All-Party Parliamentary Group for the UK Aluminium Industry

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The All-Party Parliamentary Group for the UK Aluminium Industry is run by the Aluminium Federation. According to the parliamentary website its remit is:

to increase the UK parliament's awareness of the aluminium industry; to visit plants in the UK and debate issues where legislation affects the aluminium industry.

People

Officers

• Albert Owen Labour. Chair
• Baroness Gardner of Parkes Conservative. Vice-Chair
• SirAlan Beith Lib Dem. Vice Chair
• Tim Boswell Conservative. Treasurer
• Lord Davies of Coity Labour. Secretary

Qualifying members

Government Party

• Helen Southworth
• Lord Davies of Coity
• Lord Brookman
• Baroness Nicol
• Albert Owen
• John Cummings
• Lord Paul (Swraj Paul, Indian-born steel tycoon
• Brian H. Donohoe
• Brian Jenkins
• Adrian Bailey (a strong metals and manufacturing advocate)

Main Opposition Party

• Tim Boswell
• Baroness Gardner of Parkes
• Cheryl Gillan
• Ann Winterton
• Sir Nicholas Winterton (husband of Ann- above)
• Philip Dunne
• Baroness Platt of Writtle (Beryl Platt)

Other

• Sir Alan Beith Lib Dem
• Lord Lewis of Newnham (Jack Lewis)
• Andrew Stunell Lib Dem

Ex members

• Paul Murphy MP Ex Secretary of State for Wales.

Lack of Scottish members

It is interesting that though much of the remaining UK aluminium industry is based in Scotland there are only 2 members of the APPG representing Scottish constituencies (Alan Beith and Brian Donohoe, and not those where the industry is based (a primary smelter and associated hydro-scheme operates in Lochaber, Fort William).

Contact

Mr Albert Owen MP, House of Commons, London SW1A OAA. Tel: 020 7219 8415