The All-Party Parliamentary Water Group provides a forum for Parliamentarians and interested stakeholders to monitor government and regulatory policy and maintain a dialogue with government, Parliament, the water sector and a wide range of other interested groups
About the Group
The Group has been running for nearly 10 years and is one of the most active All Party Groups in Parliament, holding regular meetings throughout the year on a wide range of topics.
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Full List of Members:
Co-Chair: Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
Co-Chair: Liz Twist MP
Officer: Lord Wigley
Member: Baroness Hooper
Member: Baroness Boycott
Member: Lord Reay
Member: Baroness Bakewell
Member: Lord Cromwell
Member: Tim Farron MP
Member: Peter Aldous MP
Member: Ruth Cadbury MP
Member: Rachel Maskell MP
Member: Steve Double MP
Member: Ian Liddell Grainger MP
Member: Alex Davies-Jones
Member: Flick Drummond MP
Member: Selaine Saxby MP
Officer: Richard Foord MP
Member: Baroness Berridge
Member: Andy Slaughter MP
Member: Cat Smith MP
Member: Mary Glindon MP
Officers
Co Chair: Liz Twist MP
Liz Twist has been the Labour Member of Parliament for Blaydon since June 2017 and is a Senior Whip. She has a strong union background and is passionate about well-run public services, healthcare, water quality and opportunities for local people. Her other interests and campaign areas include housing, rare diseases, wildlife and climate change. Liz Chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Groups on Phenylketonuria (PKU), Rare Diseases, Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention, and is Vice-Chair of the Net-Zero Group.
Co Chair: Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
Anne McIntosh was elevated to the peerage as Baroness McIntosh of Pickering in October 2015 following a long career as first an MEP, from 1989 to 1999, and then as Conservative MP for Thirsk and Malton (formerly Vale of York) from 1997 to 2015. She has a huge range of experience and expertise in environmental policy having served as Shadow Environment Minister from 2007 to 2010 and as Chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee from 2010 to 2015.
Information on all the group’s officers can be found here.
Upcoming event:
Challenges and Opportunities at Thames Water | In Conversation with Cathryn Ross
Date: Wednesday 1 May
Time: 17:00 – 18:00
Venue: Parliament and online via Zoom
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We are delighted to announce the next session of the All-Parliamentary Water Group which will take place from 17:00 – 18:00 in Parliament and online via Zoom.
This session will be chaired by Baroness McIntosh, Co-Chair of APPWG, and will hear from Cathryn Ross, Strategy and External Affairs Director at Thames Water and former Chief Executive of Ofwat. We would be delighted if you could join us for this special session. In-person spaces are limited and prioritised for MPs/sponsors, so we would kindly ask that you join the meeting virtually instead. You can RSVP via this form.
If you have any questions, please contact the Group’s secretariat at appwg@connectpa.co.uk
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Group Sponsors
The Group is supported by a range of organisations across the water sector who help fund the running of the Group via its secretariat, Connect.
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Connect provide the Secretariat to the Group on behalf of the Group sponsors. For information on Connect’s clients, please visit the PRCA Register.
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If you have any questions or would like to find out more about the APPG, please contact us on 0207 592 9592 or email appwg@connectpa.co.uk.
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