All-Party Parliamentary Group on Energy Costs

The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Energy Costs (APPGEC) was created with the aim 'to promote evidence-based discussion on all aspects of energy costs; to inform energy policy decisions and public debate; and to enable communication between interested parties and relevant parliamentarians.' Register of 29 September 2015,www.parliament.uk, accessed 14 October 2015 
==Activities== 
Royal Public Affairs, the APPGEC's secretariat, state the purpose of the group as follows: 
*'to promote evidence-based discussion on all aspects of energy costs'
*to inform energy policy decisions and public debate
*to enable communication between interested parties and relevant parliamentarians' 
The website also outlines the groups resolution 'to include all aspects of costs to the domestic and business consumer, the taxpayer and the industry itself.' Royal Public Affairs APPGEC,royalpa.co.uk, accessed 14 October 2015 
==Secretariat== 
The group's secretariat is Royal Public Affairs, an independent PR consultancy founded by Phil Royal. Its role is to support the chair and officers of the group in carrying out activities by managing meetings and events, as well as day-to-day administrative matters. Register of 29 September 2015,www.parliament.uk, accessed 14 October 2015 
===Benefits in kind===
Royal Public Affairs had been paid (in bands of £1,500) £12,001-£13,500 to act as the group's secretariat, it was registered in June 2015. 
==People==
===Officers Feb-April 2016=== 
*Chair: Stephen Hepburn - Labour
*Co-chair: Lord Adrian Palmer - Crossbencher
*Vice-chair: Lord John Selwyn Gummer (Deben) - Conservative Party
*Vice-chair: Peter Aldous - Conservative Party
*Vice-chair: David Mowat - Conservative Party
*Vice-chair: Julie Elliott - Labour
*Vice-chair: Peter Lilley - Conservative PartyEnergy Costs APPG, Mar 2016 Register, www.parliament.uk, accessed 27 April 2016Energy Costs APPG, Feb16 Register, parliament.uk, accessed 28 April 2016 Energy Costs APPG, Register 28 April 2016, parliament.uk, accessed 10 May 2016 
===Officers as of September 2015===
*Chair: Stephen Hepburn - Labour
*Co-chair: Lord Adrian Palmer - Crossbencher 
*Vice-chair: Lord John Selwyn Gummer (Deben) - Conservative Party
*Vice-chair: Peter Aldous - Conservative Party
*Vice-chair: David Mowat - Conservative Party, private parliamentary secretary (PPS) to Greg Clark, the secretary of state for communities and local government. 
*Vice-chair: Julie Elliott - Labour
*Vice-chair: Peter Lilley - Conservative Party
===Officers as of March 2015===
*Chair: Lord Adrian Palmer - Crossbencher 
*Vice-Chair: Lord John Selwyn Gummer (Deben) - Conservative Party
*Vice-Chair: Laura Sandys - Conservative Party
*Vice-Chair: Peter Aldous - Conservative Party
*Vice-Chair: David Mowat - Conservative Party
*Treasurer: Stephen Hepburn - Labour
*Secretary: Julie Elliott - Labour 
===Members as of March 2015===
*Conservative Party: Charles Hendry | Dan Byles | Kwasi Kwarteng | Lord Colin Moynihan | Dr Therese Coffey | Jackie Doyle-Price | Mark Garnier | David Morris |
*Labour: Meg Hillier | Luciana Berger | Lord Larry Whitty | Lord Martin O'Neill of Clackmannan | Joan Walley | Adrian Bailey | Ann McKechin | Lord Alan Haworth | Katy Clark
*Liberal Democrats: Stephen Gilbert Register from 30 March 2015,parliament.uk, accessed 14 October 2015 
==Registered supporters==
ETR Advisory | RenewableUK | Major Energy Users' Council | Energy and Utility Forum | UK Energy Research Centre | Oxford Energy Associates | Energy Technologies Institute | Energy and Utilities | Alliance | Renewable Energy Association | The Institution of Engineering and Technology | Cornwall Energy | Liberum Capital | Centrica | Argus Media Ltd | Christian Coles | Alfa Energy | IGEM | Gemserv Ltd | Advanced Plasma Power Ltd | Calvin Capital Limited | Intelligent Energy | Waters Wye Associates | Physical Commodity Markets Association | E.ON UK plc | ICIS | Calor Gas Ltd | RES Group/Renewable Energy Systems Ltd | Siemens plc | Energy Institute | Kingfisher plc | Vattenfall UK | British Photovoltaic Association | No Hot Air | The Green Deal Finance Company | RWE npower | Energy Helpline | Efficiency and Reform Group, Cabinet Office | BEAMA | Lowri Beck | Overseas Development Institute | Ofgem | Ebico Ltd
| Durham Energy Institute | EDF Energy | Ernst & Young LLP | Glennmont Partners | Good Energy | Herbert Smith | Hudson/Green Star | Lightsource Renewable Energy Limited | Offshore Renewable Energy | Catapult | Pöyry Management | Smart DCC | SSE | Crown Commercial Service ref needed 
==Contact==
The Royal Public Affairs website gives information on the group's meeting schedule and membership. The APPG on energy costs 
The register of all-party parliamentary groups provides the following contact information for Phil Royal. 
Address: Glendale, Newton Road, Bovey Tracey, Devon TQ13 9BB 
Tel: 07788 422611 
Email: phil.royal@btinternet.com 
==Notes==
Category: All-Party Parliamentary Group