River Thames APPG

First Registered: 16/03/2016 • Last updated on: 13/05/2024

Note: This APPG was last registered on 13th May 2024. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 7th May 2025 and may be defunct.

The Thames catchment has many millions dependent upon the health of the Royal River Thames. It provides drinking water, sewage disposal, recreation, peace and tranquillity on its banks. It provides drainage and at times takes flood waters out to the sea. The APPG provides an essential conduit to delivering sustainable management.

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
Lord Spellar Portrait
Lord Spellar
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 21st November 2018
Departed: 13th May 2024
Paul Beresford Portrait
Paul Beresford
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Mole Valley
Joined: 21st November 2018
Departed: 13th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Christina Rees Portrait
Christina Rees
Officer
Labour (Co-op) - Former Member for Neath
Joined: 23rd October 2019
Departed: 13th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

John Howell Portrait
John Howell
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Henley
Joined: 16th March 2016
Departed: 13th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Heather Wheeler Portrait
Heather Wheeler
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for South Derbyshire
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 1st November 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Leigh of Hurley Portrait
Lord Leigh of Hurley
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 10th March 2021
Departed: 22nd February 2023
2 APPG Officer Positions
Running , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

No other APPG Memberships

Jack Lopresti Portrait
Jack Lopresti
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Filton and Bradley Stoke
Joined: 23rd October 2019
Departed: 22nd February 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Viscount Waverley Portrait
Viscount Waverley
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 10th March 2021
Departed: 22nd February 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Barry Sheerman Portrait
Barry Sheerman
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Former Member for Huddersfield
Joined: 10th March 2021
Departed: 22nd February 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Alberto Costa Portrait
Alberto Costa
Officer
Conservative - South Leicestershire
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 25th August 2021
4 APPG Officer Positions
Greece , Italy , Microplastics , Tidy Britain

No other APPG Memberships

Robert Neill Portrait
Robert Neill
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Bromley and Chislehurst
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 27th January 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Bob Stewart Portrait
Bob Stewart
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Beckenham
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 27th January 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Mark Menzies Portrait
Mark Menzies
Officer
Independent - Former Member for Fylde
Joined: 21st November 2018
Departed: 27th January 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Henry Smith Portrait
Henry Smith
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Crawley
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 27th January 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Gillian Keegan Portrait
Gillian Keegan
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Chichester
Joined: 23rd October 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Neil Coyle Portrait
Neil Coyle
Officer
Labour - Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Joined: 21st November 2018
Departed: 5th November 2019
3 APPG Officer Positions
Food Banks , Housing and Care for Older People , Shakespeare

No other APPG Memberships

David Evennett Portrait
David Evennett
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Bexleyheath and Crayford
Joined: 23rd October 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Gareth Johnson Portrait
Gareth Johnson
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Dartford
Joined: 23rd October 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Ruth Cadbury Portrait
Ruth Cadbury
Vice Chair
Labour - Brentford and Isleworth
Joined: 23rd October 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
1 APPG Officer Position
Western Rail Link to Heathrow

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Benyon Portrait
Lord Benyon
Officer
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 21st November 2018
Departed: 11th September 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

David T C Davies Portrait
David T C Davies
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Monmouth
Joined: 21st November 2018
Departed: 11th September 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Martin Vickers Portrait
Martin Vickers
Officer
Conservative - Brigg and Immingham
Joined: 21st November 2018
Departed: 11th September 2019
6 APPG Officer Positions
Channel Islands , Gibraltar , Kosovo and Albania , Poland , Rail , Steel and Metals-Related Industries

No other APPG Memberships

Jim Fitzpatrick Portrait
Jim Fitzpatrick
Deputy Chair
Labour - Former Member for Poplar and Limehouse
Joined: 16th March 2016
Departed: 11th September 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Robert Courts Portrait
Robert Courts
Deputy Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Witney
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 11th September 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Matt Rodda Portrait
Matt Rodda
Officer
Labour - Reading Central
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 10th October 2018
1 APPG Officer Position
Western Rail Link to Heathrow

No other APPG Memberships

James Duddridge Portrait
James Duddridge
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Rochford and Southend East
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 10th October 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Kelly Tolhurst Portrait
Kelly Tolhurst
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Rochester and Strood
Joined: 16th March 2016
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Fiona Mactaggart Portrait
Fiona Mactaggart
Officer
Labour - Former Member for Slough
Joined: 16th March 2016
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Barker Portrait
Baroness Barker
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 16th March 2016
Departed: 2nd May 2017
2 APPG Officer Positions
HIV, AIDS and Sexual Health , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK

No other APPG Memberships

Contact Details

Registered Contact:

John Howell MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 6676.

Email: howelljm@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Michael Shefras. Tel: 01784 481 719

Email: michael@shefras.com

Date
4 Jul 2019
Source
River Thames Alliance Co Ltd
Description
Secretariat   From : 04/07/2019 To : 03/07/2020
Value
£1,501
Date
4 Jul 2018
Source
River Thames Alliance Co Ltd
Description
Secretariat   From : 04/07/2018 To : 03/07/2019
Value
£1,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the River Thames APPG