Science and Technology in Agriculture APPG

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

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
George Freeman Portrait
George Freeman
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Mid Norfolk
Joined: 20th November 2024
Lord Grantchester Portrait
Lord Grantchester
Vice Chair
Labour - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 8th April 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
4 APPG Memberships
Dark Skies , Humanist , Mutuals , Ocean
Lord Trees Portrait
Lord Trees
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 15th June 2022
29 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
4 APPG Memberships
Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Obesity , Ocean , 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
Lord Cameron of Dillington Portrait
Lord Cameron of Dillington
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
Lord Carrington Portrait
Lord Carrington
Member
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
No other APPG Officer Positions
3 APPG Memberships
Dark Skies , Environment , Listed Properties
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
Baroness Hayman Portrait
Baroness Hayman
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
Lord Inglewood Portrait
Lord Inglewood
Member
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
No other APPG Officer Positions
7 APPG Memberships
Environment , Falkland Islands , Listed Properties , Media , Nuclear Energy , United Nations Global Goals , University
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
1 APPG Membership
Listed Properties
Lord Lilley Portrait
Lord Lilley
Member
Conservative - Life peer
Earl of Lindsay Portrait
Earl of Lindsay
Member
Conservative - Excepted Hereditary
Lord Roborough Portrait
Lord Roborough
Member
Conservative - Excepted Hereditary
No other APPG Officer Positions
3 APPG Memberships
Blockchain Technologies , Listed Properties , Woods and Trees
Lord Rooker Portrait
Lord Rooker
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
5 APPG Memberships
Beer , Explosive Weapons and their Impact , Humanist , Nuclear Energy , Social Science and Policy
Lord Vaux of Harrowden Portrait
Lord Vaux of Harrowden
Member
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Lord Willetts Portrait
Lord Willetts
Member
Conservative - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Students
3 APPG Memberships
Housing and Care for Older People , International Students , University
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

George Freeman MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 0207 219 6502.

Email: george.freeman.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Daniel Pearsall, Front Foot Communications Ltd. Tel: 07770 875455

Email: daniel.pearsall@frontfoot.uk.com

Secretariat:

Front Foot Communications Ltd acts as the group's secretariat. http://www.frontfoot.uk.com/

Group's Website:

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

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
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
2 APPG Officer Positions
Dairy , Deep Geothermal

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
2 APPG Officer Positions
Consumer Protection , Fair Banking

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
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

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