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All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Waterways

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Waterways champions the revitalisation and restoration of the UK’s navigable (and previously navigable) waterways. Our purpose is to unlock the environmental, social, economic, and cultural potential of the UK’s rivers and canals by boosting local economies, promoting sustainability and connecting people to nature.

The APPG for the Waterways held its Inaugural Meeting in the new Government on 12th November 2024. At the meeting the new Chair and Officers were elected. IWA provides the Secretariat for the group.

Left to Right: Ruth Jones MP (Newport West), Wendy Morton MP (Aldridge and Brownhills), Bill Esterson MP (Sefton Central), Lord German, Adam Thompson MP (Erewash)

Ruth Jones (Newport West), Wendy Morton (Aldridge and Brownhills), Bill Esterson (Sefton Central), Lord German, Adam Thompson (Erewash)

Officers and Members

RoleNameConstituency
Chair & Registered ContactBill Esterson MPSefton Central
Co-ChairLord German
Co-ChairUma Kumaran MPStratford and Bow
Vice-ChairWendy Morton MPAldridge and Brownhills
MemberRuth Cadbury MPBrentford and Isleworth
MemberKaren Bradley MPStaffordshire Moorlands
MemberGagan Mohindra MPSouth West Herts
MemberJohn Slinger MPRugby
MemberPhil Brickell MPBolton West
MemberCatherine Atkinson MPDerby North
MemberBen Coleman MPChelsea and Fulham
MemberRuth Jones MPNewport West
MemberAdam Thompson MPErewash
MemberSteve Race MPExeter
MemberMike Wood MPKingswinford and South Staffs
MemberJulia Buckley MPShrewsbury
MemberGavin Williamson MPStone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
MemberLisa Smart MPHazel Grove
MemberLord Bradshaw
MemberBaroness Jones
MemberBaroness Golding
MemberBaroness Randerson

APPGW Minutes

APPGW AGM March 2024 Minutes

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APPGW September 2023 Minutes

Uses of Inland Waterways other than Leisure and Boating:
Sustainable Power and Heating

(146.71KB)

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APPGW November 2023 Minutes

Towards Net Zero on Inland Waterways Craft

(169.11KB)

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APPGW March 2023 Minutes

The Importance of Waterways to the Environmental Improvement Plan

(127.24KB)

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APPGW AGM March 2023 Minutes

(111.34KB)

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APPGW November 2022 minutes

Canal and River Trust Grant Review

(355.64KB)

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APPGW May 2022 minutes

History and Architecture of the Waterways

(155.17KB)

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APPGW April 2022 minutes

Minutes of the 2022 AGM

(268.39KB)

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APPGW November 2021 minutes

Water Management

(446.21KB)

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APPGW September 2021 minutes

Freight and Sustainability

(271.94KB)

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APPGW June 2021 minutes

Living Afloat

(498.83KB)

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APPGW AGM 2021 Minutes

Minutes of the 2021 AGM

(260.67KB)

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APPGW March 2021 minutes

Getting out on the water

(195.64KB)

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APPG MINUTES 8 December 2020

Navigation Authority Funding

(384.02KB)

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APPG MINUTES 10 November 2020

Waterways and Net Zero – Sustainable Propulsion

(457.71KB)

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