British Offshore Oil and Gas Industry All-Party Parliamentary Group
The British Offshore Oil and Gas All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) was set up to provide a forum for discussion of issues relevant to the British offshore oil and gas industry and other related industries, and to raise matters with government and industry itself.
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Background
Launched in April 1999, the Group was established by Bob Blizzard the Labour MP for Waveney, Conservative peer Lord Fraser of Carmyllie and Sir Robert Smith – Liberal Democrat MP for Aberdeenshire West and Kincardine. Dame Anne Begg, the Labour MP for Aberdeen South was elected as the Chairman in June 2007 - this role was taken over after May 2015 by Conservative Mark Pritchard MP. The group has around 90 members according to Oil and Gas UK's website as of August 2015. [1] [2]
Officers
As at 29 September 2015
- Acting chair & registered contact: Mary Glindon - Labour
- Vice-chair: Callum McCaig - Scottish National Party
- Vice-chair: Peter Aldous - Conservative Party
- Vice-chair: Alistair Carmichael - Liberal Democrats
- Vice-chair: Mary Glindon - Labour
- Secretary: Kirsty Blackman - Scottish National Party [3]
As at 30 July 2015
- Chair & Registered Contact Mark Pritchard Conservative
- Vice Chair Callum McCaig Scottish National Party
- Vice Chair Mary Glindon Labour
- Vice Chair Peter Aldous Conservative
- Vice Chair Mr Alistair Carmichael Liberal Democrat
- Secretary Kirsty Blackman Scottish National Party
Secretariat
Benefits in kind
In June 2015, the group had registered (in bands of £1,500) £6,001 - £7,000 in benefits from Oil & Gas UK.
Notes
- ↑ Government Relations All Party Parliamentary Group, Oil and Gas UK website, accessed 26 August 2015
- ↑ However the Oil and Gas UK's website had not been updated in line with the House of Commons registered list of new officers as of 30 July 2015, so this figure may not be accurate
- ↑ Register of All-Party Groups 29 September 2015, www.parliament.uk, accessed 23 October 2015
