Science and Technology in Agriculture APPG

First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 12/10/2026

To provide a forum for parliamentarians and stakeholders to debate and highlight the value of science and technology in agriculture.

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
37 Additional APPG Publications
4 Current APPG Officers
Charlie Dewhirst Portrait
Charlie Dewhirst
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Bridlington and The Wolds
Joined: 20th November 2024
Daniel Zeichner Portrait
Daniel Zeichner
Vice Chair
Labour - Cambridge
Joined: 13th April 2026
Lord Trees Portrait
Lord Trees
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 15th June 2022
30 Current APPG Members
Baroness Batters Portrait
Baroness Batters
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Blencathra Portrait
Lord Blencathra
Member
Conservative - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Parks and Green Spaces
5 APPG Memberships
Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Obesity , Ocean , Sepsis , Taiwan
Lord Boswell of Aynho Portrait
Lord Boswell of Aynho
Member
Non-affiliated - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
8 APPG Memberships
Autism , Christians in Parliament , Classics , Commonwealth , Faith and Society , Greece , Race and Community , University
Earl of Caithness Portrait
Earl of Caithness
Member
Conservative - Excepted Hereditary
No other APPG Officer Positions
4 APPG Memberships
Environment , Sustainable Flood and Drought Management , Wood Panel Industry , Woods and Trees
Lord Carrington Portrait
Lord Carrington
Member
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
No other APPG Officer Positions
3 APPG Memberships
Dark Skies , Environment , Listed Properties
Lord Curry of Kirkharle Portrait
Lord Curry of Kirkharle
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
5 APPG Memberships
Christians in Parliament , Hadrian's Wall , Mutuals , North East , Safeguarding in Faith Communities
Earl of Devon Portrait
Earl of Devon
Member
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
No other APPG Officer Positions
4 APPG Memberships
Beyond Pills , Housing and Care for Older People , Intellectual Property , Listed Properties
Lord Fuller Portrait
Lord Fuller
Member
Conservative - Life peer
Ben Goldsborough Portrait
Ben Goldsborough
Member
Labour - South Norfolk
1 APPG Officer Position
Baking Industry
3 APPG Memberships
Grid Networks , Humanist , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
Lord Grantchester Portrait
Lord Grantchester
Member
Labour - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Rural Transport
4 APPG Memberships
Dark Skies , Humanist , Mutuals , Ocean
Baroness Hayman Portrait
Baroness Hayman
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
Lord Inglewood Portrait
Lord Inglewood
Member
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Lord Krebs Portrait
Lord Krebs
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
2 APPG Memberships
Environment , Obesity
Earl of Leicester Portrait
Earl of Leicester
Member
Conservative - Excepted Hereditary
No other APPG Officer Positions
2 APPG Memberships
Listed Properties , Sustainable Plastics
Lord Lilley Portrait
Lord Lilley
Member
Conservative - Life peer
Earl of Lindsay Portrait
Earl of Lindsay
Member
Conservative - Excepted Hereditary
No other APPG Officer Positions
4 APPG Memberships
Blockchain Technologies , Fair Banking , Hemp Carbon Capture and Rural Development , Heritage Rail
Lord Roborough Portrait
Lord Roborough
Member
Conservative - Life peer
Lord Rooker Portrait
Lord Rooker
Member
Labour - Life peer
Lord Vaux of Harrowden Portrait
Lord Vaux of Harrowden
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
Lord Willetts Portrait
Lord Willetts
Member
Conservative - Life peer
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Charlie Dewhirst MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.

Email: [email protected]

Public Enquiry Point:

Max Rawlins, Hanbury Strategy. Tel: 020 3870 1117

Email: [email protected]

Secretariat:

Hanbury Strategy acts as the group's secretariat. https://hanburystrategy.com/

Group's Website:

http://www.appg-agscience.org.uk/

Date
7 Aug 2026
Source
Hanbury Strategy
Description
Hanbury Strategy is paid by the following to act as the group's secretariat: British Society of Plant Breeders, National Farmers Union, National Institute of Agricultural Botany, CropLife UK, Agricultural Industries Confederation, Agricultural Biotechnology Council, UK Flour Millers, Maltsters Association of Great Britain.   From: 07/08/2026 To: 11/11/2026
Value
£4,501
Date
11 Nov 2025
Source
Front Foot Communications Ltd
Description
Front Foot Communications Ltd is paid by the following to act as the group's secretariat: British Society of Plant Breeders, National Farmers Union, National Institute of Agricultural Botany, CropLife UK, Agricultural Industries Confederation, Agricultural Biotechnology Council, UK Flour Millers, Maltsters Association of Great Britain.   From: 11/11/2025 To: 10/11/2026
Value
£24,001
Date
11 Nov 2025
Source
Front Foot Communications Ltd
Description
Front Foot Communications Ltd was paid by the following to act as the group's secretariat: British Society of Plant Breeders, National Farmers Union, National Institute of Agricultural Botany, CropLife UK, Agricultural Industries Confederation, Agricultural Biotechnology Council, UK Flour Millers, Maltsters Association of Great Britain (updated 03/09/2026).   From: 11/11/2025 To: 07/08/2026
Value
£4,501
Date
11 Nov 2024
Source
Front Foot Communications Ltd
Description
Front Foot Communications Ltd is paid by the following to act as the group's secretariat: British Society of Plant Breeders, National Farmers Union, National Institute of Agricultural Botany, CropLife UK, Agricultural Industries Confederation, Agricultural Biotechnology Council, UK Flour Millers, Maltsters Association of Great Britain   From : 11/11/2024 To : 10/11/2025
Value
£22,501
Date
11 Nov 2024
Source
Front Foot Communications Ltd
Description
Front Foot Communications Ltd is paid by the following to act as the group's secretariat: British Society of Plant Breeders, National Farmers Union, National Institute of Agricultural Botany, CropLife UK, Agricultural Industries Confederation, Agricultural Biotechnology Council, UK Flour Millers, Maltsters Association of Great Britain   From: 11/11/2024 To: 10/11/2025
Value
£22,501
Date
11 Feb 2024
Source
Front Foot Communications Ltd
Description
Front Foot Communications is paid by the following to act as the group's secretariat: Agricultural Biotechnology Council, Agricultural Industries Confederation, British Society of Plant Breeders, CropLife UK, Maltsters Association of Great Britain, UK Flour Millers, National Farmers Union, and NIAB   From : 11/02/2024 To : 10/02/2025
Value
£22,501
Date
11 Feb 2023
Source
Front Foot Communications Ltd
Description
Front Foot Communications is paid by the following to act as the group's secretariat: Agricultural Biotechnology Council, Agricultural Industries Confederation, British Society of Plant Breeders, CropLife UK, Maltsters Association of Great Britain, National Association of British & Irish Millers, National Farmers Union, and NIAB   From : 11/02/2023 To : 10/02/2024
Value
£22,501
Date
11 Feb 2022
Source
Front Foot Communications Ltd
Description
Front Foot Communications is paid by the following to act as the group's secretariat: Agricultural Biotechnology Council, Agricultural Industries Confederation, British Society of Plant Breeders, CropLife UK, Maltsters Association of Great Britain, National Association of British & Irish Millers, National Farmers Union, and NIAB   From : 11/02/2022 To : 10/02/2023
Value
£19,501
Date
11 Feb 2021
Source
Front Foot Communications Ltd
Description
Front Foot Communications is paid by the following to act as the group's secretariat: Agricultural Biotechnology Council, Agricultural Industries Confederation, British Society of Plant Breeders, Crop Protection Association, Maltsters Association of Great Britain, National Association of British & Irish Millers, National Farmers Union, and NIAB   From : 11/02/2021 To : 10/02/2022
Value
£16,501
Date
11 Feb 2020
Source
Front Foot Communications Ltd
Description
Front Foot Communications is paid by the following to act as the group's secretariat: Agricultural Biotechnology Council; Agricultural Industries Confederation; British Society of Plant Breeders; Crop Protection Association; Maltsters Association of Great Britain; National Association of British & Irish Millers; National Farmers Union; NIAB   From : 11/02/2020 To : 10/02/2021
Value
£16,501
Date
11 Jul 2018
Source
Front Foot Communications Ltd
Description
Secretariat   From : 11/07/2018 To : 10/07/2019
Value
£16,501
Date
11 Jul 2017
Source
Front Foot Communications Ltd
Description
Secretariat   From : 11/07/2017 To : 10/07/2018
Value
£16,501
Date
6 Jul 2016
Source
Front Foot Communications Ltd
Description
Front Foot Communications Ltd is paid by the following clients to act as the APPG's secretariat: National Farmers Union, National Institute of Agricultural Botany, FERA, British Society of Plant Breeders, British Growers Association, Agricultural Biotechnology Council, Crop Protecion Association, Agricultural Industries Confederation   From : 06/07/2016 To : 05/07/2017
Value
£16,501
Date
1 Jan 2015
Source
Front Foot Communications Ltd
Description
Front Foot Communications Ltd is paid by the following clients to act as the APPG's secretariat: National Farmers Union, National Institute of Agricultural Botany, FERA, British Society of Plant Breeders, British Growers Association, Agricultural Biotechnology Council, Crop Protecion Association, Agricultural Industries Confederation   From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£15,001

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Science and Technology in Agriculture APPG

Former APPG Officers
Lord Grantchester Portrait
Lord Grantchester
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 8th April 2024
Departed: 23rd February 2026
1 APPG Officer Position
Rural Transport

No other APPG Memberships

Julian Sturdy Portrait
Julian Sturdy
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for York Outer
Joined: 31st August 2016
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Robert Goodwill Portrait
Robert Goodwill
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Scarborough and Whitby
Joined: 9th February 2022
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Cameron of Dillington Portrait
Lord Cameron of Dillington
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 6th March 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Dairy , Deep Geothermal , Hemp Carbon Capture and Rural Development

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch Portrait
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 27th March 2019
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Earl of Lindsay Portrait
Earl of Lindsay
Vice Chair
Conservative - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Robert Goodwill Portrait
Robert Goodwill
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Scarborough and Whitby
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 29th December 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Haskins Portrait
Lord Haskins
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 4th November 2020
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Angela Smith Portrait
Angela Smith
Vice-Chair
Liberal Democrat - Former Member for Penistone and Stocksbridge
Joined: 3rd June 2016
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Earl of Selborne Portrait
Earl of Selborne
Vice-Chair
Non-affiliated - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Earl of Selborne Portrait
Earl of Selborne
Vice Chair
Non-affiliated - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

None Portrait
Earl of Lindsay
Vice Chair
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
Mark Spencer Portrait
Mark Spencer
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Sherwood
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 21st July 2016
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Huw Irranca-Davies Portrait
Huw Irranca-Davies
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Ogmore
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 16th March 2016
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships