Running APPG

First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 07/05/2025

To work collectively to inspire people of all ages and abilities to enjoy the mental and physical health benefits of getting active through running, jogging and active lifestyles.

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
Lord Leigh of Hurley Portrait
Lord Leigh of Hurley
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 14th July 2021
Lord Bethell Portrait
Lord Bethell
Vice Chair
Conservative - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 1st November 2023
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

John Slinger MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.

Email: john.slinger.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Barry Hopkins, England Athletics. Tel: 07769 362 921

Email: barryhopkins@englandathletics.org

Secretariat:

England Athletics acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.englandathletics.org/

Date
20 Nov 2024
Source
England Athletics
Description
Secretariat   From : 20/11/2024 To : 19/11/2025
Value
£4,501
Date
6 Jul 2022
Source
England Athletics
Description
Secretariat   From : 06/07/2022 To : 07/07/2023
Value
£4,501
Date
1 Jul 2016
Source
England Athletics Utd
Description
Secretariat   From : 01/07/2016 To : 01/07/2017
Value
£1,501
Date
1 Jul 2015
Source
England Athletics Ltd
Description
Secretariat   From : 01/07/2015 To : 01/07/2016
Value
£1,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Running APPG

Former APPG Officers
Cat Smith Portrait
Cat Smith
Vice Chair
Labour - Lancaster and Wyre
Joined: 14th July 2021
Departed: 30th May 2024
4 APPG Officer Positions
Christianity in the Holy Land , Funerals and Bereavement , Parkrun , West Coast Main Line

No other APPG Memberships

David Linden Portrait
David Linden
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow East
Joined: 14th July 2021
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Alun Cairns Portrait
Alun Cairns
Co-Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Vale of Glamorgan
Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Kim Leadbeater Portrait
Kim Leadbeater
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Spen Valley
Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

James Duddridge Portrait
James Duddridge
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Rochford and Southend East
Joined: 19th October 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Teverson Portrait
Lord Teverson
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 14th July 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Georgia , South West , Sustainable Resources

No other APPG Memberships

Anneliese Dodds Portrait
Anneliese Dodds
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Oxford East
Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Andrew Bowie Portrait
Andrew Bowie
Co-Chair
Conservative - West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Joined: 14th July 2021
Departed: 20th September 2023
2 APPG Officer Positions
Scotch Whisky , Small Modular Reactors

No other APPG Memberships

Dehenna Davison Portrait
Dehenna Davison
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Bishop Auckland
Joined: 14th July 2021
Departed: 20th September 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Selaine Saxby Portrait
Selaine Saxby
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for North Devon
Joined: 14th July 2021
Departed: 20th September 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Alex Norris Portrait
Alex Norris
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Nottingham North and Kimberley
Joined: 14th July 2021
Departed: 20th September 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Alex Sobel Portrait
Alex Sobel
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Leeds Central and Headingley
Joined: 14th July 2021
Departed: 20th September 2023
6 APPG Officer Positions
Fair Elections , Music , Net Zero , Students , Ukraine , West Papua

No other APPG Memberships

Robin Millar Portrait
Robin Millar
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Aberconwy
Joined: 14th July 2021
Departed: 20th September 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

James Duddridge Portrait
James Duddridge
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Rochford and Southend East
Joined: 14th July 2021
Departed: 7th September 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

James Morris Portrait
James Morris
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Halesowen and Rowley Regis
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

John Lamont Portrait
John Lamont
Vice Chair
Conservative - Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Joined: 10th October 2018
Departed: 5th November 2019
3 APPG Officer Positions
Blockchain Technologies , Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion , Fairtrade

No other APPG Memberships

Ruth Cadbury Portrait
Ruth Cadbury
Vice Chair
Labour - Brentford and Isleworth
Joined: 10th October 2018
Departed: 5th November 2019
1 APPG Officer Position
Western Rail Link to Heathrow

No other APPG Memberships

Tom Pursglove Portrait
Tom Pursglove
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Corby
Joined: 14th March 2018
Departed: 23rd October 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

John Grogan Portrait
John Grogan
Officer
Labour - Former Member for Keighley
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 29th August 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Rehman Chishti Portrait
Rehman Chishti
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Gillingham and Rainham
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 29th August 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Mims Davies Portrait
Mims Davies
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - East Grinstead and Uckfield
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 31st January 2018
Lord Evans of Rainow Portrait
Lord Evans of Rainow
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
Alistair Burt Portrait
Alistair Burt
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for North East Bedfordshire
Joined: 24th November 2016
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Simon Danczuk Portrait
Simon Danczuk
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Rochdale
Joined: 24th November 2016
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

David Rutley Portrait
David Rutley
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Macclesfield
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Bob Blackman Portrait
Bob Blackman
Vice Chair
Conservative - Harrow East
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017