We are the UK Parliament’s only all-party group dedicated to reducing light pollution.

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Dark Skies is a new APPG, never represented before in the UK Parliament. Our membership includes parliamentarians of all parties from both the House of Commons and House of Lords.

We work with major organisations, experts and communities to identify political priorities on dark sky issues, discuss lighting and planning policies and advocate for them in the UK Parliament.

Our objectives are to:   

  • Highlight the importance of preserving the ability for citizens to see a dark sky at night;  

  • Promote the adoption of dark sky friendly lighting and planning policies;   

  • Protect existing UK Dark Sky reserves and support potential new reserves; and  

  • Collaborate with international groups and countries hosting Dark Sky Reserves - currently Canada, France, Germany Ireland, Namibia and New Zealand.  

This is not an official website [or feed] of the House of Commons or the House of Lords. It has not been approved by either House or its committees. All-Party Parliamentary Groups are informal groups of Members of both Houses with a common interest in particular issues. The views expressed in these webpages are those of the group.

 
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Membership

We have members from across Parliament fighting light pollution.

 
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Parliamentary activity

We produce reports and recommendations for the UK Government to consider in their lighting and planning policies. Read our latest updates here.

 
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News and Updates

Click here for all the latest news, events and updates from the APPG.