All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nuclear Energy

Individuals Media Columnists Organisations APPG BNES Nuclear CPG CoRWM DTI Energy Industries Club Energy Institute Institution of Civil Engineers Nirex NDA NIA Chatham House RA Engineering Royal Society SONE UKAEA World Nuclear Association Companies PR firms Web companies Unions The City

The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nuclear Energy (APPGNE) was set up in Febraury 2003 to "to encourage and facilitate discussion among MPs and Peers from across the political spectrum with an interest in nuclear issues, and to provide a forum for the exchange of information and views between parliamentarians and representatives of the nuclear and energy industries". [1]

The current officers of the Group are:

• John Robertson MP – Chair
• Michael Connarty MP – Secretary
• David Drew MP – Assistant Secretary
• Lord Jenkin of Roding – Vice Chair
• Lord McNally – Vice Chair
• Lord Christopher – Vice Chair
• Jimmy Hood MP – Treasurer

The ex-Chair of the APPGNE was Bill Tynan, the Labour MP for Hamilton South. In a speech to the Nuclear Industry Association's Annual Conference in December 2004, Tynan said: "The All Party Parliamentary Group on Nuclear Energy, which I chair, will do all we can to persuade the Government of the need for a nuclear component. If we are serious about keeping open the nuclear option, we must lay the foundations now. This can only happen if we have the political will to do so." [2]

The administration of the Group is undertaken by Miranda Kirschel of the Nuclear Industry Association (NIA), organising the Group’s programme of events, arranging speakers, venues, and appropriate visits for the Group. The Nuclear Industry Association also registered the Group's website. [3]

The registered members of the group include:

• The Earl Attlee;
• Peter Bottomley MP;
• The Lord Christopher;
• Tony Cunningham MP;
• Lord Dubs;
• Lord Evans of Parkside;
• Lord Flowers;
• The Rt Hon the Lord Gray of Contin;
• Tom Harris MP;
• David Heathcoat-Amory MP;
• Jimmy Hood MP;
• Baroness Howe of Idlicote;
• Brian Iddon MP;
• Adam Ingram MP;
• Lord Jenkin of Roding;
• Robert Key MP;
• Lord Lea;
• Lord Macdonald of Tradeston;
• Lord Marlesford;
• Lord McNally;
• Andrew Miller MP;
• Lord Moynihan;
• Bill Olner MP;
• Lord O'Neill;
• Richard Ottaway MP;
• John Robertson MP;
• Laurence Robertson MP;
• John F Spellar MP;
• Bob Spink MP;
• Lord Tombs;
• Rudi Vis MP;
• Lord Wakeham;
• Lord Walker of Worcester;
• Dave Watts MP;
• John Whittingdale MP;