APPG ON BUILDING COMMUNITIES
Building Communities focuses on the human dimension to infrastructure investment and provides an important addition to the public debate.
The cross-party group brings together politicians and the industry to influence and improve practices around building community and placemaking and helps to make the case for the positive economic and social impact of good infrastructure design.
At a meeting on Tuesday 2 July 2019, Bob Blackman MP was voted chair, Liz Twist MP and Drew Hendry MP vice-chairs, and Mark Prisk MP as secretary.
ACE provides the secretariat to the APPG which is supported by the following ACE members: AECOM, Arcadis, Argent, Mott MacDonald, Peter Brett Associates (now part of Stantec), Ramboll, Royal Haskoning DHV, Waterman, WSP and WYG. It is also supported by non-member Heathrow.
The cross-party group has members from across the political spectrum and from both houses:
Bob Blackman
MP for Harrow East
Liz Twist
MP for Blaydon
Stephen Hammond
MP for Wimbledon
Mark Prisk
MP for Hertford and Stortford
Heidi Allen
MP for South Cambridgeshire
Mike Amesbury
MP for Weaver Vale
Richard Bacon
MP for South Norfolk
Lord Best
Member of the House of Lords
Sir Graham Brady
MP for Altrincham and Sale West
Baroness Brown of Cambridge
Member of the House of Lords
Baroness Campbell
Member of the House of Lords
Baroness Chalker
Member of the House of Lords
Drew Hendry
MP for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
Member of the House of Lords
Kelvin Hopkins
MP for Luton North
Andrew Lewer
MP for Northampton South
Ian Liddell-Grainger
MP for Bridgwater & West Somerset
Baroness Lister
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Lucas
Member of the House of Lords
Mark Pawsey
MP for Rugby
Victoria Prentis
MP for Banbury
Lord Shipley
Member of the House of Lords
David Simpson
MP for Upper Bann
Stephen Timms
MP for East Ham
Matt Western
MP for Warwick and Leamington
The work of the APPG is made possible thanks to the support of the following organisations:
AECOM
Arcadis
Heathrow Airport
Mott MacDonald
Peter Brett Associates
Ramboll
Waterman
WSP
WYG
Argent Services LLP
Royal Haskoning DHV
Julian Francis
Director of External Affairs
Julian leads the creation of policy and government engagement strategy at ACE.
jfrancis@acenet.co.uk
020 7227 1894
Gareth Lonie
Policy Executive
Gareth assists with the development of policy and political activity within ACE.
glonie@acenet.co.uk
020 7227 1251
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