All-Party Parliamentary Group on Energy Costs

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The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Energy Costs (APPGEC) was created with the aim 'to promote evidence-based discussion on all aspects of energy costs; to inform energy policy decisions and public debate; and to enable communication between interested parties and relevant parliamentarians.' [1]

Activities

Royal Public Affairs, the APPGEC's secretariat, state the purpose of the group as follows:

  • 'to promote evidence-based discussion on all aspects of energy costs'
  • to inform energy policy decisions and public debate
  • to enable communication between interested parties and relevant parliamentarians'

The website also outlines the groups resolution 'to include all aspects of costs to the domestic and business consumer, the taxpayer and the industry itself.'[2]

Secretariat

The group's secretariat is Royal Public Affairs, an independent PR consultancy founded by Phil Royal. Its role is to support the chair and officers of the group in carrying out activities by managing meetings and events, as well as day-to-day administrative matters. [3]

Benefits in kind

Royal Public Affairs had been paid (in bands of £1,500) £12,001-£13,500 to act as the group's secretariat, it was registered in June 2015. [4]

People

Officers Feb-April 2016

Officers as of September 2015

Officers as of March 2015

Members as of March 2015

Registered supporters

ETR Advisory | RenewableUK | Major Energy Users' Council | Energy and Utility Forum | UK Energy Research Centre | Oxford Energy Associates | Energy Technologies Institute | Energy and Utilities | Alliance | Renewable Energy Association | The Institution of Engineering and Technology | Cornwall Energy | Liberum Capital | Centrica | Argus Media Ltd | Christian Coles | Alfa Energy | IGEM | Gemserv Ltd | Advanced Plasma Power Ltd | Calvin Capital Limited | Intelligent Energy | Waters Wye Associates | Physical Commodity Markets Association | E.ON UK plc | ICIS | Calor Gas Ltd | RES Group/Renewable Energy Systems Ltd | Siemens plc | Energy Institute | Kingfisher plc | Vattenfall UK | British Photovoltaic Association | No Hot Air | The Green Deal Finance Company | RWE npower | Energy Helpline | Efficiency and Reform Group, Cabinet Office | BEAMA | Lowri Beck | Overseas Development Institute | Ofgem | Ebico Ltd | Durham Energy Institute | EDF Energy | Ernst & Young LLP | Glennmont Partners | Good Energy | Herbert Smith | Hudson/Green Star | Lightsource Renewable Energy Limited | Offshore Renewable Energy | Catapult | Pöyry Management | Smart DCC | SSE | Crown Commercial Service [8]

Contact

The Royal Public Affairs website gives information on the group's meeting schedule and membership. [9]

The register of all-party parliamentary groups provides the following contact information for Phil Royal.

Address: Glendale, Newton Road, Bovey Tracey, Devon TQ13 9BB

Tel: 07788 422611

Email: phil.royal@btinternet.com [4]

Notes

  1. ↑ Register of 29 September 2015,www.parliament.uk, accessed 14 October 2015
  2. ↑ Royal Public Affairs APPGEC,royalpa.co.uk, accessed 14 October 2015
  3. ↑ Register of 29 September 2015,www.parliament.uk, accessed 14 October 2015
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Energy Costs APPG, Mar 2016 Register, www.parliament.uk, accessed 27 April 2016
  5. ↑ Energy Costs APPG, Feb16 Register, parliament.uk, accessed 28 April 2016
  6. ↑ Energy Costs APPG, Register 28 April 2016, parliament.uk, accessed 10 May 2016
  7. ↑ Register from 30 March 2015,parliament.uk, accessed 14 October 2015
  8. ↑ ref needed
  9. ↑ The APPG on energy costs
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