To advocate for legislation and policies that support and strengthen the volunteer rescue sector, ensuring volunteers are equipped, protected, and empowered to carry out their lifesaving work effectively across the UK in all emergency and disaster response situations.
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
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Benefits in Kind
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Financial Benefits
Reticulating Splines
4 Current APPG Officers
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5 APPG Officer Positions
Genetic Haemochromatosis , Isle of Man (Manx) , Marine Energy , Media , Shellfish Aquaculture
3 APPG Memberships
Afghan Women and Girls , Prostate Cancer , Theatre
Genetic Haemochromatosis , Isle of Man (Manx) , Marine Energy , Media , Shellfish Aquaculture
3 APPG Memberships
Afghan Women and Girls , Prostate Cancer , Theatre
1 APPG Officer Position
Fairtrade
4 APPG Memberships
Blockchain Technologies , Internet, Communications and Technology , Nuclear Energy , Serbia
Fairtrade
4 APPG Memberships
Blockchain Technologies , Internet, Communications and Technology , Nuclear Energy , Serbia
4 APPG Officer Positions
Christians in Parliament , Migration , Outdoor Learning , Radiotherapy
12 APPG Memberships
Adult Social Care , Autism , Beer , Child of the North , Dark Skies , Financial Education for Young People , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Listed Properties , Long Covid , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Prostate Cancer , Safeguarding in Faith Communities
Christians in Parliament , Migration , Outdoor Learning , Radiotherapy
12 APPG Memberships
Adult Social Care , Autism , Beer , Child of the North , Dark Skies , Financial Education for Young People , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Listed Properties , Long Covid , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Prostate Cancer , Safeguarding in Faith Communities
2 APPG Officer Positions
Healthy Homes and Buildings , Maritime and Ports
5 APPG Memberships
Defibrillators , Dementia , Fair Elections , Housing and Care for Older People , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
Healthy Homes and Buildings , Maritime and Ports
5 APPG Memberships
Defibrillators , Dementia , Fair Elections , Housing and Care for Older People , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
Contact Details
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Torcuil Crichton MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.
Email: torcuil.crichton.mp@parliament.uk
Secretariat:
Mountain Rescue England and Wales acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.mountain.rescue.org.uk/
No benefits in kind are on record for the Volunteer Rescue Services APPG
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Volunteer Rescue Services APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Lord Bethell
Vice Chair
Conservative - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 18th June 2025Departed: 12th January 2026
7 APPG Officer Positions
Beyond Pills , Healthy Homes and Buildings , Healthy Places , Long Covid , Radiotherapy , Running , Swimming
Beyond Pills , Healthy Homes and Buildings , Healthy Places , Long Covid , Radiotherapy , Running , Swimming
No other APPG Memberships