Associate Parliamentary Group for Energy Studies

The purpose of the Associate Parliamentary Group for Energy Studies is 'to discuss energy and environment policy outside the timescales of general elections'.
==Activities==
In March 2010 the group celebrated its 30th anniversary with a high level reception at 11 Downing Street 'by kind permission of the Chancellor of the Exchequer'. Attendees included EDF Energy chief executive Vincent de Rivaz; the then Energy Minister Rt Hon Lord Hunt of Kings Heath OBE; founder Secretary David Lambie; Mrs Maggie Darling and the then Chairman Paddy Tipping MP.
==Officers==
===February 2016===
*Chair & registered contact: Ian Liddell-Grainger - Conservative Party
*Officers: Neil Parish - Conservative Party | Lord Martin O'Neill - Labour | Roger Bootle-Wilbraham - Conservative Party | James Heappey - Conservative Party Energy Studies APPG, www.parliament.uk, accessed 11 February 2016 
===Former officers===
*Ian Liddell-Grainger is the chairman of PGES
*Deputy Chairmen: Simon Hughes MP, Rt Hon Lord Hunt of Kings Heath OBE, Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan, Lord Skelmersdale
*Honorary Treasurers: The Lord Oxburgh KBE, Neil Parish MP
*Honorary Secretaries: Ian Lavery MP, John Thurso MP
*European Officer: Giles Chichester MEP
*Membership Officer: Robert Lane CBE
*Executive Secretary: Nikki da Costa
*Energy Focus Executive Editor: Sophie Anne Fernandes
===Former executives===
*Lord Fraser of Carmyllie QC was Honorary Treasurer until 2013
===Members from the House of Commons===
*Nigel Adams MP | Peter Aldous MP | Dave Anderson MP | Sir Tony Baldry MP | Rt Hon Kevin Barron MP | Gordon Banks MP | Rt Hon Kevin Barron MP | Luciana Berger MP | Clive Betts MP | Brian Binley MP | Rt Hon Sir Malcolm Bruce MP | Dan Byles MP | Ronnie Campbell MP | Christopher Chope OBE MP | Katy Clark MP | Michael Connarty MP | Stephen Crabb MP | Jon Cruddas MP | Jim Dobbin MP | Clive Efford MP | Julie Elliott MP | Paul Farrelly MP | George Freeman MP | Andrew George MP | Pat Glass MP | Robert Goodwill MP | Richard Graham MP | Tom Greatrex MP | Duncan Hames MP | David Hamilton MP | Philip Hollobone MP | Jim Hood MP | Hon Lindsay Hoyle MP | Rt Hon Simon Hughes MP | Dr Julian Huppert MP | Huw Irranca-Davies MP | Hon Bernard Jenkin MP | Ian Lavery MP | Andrea Leadsom MP | Jeremy Lefroy MP | Brandon Lewis MP | Ian Liddell-Grainger MP | Ian Lucas MP | Khalid Mahmood MP | Mark Menzies MP | Andrew Miller MP | David Morris MP | Stephen Mosley MP | Megg Munn MP | Albert Owen MP | Neil Parish MP | Chris Pincher MP | James Reed MP | Laurence Robertson MP | Rt Hon Dame Joan Ruddock DBE MP | Laura Sandys MP | Mark Spencer MP | Ian Swales MP | Mark Tami MP | John Thurso MP | Jon Trickett MP | Andrew Turner MP | Derek Twigg MP | Joan Walley MP | Tom Watson MP | Chris White MP | Dr Eilidh Whiteford MP | Dr Alan Whitehead MP
===House of Lords===
*Lord Berkeley OBE | Lord Boswell of Aynho | Lord Bradshaw | Professor Lord Broers | Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe | Viscount Brookeborough | Lord Cavendish of Furness | Lord Chorley | Lord Christopher CBE | Lord Clitheroe | Rt Hon Lord Cunningham of Felling | Rt Hon Lord Dixon | Baroness Eccles of Moulton | Earl of Erroll | Lord Ezra MBE | Baroness Ford | Lord Geddes | Lord Haskel | Lord Haworth | Baroness Hooper CMG | Rt Hon Lord Hunt of Kings Heath OBE | Lord Howie of Troon | Lord Hoyle of Warrington | Rt Hon Lord Jenkin of Roding | Earl of Lindsay | Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract | Rt Hon Lord Maclennan of Rogart | Lord Mogg KCMG | Duke of Montrose | Lord Moynihan | Lord O’Neill of Clackmannan | Lord Oxburgh KBE FRS | Lord Palmer | Rt Hon Lord Paul | Baroness Perry of Southwark | Baroness Platt of Writtle CBE | Lord Redesdale | Lord Skelmersdale | Rt Hon Lord Smith of Finsbury | Lord Smith of Kelvin | Rt Hon Lord Spicer | Lord Stoddart of Swindon | Lord Teverson | Lord Thomas of Macclesfield CBE | Lord Tombs of Brailes | Lord Truscott | Lord Turnbull KCB CVO | Lord Wade of Chorlton | Rt Hon Lord Whitty | Lord Wilson of Tillyorn GCMG | Lord Woolmer of Leeds | Baroness Worthington
===European Parliament===
*Vicky Ford MEP
*Linda McAvan MEP
*Dr Charles Tannock MEP
==Funding==
Tamesis Services Ltd provides the secretariat for the group. 
It was registered in October 2015 that Tamesis had paid (in bands of £1,500) £22,501-£24,000 to the Energy Studies group. 
===Benefits received by the group outside of Parliament===
Alstom, Fluor Ltd, Honeywell, Institution of Engineering and Technology, RWE npower, South Hook Gas and Statoil each pay £2000 towards a group publication. The Energy Industries Council paid for a group reception held on 13 July 2011 (registered July 2011).
==Lobbyists==
Bellenden registered the Parliamentary Group for Energy Services as a client in the quarter to November 2012; representing the following companies:
2Co Energy Ltd; Alkane Energy plc; Alstom Power Systems; AMEC plc; APX-ENDEX; Babcock International Plc; Baringa Partners LLP; BG Group;
Bosch Thermotechnology; BP plc; British Management Data Foundation; British Sugar plc; Centrica plc; CMS Cameron McKenna; ConocoPhillips UK Ltd; Cornwall Energy Associates; Corona Energy Ltd; Costain Group
plc; Doosan Power Systems; Drax Power Ltd; E.ON UK; EDF Energy; Elexon Ltd; Enertek International Ltd; Ernst & Young LLP; ESBI Contracting Ltd; ExxonMobil Group (Esso); Fluor; GEI; Herbert Smith Solicitors; Hess Corporation; Hothouse Technologies Ltd; IBM Uk Ltd;
Igas Energy plc; ITM Power plc; Jersey Electricity plc; KBR Energy & Chemicals; Lane Clark & Peacock LLP; Local Waste Solutions; NaREC; National Grid; Nexen Petroleum UK Ltd; Nuclear Liabilities Fund Ltd; Oliver Wyman; Power Efficiency Ltd; PwC LLP; Ravenheat Manufacturing Ltd; Red Solar Ltd; Rothschild; RWE npower plc; Scottish APPC Register Entry for 1 Sep 2012 to 30 Nov 2012 
==Contact==
The public enquiry point for the group is Matthew Gordon of the Parliamentary Group on Energy Studies. 
Address: Room 2.2, Speakers House, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA. 
Tel: 0797 445 1085 
Email: matthew@pges.org.uk
Website: http://www.pges.org.uk/
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