Western Gateway APPG
First Registered: 07/08/2020 • Last updated on: 12/01/2026
Note: This APPG was last registered on 12th January 2026. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 23rd February 2026 and may be defunct. Perhaps you are looking for the South Western Railway APPG?
To bring together parliamentarians in support of the Western Gateway, a cross-border economic partnership of local authorities, city regions, academics, industry groups and governments covering South Wales and Western England.
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Reticulating Splines
Former APPG Officers
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Baroness Wilcox of Newport
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 7th August 2020Departed: 12th January 2026
Performing Arts Education and Training , Responsible Business
No other APPG Memberships
Claire Young
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Thornbury and Yate
Joined: 12th February 2025Departed: 12th January 2026
Lord Davies of Gower
Co-Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 12th February 2025Departed: 12th January 2026
Aviation , Children in Wales , Fair Banking , Genocide Prevention , Maritime and Ports , Romania
No other APPG Memberships
Catherine Fookes
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Monmouthshire
Joined: 12th February 2025Departed: 12th January 2026
No other APPG Memberships
Ruth Jones
Vice Chair
Labour - Newport West and Islwyn
Joined: 30th November 2022Departed: 30th May 2024
Dog Advisory Welfare , Intellectual Property , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Semiconductors
No other APPG Memberships
Robert Buckland
Co-Chair
Conservative - Former Member for South Swindon
Joined: 30th November 2022Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Jessica Morden
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Newport East
Joined: 7th August 2020Departed: 30th May 2024
Armenia , Georgia , Hospitality, Events, Major Food and Drink Businesses in Wales
No other APPG Memberships
Gerald Jones
Vice Chair
Labour - Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
Joined: 6th October 2021Departed: 1st November 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Lord German
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 6th October 2021Departed: 1st November 2023
Alun Cairns
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Vale of Glamorgan
Joined: 6th October 2021Departed: 1st November 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Christina Rees
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Former Member for Neath
Joined: 30th November 2022Departed: 1st November 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Jack Lopresti
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Filton and Bradley Stoke
Joined: 30th November 2022Departed: 1st November 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Nick Smith
Vice Chair
Labour - Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
Joined: 6th October 2021Departed: 1st November 2023
Chris Evans
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Caerphilly
Joined: 6th October 2021Departed: 19th October 2022
No other APPG Memberships
Laurence Robertson
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Tewkesbury
Joined: 7th August 2020Departed: 25th August 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Chris Skidmore
Secretary
Conservative - Former Member for Kingswood
Joined: 7th August 2020Departed: 25th August 2021
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Memberships
Geraint Davies
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Swansea West
Joined: 7th August 2020Departed: 25th August 2021
No other APPG Memberships
4 Current APPG Members
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Aviation , Children in Wales , Fair Banking , Genocide Prevention , Maritime and Ports , Romania
8 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Beer , Blockchain Technologies , British Council and Soft Power , Fair Elections , Falkland Islands , Global Education , Greece
10 APPG Memberships
Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Climate Change , Environment , Fair Elections , Humanist , Listed Properties , Long Covid , Water Pollution , Women and Work , Women in Parliament
Performing Arts Education and Training , Responsible Business
3 APPG Memberships
HIV, AIDS and Sexual Health , Key Cities , Women in Parliament
Tidy Britain
12 APPG Memberships
Afghan Women and Girls , Carers , Digital Communities , Fair Elections , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Humanist , Hydrogen , Infrastructure , Marine Energy , Nuclear Energy , Parks and Green Spaces , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
Contact Details
Show/HideRegistered Contact:
Catherine Fookes MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.
Email: catherine.fookes.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Craig Lawton, Grasshopper Communications. Tel: 07570 884467
Email: craig@grasshopper-comms.co.uk
Secretariat:
Grasshopper Communications acts as the group's secretariat. https://grasshopper-comms.co.uk/
Group's Website:
Benefits in Kind
Show/Hide20 Sep 2025
Grasshopper Communications
Secretariat From: 20/09/2025 To: 06/01/2026
£3,001
7 Jan 2025
The Western Gateway
The Western Gateway acts as the group's secretariat and pays The Public Affairs Company to assist them with this role From : 07/01/2025 To : 06/01/2026
£15,001
7 Jan 2025
The Western Gateway
The Western Gateway acted as the group's secretariat and paid The Public Affairs Company to assist them with this role. From: 07/01/2025 To: 19/09/2025
£12,001
7 Jul 2023
The Western Gateway
The Western Gateway acts as the group's secretariat and pays The Public Affairs Company to assist them with this role From : 07/07/2023 To : 06/07/2024
£10,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Western Gateway APPG