The discussion of issues pertaining to zoos and aquariums, including but not limited to conservation, animal welfare, nature-access and environmental issues.
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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Reticulating Splines
4 Current APPG Officers
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5 APPG Officer Positions
Cayman Islands , Channel Islands , Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights , Ocean , Taiwan
27 APPG Memberships
Animal Welfare , Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Beauty and Wellbeing , Beer , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Boxing , Cats , Children's Online Safety , Cyprus , Environment , Falkland Islands , Freight and Logistics , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Fusion Energy , Greece , Humanist , International Conservation , Italy , Manufacturing , Music , Nuclear Energy , Nutrition for Development , Pharmacy , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Serbia , Tennis , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
Cayman Islands , Channel Islands , Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights , Ocean , Taiwan
27 APPG Memberships
Animal Welfare , Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Beauty and Wellbeing , Beer , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Boxing , Cats , Children's Online Safety , Cyprus , Environment , Falkland Islands , Freight and Logistics , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Fusion Energy , Greece , Humanist , International Conservation , Italy , Manufacturing , Music , Nuclear Energy , Nutrition for Development , Pharmacy , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Serbia , Tennis , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
9 APPG Officer Positions
Airport Communities , Bees, Pollinators, and Invertebrates , British Council and Soft Power , Falkland Islands , Global Deforestation , International Conservation , North Macedonia , Serbia , Water Pollution
12 APPG Memberships
Aid Match , Belarus , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Environment , India , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Ocean , Poland , Sepsis , Sport and Physical Activity in the Criminal Justice System , Theatre , Woods and Trees
Airport Communities , Bees, Pollinators, and Invertebrates , British Council and Soft Power , Falkland Islands , Global Deforestation , International Conservation , North Macedonia , Serbia , Water Pollution
12 APPG Memberships
Aid Match , Belarus , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Environment , India , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Ocean , Poland , Sepsis , Sport and Physical Activity in the Criminal Justice System , Theatre , Woods and Trees
Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 20th November 2024
1 APPG Officer Position
Bosnia and Herzegovina
5 APPG Memberships
Central South , Christians in Parliament , Dark Skies , Environment , Sustainable Plastics
Bosnia and Herzegovina
5 APPG Memberships
Central South , Christians in Parliament , Dark Skies , Environment , Sustainable Plastics
4 APPG Officer Positions
Sustainable Flood and Drought Management , Tidy Britain , Water , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
7 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Fair Elections , Homelessness , Maternity , Multiple Sclerosis , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
Sustainable Flood and Drought Management , Tidy Britain , Water , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
7 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Fair Elections , Homelessness , Maternity , Multiple Sclerosis , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
Contact Details
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Sarah Champion MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.
Email: sarah.champion.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Dr Jo Judge, British Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Tel: 07593 580602
Email: jo.judge@biaza.org.uk
Secretariat:
British Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums acts as the group's secretariat. https://biaza.org.uk/
Benefits in Kind
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Date
12 Jul 2016
12 Jul 2016
Source
Biaza
Biaza
Description
Secretariat From : 12/07/2016 To : 11/07/2017
Secretariat From : 12/07/2016 To : 11/07/2017
Value
£1,501
£1,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Zoos and Aquariums APPG
Former APPG Officers
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David Jones
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Clwyd West
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Alex Sobel
Officer
Labour (Co-op) - Leeds Central and Headingley
Joined: 6th March 2024Departed: 30th May 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
Fair Elections , Music , Net Zero , Students , Ukraine , West Papua
Fair Elections , Music , Net Zero , Students , Ukraine , West Papua
No other APPG Memberships
Bill Wiggin
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for North Herefordshire
Joined: 9th February 2022Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Charles Walker
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Broxbourne
Joined: 23rd October 2019Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Marco Longhi
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Dudley North
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Nick Fletcher
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Don Valley
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Emma Hardy
Vice Chair
Labour - Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Gavin Robinson
Vice Chair
Democratic Unionist Party - Belfast East
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 24th January 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Aviation, Travel and Aerospace , Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories , Isle of Man (Manx)
Aviation, Travel and Aerospace , Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories , Isle of Man (Manx)
No other APPG Memberships
Virginia Crosbie
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Ynys Môn
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Daniel Kawczynski
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Shrewsbury and Atcham
Joined: 31st July 2019Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Angus Brendan MacNeil
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Joined: 13th November 2015Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Catherine West
Vice Chair
Labour - Hornsey and Friern Barnet
Joined: 10th October 2018Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Hooper
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 13th November 2015Departed: 24th January 2024
9 APPG Officer Positions
CAFOD , Education , Egypt , Haiti , International Law, Justice and Accountability , Latin America , Mexico , Portugal , Spain
CAFOD , Education , Egypt , Haiti , International Law, Justice and Accountability , Latin America , Mexico , Portugal , Spain
No other APPG Memberships
Greg Smith
Vice Chair
Conservative - Mid Buckinghamshire
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 24th January 2024
5 APPG Officer Positions
Beer , Formula 1 and Motorsport , Furniture Industry , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness
Beer , Formula 1 and Motorsport , Furniture Industry , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness
No other APPG Memberships
Andrew Rosindell
Vice Chair
Conservative - Romford
Joined: 13th November 2015Departed: 24th January 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , British Heritage , Commonwealth , Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories , San Marino , Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , British Heritage , Commonwealth , Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories , San Marino , Switzerland and Liechtenstein
No other APPG Memberships
Christian Matheson
Secretary
Independent - Former Member for City of Chester
Joined: 13th November 2015Departed: 19th October 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Bill Wiggin
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for North Herefordshire
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 29th December 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
David Amess
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Southend West
Joined: 13th November 2015Departed: 6th October 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Steel of Aikwood
Vice Chair
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 21st April 2021
6 APPG Officer Positions
Creative Health , Defibrillators , Opera , Responsible Business , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Slovenia
Creative Health , Defibrillators , Opera , Responsible Business , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Slovenia
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Vice Chair
Democratic Unionist Party - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Charles Walker
Vice-Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Broxbourne
Joined: 13th November 2015Departed: 11th September 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Hart of Tenby
Treasurer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 13th November 2015Departed: 31st July 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Paula Sherriff
Vice-Chair
Labour - Former Member for Dewsbury
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 29th August 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Vice Chair
Democratic Unionist Party - Life peer
Joined: 13th November 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Will Quince
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Colchester
Joined: 21st July 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Redesdale
Vice Chair
Joined: 13th November 2015Departed: 3rd June 2016
6 APPG Officer Positions
Creative Health , Defibrillators , Opera , Responsible Business , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Slovenia
Creative Health , Defibrillators , Opera , Responsible Business , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Slovenia
No other APPG Memberships