APPG: Chair, Vice Chairs, Officers & Members
The APPG for Blockchain Technologies is made up of cross-party MPs and Lords who bring a broad range of expertise from sectors including cybersecurity, DLT for public good, research and education, workforce planning, financial services, foreign affairs, digital innovation, public policy, international trade, culture, arts, Cybersecurity, and emerging technologies. The inaugural Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the APPG was held on 17 March 2025.
Lord McNicol of West Kilbride
Lord McNicol is a Labour Party Life Peer and Member of the UK House of Lords. He is also an Officer of the All-Party Parliamentary Groups on Industrial Strategy, Open Banking, Financial Technology, and Political and Media Literacy.
Lord Goddard of Stockport
David Goddard, Baron Goddard of Stockport, is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He was made a life peer on 15 September 2014. A gas engineer by trade, he was an elected member of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council from 1990 until 2012, and was elected again in 2014 before standing down in 2018. He was leader of the council between 2007 and 2012. Lord Goddard is also a Vice Chair of APPGs on Local Markets.
John Lamont MP
John Lamont MP is a Scottish Conservative Member of Parliament for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk.
Lauren Edwards MP
Lauren Edwards MP is a British Labour Party politician. She is also an Officer of the APPG on Digital Markets and Digital Money, and Financial Markets & Services.
Lord Taylor of Warwick
Lord Taylor of Warwick is the Member of the UK House of Lords since 1996.
Lord Vaizey of Didcot
Lord Vaizey was appointed to the UK House of Lords in September 2020, where he sits as a Conservative Life-Peer.
Lord Vaizey is also the Officer of the APPGs on Performing Arts Education and Training and Northern Culture.
Will Forster MP
Will Forster MP is a Liberal Democrat politician.
The Lord Lucas
Ralph Matthew Palmer, 12th Baron Lucas, addressed formally as Lord Lucas, is a Conservative member of the House of Lords since 1992.
Lord Lucas is a Officer of All-Party Parliamentary Groups Diversity and Inclusion in STEM, and Modernising Employment APPG.
The Baroness Vere of Norbiton
Baroness Vere of Norbiton is a Conservative Party politician and a member of the House of Lords.
Danny Kruger MBE MP
Danny Kruger is the Member of Parliament for Devizes, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019. Mr Kruger is also an expert adviser at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
Mike Tapp MP
Mike Tapp MP is a Labour Party politician. He is also the Co-Chair of the APPG on Estonia.
The Lord Altrincham
The Lord Altrincham is a member of the House of Lords. He is the Officer of the APPG on Greater Manchester.
Alison Taylor MP
Alison Taylor MP is a Labour Party politician. She is the Officer of the APPG on Digital Communities.
Rt. Hon. Viscount Camrose
Viscount Camrose is a member of the House of Lords. He is the Officer of the APPG on Digital Communities.
Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge
Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge is a member of the House of Lords.
Lord Wei of Shoreditch
Lord Wei’s full title is The Lord Wei and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Lord Gilbert of Panteg
Lord Gilbert of Panteg’s full title is The Lord Gilbert of Panteg. His name is Stephen Gilbert, and he is a current member of the House of Lords. He is the Officer of the APPG on BBC.
Baroness Dr Swinburne
Baroness Swinburne’s full title is The Baroness Swinburne. Her name is Jacqueline Kay Swinburne, and she is a current member of the House of Lords.
The Rt. Hon. Lord Boateng
The Rt Hon. the Lord Boateng is a current member of the House of Lords. He is the Officer of the APPG on Black Health.
The Lord Roborough
Massey John Henry Lopes, 4th Baron Roborough is a British hereditary peer and a Conservative member of the House of Lords.
The Lord Naseby
Lord Naseby’s full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Naseby PC. His name is Michael Wolfgang Laurence Morris, and he is a current member of the House of Lords. He is the Officer of the APPG on New Towns.
Dr Ben Spencer MP
Dr Ben Spencer is the Conservative MP for Runnymede and Weybridge, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019. He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Minister (Science, Innovation and Technology). He is the Officer of the APPG on Nordic Countries.
The Lord Triesman
Lord Triesman’s full title is The Lord Triesman. His name is David Maxim Triesman, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Disclaimer:
All-Party Parliamentary Groups are informal groups of Members of both Houses with a common interest in particular issues. The views expressed by the Secretariat (The BBA) are those of the group and its Advisory Board, and not necessarily reflect the official position of the UK Government or the Parliamentarian, unless otherwise explicitly stated.
