All-Party Parliamentary Group for Food and Drink Manufacturing
Revision as of 10:21, 16 October 2015 by Richard Bew (talk | contribs)
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Food and Drink Manufacturing (APPGFDM) integral purpose, as stated by the register for All-Party Parliamentary groups, is 'to consider issues of concern to the food and drink manufacturing industry and raise awareness of these matters in Parliament.' [1]
Contents
Activities and aims
- Provide a forum for debate and dialogue about issues related to food and drink manufacturing
- inform parliamentarians about the issues impacting the industry
- 'promote the UK food and drink manufacturing sector's interests in Parliament' [2]
Purpose
The APPGFDM was set up 'with an intention to':
- counter incorrect and misleading information and statements in Parliament about the food and drink manufacturing industry
- act as a critical friend to the industry by facilitating an important dialogue between Parliamentarians and industry representatives and raising issues that APPG members believe that industry should address
- provide a point of reference for any parliamentarian looking to understand aspects of food and drink manufacturing
- develop productive working relationships with other relevant APPGs where there is a common interest in issue impacting the UK food chain
- broadly encourage the government to take a proportionate, evidence-based and consistent approach to policy and regulation impacting the industry. [3]
People
Officers as of September 2015
- Chair: John Stevenson - Conservative Party
- Vice-Chair: Sharon Hodgson - Labour
- Vice-Chair: Callum Kerr - Scottish National Party
- Vice-Chair: Lord Hugh Dykes - Non-Affiliated
- Treasurer: Mark Spencer - Conservative Party
- Secretary: Nigel Mills - Conservative Party
Officers as of March 2015
- Chair: John Stevenson - Conservative Party
- Vice-Chair: Russell Brown - Labour
- Treasurer: Lord Hugh Dykes - Liberal Democrats
- Secretary: Mark Spencer - Conservative Party
Members as of March 2015
- Conservative Party- Graham Brady | Philip Davies | Baroness Trixie Gardner of Parkes | Duke James Graham of Montrose
- Liberal Democrats - Tim Farron | Gordon Birtwistle | Roger Williams | John Thurso
- Labour - Russell Brown | Linda Riordan | Jack Dromey | Sharon Hodgson | Nicholas Brown | John Mann | Kelvin Hopkins | Fiona Mactaggart | Baroness Anne Gibson of Market Rasen
- Crossbenchers: Lord Christopher Haskins [4]
Secretariat
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) acts as the APPGFDM's secretariat, helping the parliamentary officers organise events and day-to-day administration.
Registered benefits
As of July 2015, the FDF had registered (in bands of £1,500) £1,501-£3,000 in benefits to the group. [5]
Contact
The public enquiry point is the Food and Drink Federation's Emma Thomas [6]
- Address: 6 Catherine Street, London WC2B 5JJ .
- Telephone: 020 7420 7159
- Email: emma.thomas@fdf.org.uk
Website
The group's website is: http://www.appgfooddrink.org.uk/appg/
Notes
- ↑ Register of 30 July 2015Parliament website, accessed 15 October 2015
- ↑ APPG on Food and Drink Manufacturingappgfooddrink.org.uk, accessed 15 October 2015
- ↑ APPG Food and Drink Manufacturingappgfooddrink.org.uk, accessed 15 October 2015
- ↑ Register as of 30 March 2015Parliament Website, accessed 15 October 2015
- ↑ Register of 29 September 2015, www.parliament.uk, accessed 15 October 2015
- ↑ As shown in the Register of All-Party Parliamentary Groups (30 July 2015)
