Tidy Britain APPG

We still strive for a litter free Britain. Our work with MPs that are part of the Tidy Britain APPG is a vital piece of our mission.

The Tidy Britain All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), for which Keep Britain Tidy provides the secretariat, brings together parliamentarians, industry experts and key stakeholders to discuss solutions to resource and waste issues including litter, plastic pollution and fly-tipping. The APPG was established in 2016 and provides a unique platform for members to discuss and develop solutions to these urgent issues, protecting our environment through policy drivers and legislative change.

The Tidy Britain APPG is chaired by Kim Leadbeater MP.

Current Members

Kim Leadbeater MP (Chair)
Sharon Hodgson MP (Vice Chair)
Mark Pawsey MP (Vice Chair)
Mark Logan MP (Vice Chair)
Simon Fell MP (Vice Chair)
Peter Kyle MP (Vice Chair)
Baroness Pinnock (Vice Chair)
Steve Reed MP (Vice Chair)
Greg Smith MP
Stephen Double MP
Philip Dunne MP
Sir Graham Brady MP
Jonathan Gullis MP
Vicky Ford MP
Scott Mann MP
Cherilyn Mackrory MP
James Davies MP
Sarah Dines MP
James Daly MP
Ian levy MP
Lee Anderson MP
Jane Hunt MP
Royston Smith MP
Jo Gideon MP
Darren Henry MP
Mark Jenkinson MP
Stephen Timms MP
Caroline Nokes MP
Bim Afolami MP
Lilian Greenwood MP
Virginia Crosbie MP
Stuart Anderson MP
John Spellar MP
Alexander Stafford MP
Julia Lopez MP
Peter Dowd MP
Flick Drummond MP
Selaine Saxby MP
Neil O'Brien MP
Ruth Edwards MP
William Wragg MP
Gary Sambrook MP
Barbara Keeley MP
Maria Miller MP
Patrick Grady MP
Elliot Colburn MP
Jessica Morden MP
Pat McFadden MP
Yvonne Fovargue MP
Gill Furniss MP
Carolyn Harris MP
Alan Whitehead MP
Abena Oppong-Asare MP
Andrew Gwynne MP
Alison Thewliss MP
John Whittingdale MP
Fleur Anderson MP
Munira Wilson MP
Alex Davies-Jones MP
Harriett Baldwin MP
Nick Smith MP
Pauline Latham MP
Julie Marson MP
Theo Clarke MP
Jason McCartney MP
Karen Bradley MP
Kate Osborne MP
Jim Shannon MP
Nigel Evans MP
Tonia Antoniazzi MP
Wera Hobhouse MP
Mims Davies MP
Matthew Offord MP
Dr Liam Fox MP
Kim Johnson MP
Rachel Maskell MP
Jeff Smith MP
Aaron Bell MP
Robbie Moore MP
Mike Wood MP
Sheryll Murray MP
Navendu Mishra MP
Rebecca Harris MP
Andrew Jones MP
Mark Pritchard MP
Craig Williams MP
Ranil Jayawardena MP
Rachel Hopkins MP
Gerald Jones MP
Mark Fletcher MP
Wendy Chamberlain MP
Andrew Bridgen MP
Amanda Solloway MP
Sarah Dines MP
Robin Walker MP
Julian Sturdy MP
Anne McLaughlin MP
Matt Vickers MP
Scott Mann MP
Rob Butler MP
Baroness Thornton
Fiona Bruce MP
Mark Menzies MP
Seema Malhotra MP
Rupa Huq MP
Olivia Blake MP
Liz Twist MP
Ruth Cadbury MP
Dean Russell MP
Lisa Cameron MP
Craig Mackinlay MP
Geraint Davies MP
Karen Buck MP
Tim Loughton MP
Robert Goodwill MP
James Duddridge MP
Lord Curry of Kirkdale
Shabana Mahmood MP
Lord Bates
Ben Lake MP
Kieran Mullen MP
Simon Baynes MP
Andrew Sealous MP
Christian Wakeford MP
Paul Girvan MP
James Wild MP
Mark Pritchard MP
Philip Hollobone MP
John McNally MP

Upcoming Meetings

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Previous Meetings

Every School an Eco-School: At the Tidy Britain APPG meeting on 24 November 2021, we discussed how we can embed climate change in education and harness the size of the schools network to achieve carbon reductions at scale. The expert panel included representatives from Keep Britain Tidy, the Foundation for Environmental Education, the National Association of Head Teachers and Shadow Education Minister Peter Kyle MP. The panel highlighted Eco-Schools as a proven framework to achieve a range of goals including reducing carbon emissions at scale, reducing eco-anxiety, educating young people about climate change and preparing them for jobs and lifestyles that will provide solutions to the problem. On the question of whether the national curriculum needs to change to include climate change, the consensus amongst panellists was that it does not need to change as Eco-Schools is a proven framework that sits within the existing curriculum, as evidenced in Scotland and Wales. A highlights video is available to watch here.

World leading Deposit Return Scheme (DRS): At the Tidy Britain APPG meeting on 26th May 2021, we brought together soft drink manufacturers, retailers and expert environmental consultants to break down what a world leading Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) could and should look like in the UK. . Our panellists included Jim Fox, Head of Public Affairs at Coca Cola Partners GB, Samantha Harding, Executive Director of Reloop Platform, Ed Woodall, Government Relations Director at Association of Convenience Stores, and Orla Woods, Senior Consultant at Eunomia. The message from the panel was clear that a comprehensive, “all-in” DRS for drinks containers of all materials and sizes could be ground-breaking. You can watch a 5 minute highlights video of the meeting here and read more about why a Deposit Return Scheme is vital here.

The True Solutions to Plastic Pollution: At the Tidy Britain APPG meeting on 18^th November 2020, we brought together expert speakers and youth activists to discuss the true solutions to plastic pollution. Our expert panellists included the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Rt Hon George Eustice MP, writer and broadcaster, Lucy Siegle, and Professor Richard Thompson, Director of the Marine Institute at Plymouth University. You can watch the full recording of this meeting here.