Rural Services APPG
First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 01/12/2025
Note: This APPG was last registered on 1st December 2025. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 12th January 2026 and may be defunct. Perhaps you are looking for the Customer Service APPG?
To promote a debate on the provision of rural services and to issue periodic reports.
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 APPG Officers
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Caroline Voaden
Treasurer
Liberal Democrat - South Devon
Joined: 18th June 2025Departed: 1st December 2025
2 APPG Officer Positions
Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse , Shellfish Aquaculture
Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse , Shellfish Aquaculture
No other APPG Memberships
Kieran Mullan
Secretary
Conservative - Bexhill and Battle
Joined: 9th October 2024Departed: 1st December 2025
5 APPG Officer Positions
Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Deep Geothermal , Humanist , South Africa , Sport and Physical Activity in the Criminal Justice System
Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Deep Geothermal , Humanist , South Africa , Sport and Physical Activity in the Criminal Justice System
No other APPG Memberships
Sam Rushworth
Vice Chair
Labour - Bishop Auckland
Joined: 9th October 2024Departed: 1st December 2025
5 APPG Officer Positions
Climate, Nature and Security , Deep Geothermal , Extraordinary Rendition , Men and Boys' Issues , T-Levels
Climate, Nature and Security , Deep Geothermal , Extraordinary Rendition , Men and Boys' Issues , T-Levels
No other APPG Memberships
Sarah Dyke
Chair & Registered Contact
Liberal Democrat - Glastonbury and Somerton
Joined: 9th October 2024Departed: 1st December 2025
4 APPG Officer Positions
Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Women in Defence , Women in Parliament , Woods and Trees
Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Women in Defence , Women in Parliament , Woods and Trees
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Crathorne
Treasurer
Conservative - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 21st July 2016Departed: 30th May 2024
Lord Cameron of Dillington
Secretary
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 20th May 2020Departed: 30th May 2024
Derek Thomas
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for St Ives
Joined: 5th April 2023Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Carrington
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Julian Sturdy
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for York Outer
Joined: 5th April 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Selaine Saxby
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for North Devon
Joined: 20th May 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Helen Morgan
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - North Shropshire
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Officer Positions
Digital Communities , Flooding and Flooded Communities , Spinal Cord Injury , UK Food Security
Digital Communities , Flooding and Flooded Communities , Spinal Cord Injury , UK Food Security
No other APPG Memberships
Rob Butler
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Aylesbury
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Philip Dunne
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Ludlow
Joined: 20th May 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Julie Marson
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Hertford and Stortford
Joined: 20th May 2020Departed: 22nd February 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Scott Mann
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for North Cornwall
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 27th January 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Chris Loder
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for West Dorset
Joined: 20th May 2020Departed: 27th January 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Byford
Secretary
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Ruth George
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for High Peak
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
David Drew
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Former Member for Stroud
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Rebecca Pow
Deputy Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Taunton Deane
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Philip Dunne
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Ludlow
Joined: 14th March 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Maclean of Redditch
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 21st November 2018
Victoria Atkins
Vice Chair
Conservative - Louth and Horncastle
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 31st January 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Jo Churchill
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Bury St Edmunds
Joined: 21st July 2016Departed: 31st January 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Simon Hoare
Vice Chair
Conservative - North Dorset
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
6 APPG Officer Positions
Dairy , Farming , Local Government , Menopause , Multiple Sclerosis , Theatre
Dairy , Farming , Local Government , Menopause , Multiple Sclerosis , Theatre
No other APPG Memberships
Helen Goodman
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Bishop Auckland
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
3 APPG Officer Positions
Christianity in the Holy Land , Parkrun , West Coast Main Line
Christianity in the Holy Land , Parkrun , West Coast Main Line
No other APPG Memberships
Graham Stuart
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Beverley and Holderness
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 12th October 2016
4 APPG Officer Positions
British Buses , Community Development Finance Institutions , Hydrogen , Indonesia
British Buses , Community Development Finance Institutions , Hydrogen , Indonesia
No other APPG Memberships
Neil Parish
Treasurer
Conservative - Former Member for Tiverton and Honiton
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 3rd June 2016
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
4 Current APPG Members
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4 APPG Officer Positions
Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Women in Defence , Women in Parliament , Woods and Trees
14 APPG Memberships
Animal Welfare , Apprenticeships , Dementia , Digital Communities , Environment , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Heritage Rail , Humanist , Parks and Green Spaces , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Tidy Britain , Water Pollution
Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Women in Defence , Women in Parliament , Woods and Trees
14 APPG Memberships
Animal Welfare , Apprenticeships , Dementia , Digital Communities , Environment , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Heritage Rail , Humanist , Parks and Green Spaces , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Tidy Britain , Water Pollution
No other APPG Officer Positions
8 APPG Memberships
Football Supporters , Furniture Industry , Grid Networks , Hadrian's Wall , Parks and Green Spaces , Tidy Britain , Transport Safety , Wood Panel Industry
8 APPG Memberships
Football Supporters , Furniture Industry , Grid Networks , Hadrian's Wall , Parks and Green Spaces , Tidy Britain , Transport Safety , Wood Panel Industry
5 APPG Officer Positions
Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Deep Geothermal , Humanist , South Africa , Sport and Physical Activity in the Criminal Justice System
6 APPG Memberships
Autism , Blockchain Technologies , Music , Parks and Green Spaces , Tidy Britain , Transport Safety
Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Deep Geothermal , Humanist , South Africa , Sport and Physical Activity in the Criminal Justice System
6 APPG Memberships
Autism , Blockchain Technologies , Music , Parks and Green Spaces , Tidy Britain , Transport Safety
5 APPG Officer Positions
Climate, Nature and Security , Deep Geothermal , Extraordinary Rendition , Men and Boys' Issues , T-Levels
28 APPG Memberships
Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Bosnia and Herzegovina , CAFOD , Child of the North , Commonwealth , Council Tax Reform , Energy Studies , Environment , Fair Banking , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Hadrian's Wall , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Listed Properties , Multiple Sclerosis , Music , Net Zero , North East , Parkrun , Performing Arts Education and Training , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , Republic of Korea , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Sepsis , Serbia , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention , United Nations Global Goals , Water Pollution , Youth Affairs
Climate, Nature and Security , Deep Geothermal , Extraordinary Rendition , Men and Boys' Issues , T-Levels
28 APPG Memberships
Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Bosnia and Herzegovina , CAFOD , Child of the North , Commonwealth , Council Tax Reform , Energy Studies , Environment , Fair Banking , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Hadrian's Wall , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Listed Properties , Multiple Sclerosis , Music , Net Zero , North East , Parkrun , Performing Arts Education and Training , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , Republic of Korea , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Sepsis , Serbia , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention , United Nations Global Goals , Water Pollution , Youth Affairs
Contact Details
Show/HideRegistered Contact:
Sarah Dyke MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 3545 2414.
Email: sarah.dyke.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Kerry Booth, Rural Services Network. Tel: 01822 851 370
Email: kerry.booth@sparse.gov.uk
Secretariat:
Rural Services Network acts as the group's secretariat. http://www.rsnonline.org.uk/
Group's Website:
Benefits in Kind
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Date
10 Sep 2024
10 Sep 2024
Source
Rural Services Network
Rural Services Network
Description
Secretariat From : 10/09/2024 To : 09/09/2025
Secretariat From : 10/09/2024 To : 09/09/2025
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
10 Sep 2024
10 Sep 2024
Source
Rural Services Network
Rural Services Network
Description
Secretariat From: 10/09/2024 To: 09/09/2025
Secretariat From: 10/09/2024 To: 09/09/2025
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
28 Jan 2024
28 Jan 2024
Source
Rural Services Network
Rural Services Network
Description
Secretariat From : 28/01/2024 To : 27/01/2025
Secretariat From : 28/01/2024 To : 27/01/2025
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
28 Jan 2023
28 Jan 2023
Source
Rural Services Network
Rural Services Network
Description
Secretariat From : 28/01/2023 To : 27/01/2024
Secretariat From : 28/01/2023 To : 27/01/2024
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
28 Jan 2022
28 Jan 2022
Source
Rural Services Network
Rural Services Network
Description
Secretariat From : 28/01/2022 To : 27/01/2023
Secretariat From : 28/01/2022 To : 27/01/2023
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
28 Jan 2021
28 Jan 2021
Source
Rural Services Network
Rural Services Network
Description
Secretariat From : 28/01/2021 To : 27/01/2022
Secretariat From : 28/01/2021 To : 27/01/2022
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
28 Jan 2020
28 Jan 2020
Source
Rural Services Network
Rural Services Network
Description
Secretariat From : 28/01/2020 To : 27/01/2021
Secretariat From : 28/01/2020 To : 27/01/2021
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
7 Sep 2018
7 Sep 2018
Source
Rural Services Network
Rural Services Network
Description
Secretariat From : 07/09/2018 To : 06/09/2019
Secretariat From : 07/09/2018 To : 06/09/2019
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
1 Jan 2018
1 Jan 2018
Source
Rural Services Network
Rural Services Network
Description
Secretariat From : 01/01/2018 To : 31/12/2018
Secretariat From : 01/01/2018 To : 31/12/2018
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
1 Jan 2017
1 Jan 2017
Source
Rural Services Network
Rural Services Network
Description
Secretariat From : 01/01/2017 To : 31/12/2017
Secretariat From : 01/01/2017 To : 31/12/2017
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
1 Jan 2016
1 Jan 2016
Source
Rural Services Network
Rural Services Network
Description
Secretariat From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Secretariat From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
1 Jan 2015
1 Jan 2015
Source
Rural Services Network
Rural Services Network
Description
Secretariat From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Secretariat From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£3,001
£3,001
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Rural Services APPG