All-Party Parliamentary Water Group

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. 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.

The Group

The Group is led by a cross-party team of parliamentary officers, headed by our Co-Chairs, Liz Twist MP and Baroness McIntosh of Pickering.

Liz Twist MP, Co-Chair

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.

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering, Co-Chair

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.