All-Party Parliamentary Group on Defence and Security Issues

The purpose of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Defence and Security Issues is to 'explore short or long term issues which potentially could require responses from the UK’s armed forces, blue light services, security and intelligence communities, industry or the civil power, alone, in coalitions or through membership of international bodies.'

MP members

March 2018

• Bob Stewart - Acting chair
• Jack Lopresti acting vice-chair -was elected chairman in the new parliament of June 2017.
• Kevan Jones- vice-chairman
• Douglas Chapman (SNP) vice chairman
• Derek Twigg -vice chairman
• Lord Moonie- Treasurer
• Lady Falkner of Margravine

May 2017

• Gerald Howarth until May 2017 when he retired as an MP. Jack Lopresti was elected chairman in the new parliament of June 2017.
• Kevan Jones
• Steven Paterson, SNP until May 2017, lost his seat in June general election - replaced by Douglas Chapman
• Jack Lopresti, vice-chairman and then chairman from June 2017
• Lord Moonie
• Lady Falkner of Margravine

Briefing dinners for MPs

Jack Lopresti declared attending eight briefing dinners throughout 2017 from the APPG on Defence and Security Issues, valued at a total of £350, from the APPG

Registrable benefits - Benefits In Kind

UK Defence Forum Ltd: Dinner held 27/06/2017, Value: £1,501-3,000

UK Defence Forum Ltd: Two dinners held on 04/12/2017 and 13/12/2017 respectively, Value: £1,501-3,000

Sponsor

• UK Defence Forum

APPG register, Register Of All-Party Parliamentary Groups [as at 31 January 2018], accessed 23 March 2018

APPG register 2 May 2017, and Register Of All-Party Parliamentary Groups [as at 31 January 2018], accessed 23 March 2018

MP Register of Interests 18 March 2018, Jack Lopresti, downloaded 22 March 2018