To promote and facilitate communication and understanding between representatives of the Scotch Whisky industry and Parliament.
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
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Wendy Chamberlain
Chair & Registered Contact
Liberal Democrat - North East Fife
Joined: 24th February 2020
5 APPG Officer Positions
Afghan Women and Girls , Carers , Food Banks , Golf , PANS PANDAS
16 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Climate Change , Digital Communities , Environment , Fair Elections , Immigration Detention , International Students , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Listed Properties , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Multiple Sclerosis , Net Zero , United Nations Global Goals , University , Women in Parliament , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
Afghan Women and Girls , Carers , Food Banks , Golf , PANS PANDAS
16 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Climate Change , Digital Communities , Environment , Fair Elections , Immigration Detention , International Students , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Listed Properties , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Multiple Sclerosis , Net Zero , United Nations Global Goals , University , Women in Parliament , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
Graham Leadbitter
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
Joined: 9th October 2024
1 APPG Officer Position
Wood Panel Industry
8 APPG Memberships
Aviation , Climate Change , Fusion Energy , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society , Hydrogen , International Conservation , Net Zero
Wood Panel Industry
8 APPG Memberships
Aviation , Climate Change , Fusion Energy , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society , Hydrogen , International Conservation , Net Zero
No other APPG Officer Positions
7 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , British Buses , Carers , Cats , Fair Elections , Italy , Occupational Safety and Health
7 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , British Buses , Carers , Cats , Fair Elections , Italy , Occupational Safety and Health
1 APPG Officer Position
Small Modular Reactors
4 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , British Jews , Fusion Energy , Marine Energy
Small Modular Reactors
4 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , British Jews , Fusion Energy , Marine Energy
Contact Details
Show/HideRegistered Contact:
Wendy Chamberlain MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 0207 219 4409.
Email: wendy.chamberlain.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Ellie Carrington, Scotch Whisky Association. Tel: 07389 886418
Email: engagement@swa.org.uk
Secretariat:
Scotch Whisky Association acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.scotch-whisky.org.uk/
Benefits in Kind
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Date
2 Sep 2024
2 Sep 2024
Source
Scotch Whisky Association
Scotch Whisky Association
Description
Reception
Reception
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
2 Sep 2024
2 Sep 2024
Source
Scotch Whisky Association
Scotch Whisky Association
Description
Secretariat From : 02/09/2024 To : 01/09/2025
Secretariat From : 02/09/2024 To : 01/09/2025
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
5 Jul 2019
5 Jul 2019
Source
Scotch Whisky Association
Scotch Whisky Association
Description
Secretariat From : 05/07/2019 To : 04/07/2020
Secretariat From : 05/07/2019 To : 04/07/2020
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
5 Jul 2018
5 Jul 2018
Source
Scotch Whisky Association
Scotch Whisky Association
Description
Secretariat From : 05/07/2018 To : 04/07/2019
Secretariat From : 05/07/2018 To : 04/07/2019
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
5 Jul 2017
5 Jul 2017
Source
Scotch Whisky Association
Scotch Whisky Association
Description
Secretariat From : 05/07/2017 To : 04/07/2018
Secretariat From : 05/07/2017 To : 04/07/2018
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
1 Dec 2016
1 Dec 2016
Source
Scotch Whisky Association
Scotch Whisky Association
Description
Secretariat From : 01/12/2016 To : 30/11/2017
Secretariat From : 01/12/2016 To : 30/11/2017
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
7 Oct 2016
7 Oct 2016
Source
The Scotch Whiskey Association
The Scotch Whiskey Association
Description
Visit to Islay From : 07/10/2016 To : 08/10/2016
Visit to Islay From : 07/10/2016 To : 08/10/2016
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
7 Oct 2016
7 Oct 2016
Source
Scotch Whisky Association
Scotch Whisky Association
Description
Visit to Islay From : 07/10/2016 To : 08/10/2016
Visit to Islay From : 07/10/2016 To : 08/10/2016
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
15 Sep 2015
15 Sep 2015
Source
Scotch Whisky Association
Scotch Whisky Association
Description
Secretariat From : 15/09/2015 To : 15/09/2016
Secretariat From : 15/09/2015 To : 15/09/2016
Value
£1,501
£1,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Scotch Whisky APPG
Former APPG Officers
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No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
David Duguid
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Banff and Buchan
Joined: 28th June 2023Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Hannah Bardell
Secretary
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Livingston
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Ian Blackford
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Joined: 3rd February 2016Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Jamie Stone
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Joined: 28th June 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Chris Law
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Dundee Central
Joined: 3rd February 2016Departed: 6th March 2024
Alistair Carmichael
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Orkney and Shetland
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 6th March 2024
Peter Bottomley
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Worthing West
Joined: 6th January 2017Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Gagan Mohindra
Vice Chair
Conservative - South West Hertfordshire
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 20th September 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
John Lamont
Vice Chair
Conservative - Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 17th May 2023
3 APPG Officer Positions
Blockchain Technologies , Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion , Fairtrade
Blockchain Technologies , Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion , Fairtrade
No other APPG Memberships
Martin Docherty-Hughes
Treasurer
Scottish National Party - Former Member for West Dunbartonshire
Joined: 16th March 2016Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
David Linden
Chair & Registered Contact
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow East
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
John Stevenson
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Carlisle
Joined: 3rd February 2016Departed: 23rd March 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Drew Hendry
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 21st April 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Brendan O'Hara
Chair & Registered Contact
Scottish National Party - Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Joined: 3rd February 2016Departed: 21st April 2021
5 APPG Officer Positions
Arbitrary Detention and Hostage Affairs , Genocide Prevention , Greenland , International Law, Justice and Accountability , Yazidis
Arbitrary Detention and Hostage Affairs , Genocide Prevention , Greenland , International Law, Justice and Accountability , Yazidis
No other APPG Memberships
Douglas Ross
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Moray
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Purvis of Tweed
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 3rd February 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Michelle Thomson
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Edinburgh West
Joined: 3rd February 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Jim Fitzpatrick
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Poplar and Limehouse
Joined: 3rd February 2016Departed: 24th November 2016
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Martin John Docherty
Treasurer
Joined: 3rd February 2016Departed: 3rd February 2016
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships