Rail in the North APPG

First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 06/03/2024

Note: This APPG was last registered on 6th March 2024. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 20th November 2024 and may be defunct. Perhaps you are looking for the Child of the North APPG?

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To discuss rail services in the North of England.

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
Ian Mearns Portrait
Ian Mearns
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Former Member for Gateshead
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Martin Vickers Portrait
Martin Vickers
Vice Chair
Conservative - Brigg and Immingham
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
6 APPG Memberships
Channel Islands , Gibraltar , Kosovo and Albania , Poland , Rail , Steel and Metals-Related Industries
Liz Twist Portrait
Liz Twist
Vice Chair
Labour - Blaydon and Consett
Joined: 5th November 2019
Departed: 6th March 2024
2 APPG Memberships
Respiratory Health , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention
Andrew Jones Portrait
Andrew Jones
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Harrogate and Knaresborough
Joined: 5th November 2019
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Jason McCartney Portrait
Jason McCartney
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Colne Valley
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Andy McDonald Portrait
Andy McDonald
Vice Chair
Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Memberships
Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory) , Medical Cannabis on or under Prescription , Palestine , Spinal Cord Injury
Imran Hussain Portrait
Imran Hussain
Vice Chair
Independent - Bradford East
Joined: 17th May 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
3 APPG Memberships
Boxing , Kashmir , Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Mark Eastwood Portrait
Mark Eastwood
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Dewsbury
Joined: 15th June 2022
Departed: 5th April 2023
No other APPG Memberships
John Grogan Portrait
John Grogan
Secretary
Labour - Former Member for Keighley
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Thelma Walker Portrait
Thelma Walker
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Colne Valley
Joined: 10th October 2018
Departed: 23rd October 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Judith Cummins Portrait
Judith Cummins
Vice Chair
Labour - Bradford South
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 29th August 2018
No other APPG Memberships
John Pugh Portrait
John Pugh
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Former Member for Southport
Joined: 24th November 2016
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Julian Sturdy Portrait
Julian Sturdy
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for York Outer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 12th October 2016
No other APPG Memberships
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Ian Mearns MP, 12 Regent Terrace, Gateshead, NE8 1LU. Tel: 0191 477 0651.

Email: ian.mearns.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Maxine Newton, Freshwater, Boundary House, 91 Charterhouse Street, London EC1M 6HR. Tel: 0207 067 1595

Email: appg.railinthenorth@freshwater.co.uk

Secretariat:

Freshwater acts as the group's secretariat. https://freshwater.co.uk/

Benefits in Kind
Date
4 Feb 2023
Source
Freshwater
Description
Secretariat   From : 04/02/2023 To : 03/02/2024
Value
£10,501
Date
4 Feb 2022
Source
Freshwater
Description
Secretariat   From : 04/02/2022 To : 03/02/2023
Value
£10,501
Date
4 Feb 2021
Source
Freshwater
Description
Secretariat   From : 04/02/2021 To : 03/02/2022
Value
£10,501
Date
4 Feb 2020
Source
Freshwater
Description
Secretariat   From : 04/02/2020 To : 03/02/2021
Value
£15,001
Date
4 Feb 2020
Source
Freshwater
Description
Secretariat   From : 04/02/2020 To : 03/02/2021
Value
£10,501
Date
11 Jul 2019
Source
Freshwater UK
Description
Secretariat   From : 11/07/2019 To : 10/07/2020
Value
£15,001
Date
11 Jul 2018
Source
Freshwater UK
Description
Secretariat   From : 11/07/2018 To : 10/07/2019
Value
£15,001
Date
11 Jul 2017
Source
Freshwater UK
Description
Secretariat   From : 11/07/2017 To : 10/07/2018
Value
£7,501
Date
1 Jan 2016
Source
Freshwater UK
Description
Secretariat   From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Value
£13,501
Date
1 Jan 2015
Source
Freshwater UK
Description
Secretariat   From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£7,501
Financial Benefits Received
Date
24 Dec 2015
Source
Rail North Ltd
Value
£2,400
Date
18 Sep 2015
Source
Rail North Ltd
Value
£2,400
Date
12 Jun 2015
Source
Rail North Ltd
Value
£2,400
Date
1 Apr 2015
Source
Rail North Ltd
Value
£2,400
Date
20 Mar 2015
Source
Rail North Ltd
Value
£2,400