MPs form all-party mining and quarrying group
Members of Parliament have formed a new All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Mining and Quarrying, supported by the Mineral Products Association (MPA).
This new cross-party group will help to keep Members of the Commons and Lords up to date with issues affecting the industry which represents the biggest flow of materials in the economy. It will also allow the MPA to keep its members abreast of industry issues of interest to Parliamentarians.
At the first virtual meeting of the newly-formed APPG, members elected Steve Double MP (St Austell and Newquay) as its chair, with other Members from different parties and from around the country elected as vice-chairs including Jane Hunt MP (Loughborough), Robert Largan MP (High Peak), Kenny MacAskill MP (East Lothian), Jessica Morden MP (Newport) and Mark Pawsey MP (Rugby).