Credit Unions APPG

First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 30/05/2024

Note: This APPG was last registered on 30th May 2024. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 7th May 2025 and may be defunct.

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To provide a forum for discussing the work of credit unions and the need to secure a legislative and regulatory regime which will allow credit unions to scale up and provide inclusive financial services for many more people.

Note: All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal, cross-party groups formed by MPs and Members of the House of Lords who share a common interest in a particular policy area, region or country. APPGs have no official status within Parliament.
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Yvonne Fovargue Portrait
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Kim Johnson
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Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 30th May 2024
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Chris Evans
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Caerphilly
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 30th May 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
Archives and History , Writers

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Lord Hunt of Wirral
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 21st November 2018
Departed: 30th May 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Insurance and Financial Services , Legal and Constitutional Affairs , Liverpool City Region

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Bim Afolami
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Hitchin and Harpenden
Joined: 21st November 2018
Departed: 2nd June 2021
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Lord Kennedy of Southwark
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd June 2021
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No other APPG Memberships

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Jim Fitzpatrick
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Poplar and Limehouse
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 5th November 2019
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No other APPG Memberships

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Hugh Gaffney
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
Joined: 21st November 2018
Departed: 5th November 2019
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No other APPG Memberships

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Jeremy Quin
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Horsham
Joined: 8th November 2017
Departed: 18th July 2018
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No other APPG Memberships

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Seema Kennedy
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for South Ribble
Joined: 24th November 2016
Departed: 2nd May 2017
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No other APPG Memberships

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Peter Grant
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glenrothes
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
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No other APPG Memberships

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Mark Durkan
Vice Chair
Social Democratic & Labour Party - Former Member for Foyle
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
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No other APPG Memberships

Robin Walker Portrait
Robin Walker
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Worcester
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 12th October 2016
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

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Madeleine Moon
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Bridgend
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 12th October 2016
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Yvonne Fovargue MP,

Email: No email supplied

Public Enquiry Point:

Natalie McQuade, Association of British Credit Unions Limited, Holyoake House, Hannover Street, Manchester M60 0AS. Tel: 0161 832 3694

Email: Natalie.McQuade@abcul.org

Secretariat:

Association of British Credit Unions Limited acts as the group's secretariat. http://www.abcul.coop

Benefits in Kind
Date
25 Mar 2024
Source
Association of British Credit Unions Limited
Description
Secretariat   From : 25/03/2024 To : 24/03/2025
Value
£1,501
Date
10 Mar 2020
Source
Association of British Credit Unions Limited
Description
Secretariat   From : 10/03/2020 To : 09/03/2021
Value
£1,501
Date
17 Oct 2019
Source
Association of British Credit Unions Limited
Description
Secretariat   From : 17/10/2019 To : 16/10/2020
Value
£1,501
Date
4 Jun 2019
Source
Lloyds Banking Group
Description
Reception
Value
£4,501
Date
17 Oct 2018
Source
Association of British Credit Unions Limited
Description
Secretariat   From : 17/10/2018 To : 16/10/2019
Value
£1,501
Date
18 Oct 2017
Source
Citibank
Description
Reception
Value
£6,001
Date
17 Oct 2017
Source
Association of British Credit Unions Limited
Description
Secretariat   From : 17/10/2017 To : 16/10/2018
Value
£1,501
Date
28 Feb 2017
Source
Lloyds Banking Group
Description
Reception held on 28 February 2017
Value
£4,501
Date
30 Nov 2016
Source
Fiserv Inc
Description
Reception held on 30 November 2016
Value
£3,001
Date
19 Oct 2016
Source
Citigroup
Description
Reception held on 19 October 2016
Value
£4,501
Date
3 Mar 2016
Source
Money Advice Service
Description
Breakfast meeting held on 03/03/2016
Value
£1,501
Date
1 Jan 2016
Source
Association of British Credit Unions Ltd
Description
Secretariat   From : 01/01/2016 To : 23/06/2017
Value
£1,501
Date
14 Oct 2015
Source
Citi Bank
Description
Reception held on 14 October 2015
Value
£4,501
Date
9 Jul 2015
Source
Scape Group
Description
Reception
Value
£1,501
Date
24 Jun 2015
Source
Lloyds Banking Group
Description
Reception held on 24/06/15
Value
£7,501
Date
13 Jan 2015
Source
FISERV
Description
Reception held on 13/01/15
Value
£6,001
Date
1 Jan 2015
Source
Association of British Credit Unions Ltd
Description
Secretariat   From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£1,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Credit Unions APPG