West Coast Main Line APPG

First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 20/11/2024

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 APPG Officers
Cat Smith Portrait
Cat Smith
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Lancaster and Wyre
Joined: 17th May 2023
1 APPG Membership
Parkrun
Llinos Medi Portrait
Llinos Medi
Vice Chair
Plaid Cymru - Ynys Môn
Joined: 20th November 2024
1 APPG Membership
Marine Energy
Esther McVey Portrait
Esther McVey
Vice Chair
Conservative - Tatton
Joined: 20th November 2024
1 APPG Membership
Pandemic Response and Recovery
Julie Minns Portrait
Julie Minns
Honorary Secretary
Labour - Carlisle
Joined: 20th November 2024
2 APPG Memberships
Cricket , Get Refusal
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/

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 Memberships
Marie Rimmer Portrait
Marie Rimmer
Vice Chair
Labour - St Helens South and Whiston
Joined: 20th May 2020
Departed: 30th May 2024
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 Memberships
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock Portrait
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
Honorary Secretary
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Membership
Ageing and Older People
None Portrait
Rosie Cooper
Vice Chair
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 22nd February 2023
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 Memberships
Chris Stephens Portrait
Chris Stephens
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow South West
Joined: 21st July 2016
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships