West Coast Main Line APPG

First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 07/05/2025

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To work in consultation with the West Coast Rail 250 Campaign for the upgrading and continued renewal of the infrastructure and rolling stock on the West Coast Main Line.

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
Cat Smith Portrait
Cat Smith
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Lancaster and Wyre
Joined: 17th May 2023
3 APPG Officer Positions
Christianity in the Holy Land , Funerals and Bereavement , Parkrun
7 APPG Memberships
Aviation , Christians in Parliament , Dentistry and Oral Health , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Key Cities , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Tennis
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Llinos Medi
Vice Chair
Plaid Cymru - Ynys Môn
Joined: 20th November 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Hospitality, Events, Major Food and Drink Businesses in Wales , Marine Energy , Project Delivery
4 APPG Memberships
Global Education , Healthcare Workers , Nuclear Energy , Women in Parliament
Esther McVey Portrait
Esther McVey
Vice Chair
Conservative - Tatton
Joined: 20th November 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Customer Service , Pandemic Response and Recovery , Primodos
1 APPG Membership
Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support
Julie Minns Portrait
Julie Minns
Honorary Secretary
Labour - Carlisle
Joined: 20th November 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
18 APPG Memberships
Beer , British Jews , British Sign Language , Carers , Children's Online Safety , Football Supporters , Freight and Logistics , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Get Refusal , Grid Networks , Hadrian's Wall , Key Cities , Listed Properties , Nuclear Energy , Parks and Green Spaces , Political and Media Literacy , Tidy Britain , University
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Cat Smith MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 6001.

Email: cat.smith.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Tony Page, West Coast Rail 250 Campaign. Tel: 07970 139 878

Email: tony.page53@ntlworld.com

Secretariat:

West Coast Rail 250 Campaign acts as the group's secretariat. https://westcoastrail250.co.uk/

Group's Website:

http://www.westcoastrail250.co.uk/appg/

Benefits in Kind
Date
19 Jul 2018
Source
West Coast Rail 250 Campaign
Description
Secretariat   From : 19/07/2018 To : 18/07/2019
Value
£1,501
Date
19 Jul 2017
Source
West Coast Rail 250 Campaign
Description
Secretariat   From : 19/07/2017 To : 18/07/2018
Value
£1,501
Date
1 Jan 2016
Source
West Coast Rail 250 Campaign
Description
Secretariat   From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Value
£1,501
Date
1 Jan 2015
Source
West Coast Rail 250 Campaign
Description
Secretariat   From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£1,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the West Coast Main Line APPG

Former APPG Officers
John Stevenson Portrait
John Stevenson
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Carlisle
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Marie Rimmer Portrait
Marie Rimmer
Vice Chair
Labour - St Helens South and Whiston
Joined: 20th May 2020
Departed: 30th May 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
Magnitsky Sanctions and Reparation , Rugby Football League

No other APPG Memberships

David Linden Portrait
David Linden
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow East
Joined: 4th May 2022
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

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Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
Honorary Secretary
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Ageing and Older People , Croatia , Spain

No other APPG Memberships

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Rosie Cooper
Vice Chair
 Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 22nd February 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Iain Stewart Portrait
Iain Stewart
Vice-Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Milton Keynes South
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

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Chris Stephens
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow South West
Joined: 21st July 2016
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships