The APPG focuses on improving and supporting rail services along the South Western Railway network. It brings together MPs from constituencies served by the network, addressing issues such as infrastructure investment, rail fares, service reliability, and passenger experience.
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4 Current APPG Officers
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Contact Details
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Mr Will Forster MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.
Email: will.forster.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Alex Warren, Office of Will Forster MP. Tel: 020 7219 7656
Email: alex.warren@parliament.uk
Benefits in Kind
Show/Hide21 Jan 2021
Rail Safety and Standards Board
Secretariat From : 21/01/2021 To : 20/01/2022
£13,501
21 Jan 2020
Rail Safety and Standards Board
Secretariat From : 21/01/2020 To : 20/01/2021
£13,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the South Western Railway APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Angela Richardson
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Guildford
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 24th January 2024
Christians in Parliament , Eye Health and Visual Impairment , Football , Jamaica , Tennis
Sarah Olney
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Richmond Park
Joined: 28th June 2023Departed: 24th January 2024
James Sunderland
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Bracknell
Joined: 15th June 2022Departed: 24th January 2024
Munira Wilson
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Twickenham
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 24th January 2024
Bob Seely
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Isle of Wight
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 24th January 2024
Alan Whitehead
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Southampton, Test
Joined: 28th June 2023Departed: 24th January 2024
Seema Malhotra
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 24th January 2024
Chris Loder
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for West Dorset
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 24th January 2024
Jonathan Lord
Co-Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Woking
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 17th May 2023
Flick Drummond
Co-Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Meon Valley
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 17th May 2023
Maria Miller
Co-Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Basingstoke
Joined: 15th June 2022Departed: 17th May 2023
Ben Spencer
Co-Chair
Conservative - Runnymede and Weybridge
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 17th May 2023
Stephen Hammond
Co-Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Wimbledon
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 17th May 2023
Steve Brine
Co-Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Winchester
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 17th May 2023
Simon Jupp
Co-Chair
Conservative - Former Member for East Devon
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 17th May 2023
Ed Davey
Co-Chair
Liberal Democrat - Kingston and Surbiton
Joined: 24th September 2020Departed: 17th May 2023
Maria Miller
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Basingstoke
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 4th May 2022
Damian Hinds
Vice Chair
Conservative - East Hampshire
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 9th February 2022
Down Syndrome , Hospitality and Tourism , Political and Media Literacy , T-Levels
Ed Davey
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Kingston and Surbiton
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 7th August 2020
Ranil Jayawardena
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for North East Hampshire
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 1st July 2020