To raise awareness in Parliament of the importance and opportunities of space based capabilities to the UK economy, policy making, society and the space community; to highlight and promote the benefits from the UK's investment in space and its leading role within the global space economy.
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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5 APPG Officer Positions
Japan , Sovereign Wealth Funds , Thailand , United Arab Emirates , Vietnam
13 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Autism , Beer , Belarus , Blockchain Technologies , Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Energy Studies , Fair Banking , Financial Education for Young People , Heritage Rail , Infrastructure , Mutuals , Social Science and Policy
Japan , Sovereign Wealth Funds , Thailand , United Arab Emirates , Vietnam
13 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Autism , Beer , Belarus , Blockchain Technologies , Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Energy Studies , Fair Banking , Financial Education for Young People , Heritage Rail , Infrastructure , Mutuals , Social Science and Policy
3 APPG Officer Positions
Africa , Engineering , Jazz
9 APPG Memberships
Commonwealth , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Environment , Football Supporters , Hadrian's Wall , Infrastructure , Internet, Communications and Technology , Manufacturing , United Nations Global Goals
Africa , Engineering , Jazz
9 APPG Memberships
Commonwealth , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Environment , Football Supporters , Hadrian's Wall , Infrastructure , Internet, Communications and Technology , Manufacturing , United Nations Global Goals
1 APPG Officer Position
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
7 APPG Memberships
Access to Justice , Carers , Classics , Homelessness , Life Sciences , Refugees , Theatre
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
7 APPG Memberships
Access to Justice , Carers , Classics , Homelessness , Life Sciences , Refugees , Theatre
2 APPG Officer Positions
Democratic Republic of Congo , Self-Driving Vehicles
4 APPG Memberships
Defence Technology , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Internet, Communications and Technology , Tennis
Democratic Republic of Congo , Self-Driving Vehicles
4 APPG Memberships
Defence Technology , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Internet, Communications and Technology , Tennis
Contact Details
Show/HideRegistered Contact:
Mark Garnier MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 7198.
Email: mark.garnier.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Henrietta Gibbs, ADS Group. Tel: 07522 200011
Email: henrietta.gibbs@adsgroup.org.uk
Secretariat:
ADS Group acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.adsgroup.org.uk/
Benefits in Kind
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Date
9 Sep 2024
9 Sep 2024
Source
ADS Group
ADS Group
Description
Secretariat From : 09/09/2024 To : 08/09/2025
Secretariat From : 09/09/2024 To : 08/09/2025
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
19 Mar 2024
19 Mar 2024
Source
UKspace Ltd
UKspace Ltd
Description
Event
Event
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
15 Jan 2024
15 Jan 2024
Source
ADS Ltd
ADS Ltd
Description
Secretariat From : 15/01/2024 To : 14/01/2025
Secretariat From : 15/01/2024 To : 14/01/2025
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
25 Oct 2023
25 Oct 2023
Source
UKspace Ltd.
UKspace Ltd.
Description
Event
Event
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
11 Jul 2023
11 Jul 2023
Source
UKspace Ltd
UKspace Ltd
Description
Event
Event
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
Source
UKspace Ltd
UKspace Ltd
Description
Event
Event
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
15 Jan 2023
15 Jan 2023
Source
ADS Ltd
ADS Ltd
Description
Secretariat From : 15/01/2023 To : 14/01/2024
Secretariat From : 15/01/2023 To : 14/01/2024
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
15 Jan 2022
15 Jan 2022
Source
ADS Ltd
ADS Ltd
Description
Secretariat From : 15/01/2022 To : 14/01/2023
Secretariat From : 15/01/2022 To : 14/01/2023
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
15 Jan 2021
15 Jan 2021
Source
ADS Ltd
ADS Ltd
Description
Secretariat From : 15/01/2021 To : 14/01/2022
Secretariat From : 15/01/2021 To : 14/01/2022
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
15 Jan 2020
15 Jan 2020
Source
ADS LtD
ADS LtD
Description
Secretariat From : 15/01/2020 To : 14/01/2021
Secretariat From : 15/01/2020 To : 14/01/2021
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
5 Jul 2019
5 Jul 2019
Source
ADS LtD
ADS LtD
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
30 Jan 2018
30 Jan 2018
Source
UK Space (Trade Association)
UK Space (Trade Association)
Description
Annual reception held on 30/01/2018
Annual reception held on 30/01/2018
Value
£4,501
£4,501
Date
1 Jan 2017
1 Jan 2017
Source
Sarah Chilman
Sarah Chilman
Description
Sarah Chilman is funded by UK Space (the trade association) to act as the APPG's secretariat From : 01/01/2017 To : 31/12/2017
Sarah Chilman is funded by UK Space (the trade association) to act as the APPG's secretariat From : 01/01/2017 To : 31/12/2017
Value
£7,501
£7,501
Date
7 Dec 2016
7 Dec 2016
Source
UK Space (the trade association)
UK Space (the trade association)
Description
Reception held on 7 December 2016
Reception held on 7 December 2016
Value
£6,001
£6,001
Date
27 Jun 2016
27 Jun 2016
Source
UK Space (the trade association)
UK Space (the trade association)
Description
Reception held on 27 June 2016
Reception held on 27 June 2016
Value
£4,501
£4,501
Date
1 Jan 2016
1 Jan 2016
Source
Sarah Chilman
Sarah Chilman
Description
Sarah Chilman is funded by UK Space (the trade association) to act as the APPG's secretariat From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Sarah Chilman is funded by UK Space (the trade association) to act as the APPG's secretariat From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Value
£7,501
£7,501
Date
9 Dec 2015
9 Dec 2015
Source
UK Space (the trade association)
UK Space (the trade association)
Description
Reception held on 9 December 2015
Reception held on 9 December 2015
Value
£4,501
£4,501
Date
6 Jul 2015
6 Jul 2015
Source
UK Space (the trade association)
UK Space (the trade association)
Description
Reception
Reception
Value
£4,501
£4,501
Date
1 Jan 2015
1 Jan 2015
Source
Sarah Chilman
Sarah Chilman
Description
Sarah Chilman is funded by UK Space (the trade association) to act as the APPG's secretariat From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Sarah Chilman is funded by UK Space (the trade association) to act as the APPG's secretariat From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£7,501
£7,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Space APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Carol Monaghan
Officer
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow North West
Joined: 5th November 2019Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Alex Sobel
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Leeds Central and Headingley
Joined: 17th May 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
Fair Elections , Music , Net Zero , Students , Ukraine , West Papua
Fair Elections , Music , Net Zero , Students , Ukraine , West Papua
No other APPG Memberships
4 APPG Officer Positions
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Australia, United Kingdom and United States of America (AUKUS) , Japan , Thailand
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Australia, United Kingdom and United States of America (AUKUS) , Japan , Thailand
No other APPG Memberships
Owen Thompson
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Midlothian
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Jamie Stone
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Joined: 10th October 2018Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Stephen Metcalfe
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for South Basildon and East Thurrock
Joined: 10th October 2018Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Angus Brendan MacNeil
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Ian Paisley
Vice Chair
Democratic Unionist Party - Former Member for North Antrim
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Philippa Whitford
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Central Ayrshire
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Chris Skidmore
Vice Chair
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
David Morris
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Morecambe and Lunesdale
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 22nd July 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Steve Double
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for St Austell and Newquay
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 25th August 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Liz Saville Roberts
Treasurer
Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 21st April 2021
6 APPG Officer Positions
Greenland , Heritage Rail , Miscarriages of Justice , Nuclear Energy , Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System
Greenland , Heritage Rail , Miscarriages of Justice , Nuclear Energy , Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System
No other APPG Memberships
Mark Pritchard
Vice Chair
Conservative - The Wrekin
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 21st April 2021
Lord Hunt of Chesterton
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 21st April 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Adam Afriyie
Patron
Conservative - Former Member for Windsor
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 21st April 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Cheryl Gillan
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Chesham and Amersham
Joined: 31st January 2018Departed: 10th March 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Vaizey of Didcot
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 5th November 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
6 APPG Officer Positions
Afrikan Reparations , Northern Culture , Performing Arts Education and Training , Sovereign Wealth Funds , Video Games and Esports , Visual Arts and Artists
Afrikan Reparations , Northern Culture , Performing Arts Education and Training , Sovereign Wealth Funds , Video Games and Esports , Visual Arts and Artists
No other APPG Memberships
Nigel Evans
President
Conservative - Former Member for Ribble Valley
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Cheryl Gillan
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Chesham and Amersham
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 20th December 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Alan Meale
Secretary
Labour - Former Member for Mansfield
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Iain Wright
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Hartlepool
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Phillip Lee
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Former Member for Bracknell
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 31st August 2016
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships