UK Spirits APPG

First Registered: 31/07/2025 • Last updated on: 01/09/2026

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To promote understanding of the value of the spirits sector to the UK economy and wider society; boost awareness of the economic, cultural, and community benefits of the UK spirits trade; support members of the iconic spirits industry, including the vital network of SME distillers driving innovation and local growth; and to introduce parliamentarians to trade representatives and distillers from their constituencies.

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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4 Current Officers - Contact Details - Benefits in Kind - Financial Benefits
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4 Current APPG Officers
Carolyn Harris Portrait
Carolyn Harris
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Neath and Swansea East
Joined: 31st July 2025
2 APPG Officer Positions
Beauty, Hair and Wellbeing , Romania
9 APPG Memberships
Autism , Beauty and Wellbeing , Beer , Customer Service , Cyprus , Governance and Inclusive Leadership , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System , Women in Parliament , Women's Health
Joe Robertson Portrait
Joe Robertson
Officer
Conservative - Isle of Wight East
Joined: 31st July 2025
3 APPG Officer Positions
Dementia , Kinship Care , Pharmacy
5 APPG Memberships
Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Carers , Dentistry and Oral Health , Marine Energy , Modernising Employment
Mike Reader Portrait
Mike Reader
Officer
Labour - Northampton South
Joined: 23rd February 2026
3 APPG Officer Positions
Food and Drink , Infrastructure , International Trade and Investment
13 APPG Memberships
Climate Change , Environment , Fair Banking , Fair Elections , Healthy Homes and Buildings , Hydrogen , India , Listed Properties , Manufacturing , Net Zero , Transport Safety , United Nations Global Goals , University
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Peter Dowd
Officer
Labour - Bootle
Joined: 31st July 2025
4 APPG Officer Positions
Children who need Palliative Care , Falkland Islands , Italy , Liverpool City Region
5 APPG Memberships
Dentistry and Oral Health , Football Supporters , Health , Parks and Green Spaces , Tidy Britain
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Carolyn Harris MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 4316.

Email: [email protected]

Public Enquiry Point:

UK Spirits Alliance

Email: [email protected]

Secretariat:

UK Spirits Alliance acts as the group's secretariat. https://spiritsuk.co.uk/

Group's Website:

https://spiritsuk.co.uk/APPG/

Benefits in Kind
Date
1 Jul 2026
Source
UK Spirits Alliance
Description
Secretariat   From: 01/07/2026 To: 30/06/2027
Value
£9,001

No direct financial benefits are on record for the UK Spirits APPG

Former APPG Officers
Jayne Kirkham Portrait
Jayne Kirkham
Officer
Labour (Co-op) - Truro and Falmouth
Joined: 31st July 2025
Departed: 1st December 2025
5 APPG Officer Positions
Access to Justice , Celtic Sea , Deep Geothermal , Rural Business and the Rural Powerhouse , Shellfish Aquaculture

No other APPG Memberships