conservative - Former Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed
Joined: 4th November 2020
Departed: 17th November 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Mark Pawsey Portrait
Mark Pawsey
Treasurer
Conservative - Former Member for Rugby
Joined: 4th November 2020
Departed: 17th November 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Alberto Costa MP,

Email: No email supplied

Public Enquiry Point:

Tobias Arno, National Federation of Women's Institutes, 104 New King's Road, London SW6 4LY. Tel: 020 7371 9300

Email: t.arno@nfwi.org.uk

Secretariat:

National Federation of Women's Institutes, acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.thewi.org.uk/

Group's Website:

https://www.thewi.org.uk/campaigns/key-and-current-campaigns/end-plastic-soup/all-party-parliamentary-group-on-microplastics

Benefits in Kind
Date
14 Sep 2023
Source
National Federation of Women's Institutes
Description
Secretariat   From : 14/09/2023 To : 13/09/2024
Value
£6,001
Date
14 Sep 2022
Source
National Federation of Women's Institutes
Description
Secretariat   From : 14/09/2022 To : 13/09/2023
Value
£6,001
Date
21 Sep 2021
Source
National Federation of Women’s Institutes
Description
Cost of producing and launching a report
Value
£1,501
Date
14 Sep 2021
Source
National Federation of Women's Institutes
Description
Secretariat   From : 14/09/2021 To : 13/09/2022
Value
£1,501
Date
14 Sep 2020
Source
National Federation of Women's Institutes
Description
Secretariat   From : 14/09/2020 To : 13/09/2021
Value
£1,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Microplastics APPG