Dance APPG
First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 04/05/2022
Note: This APPG was last registered on 4th May 2022. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 15th June 2022 and may be defunct.
To promote dance as an art form and physical activity amongst Parliamentarians and policy makers and the unique and important role it has to play in education, health and wellbeing, community cohesion, social mobility and diversity. To support and build resilience for the sector and its workforce for the long term, including in particular for freelancers and independent artists.
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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Former APPG Members
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Valerie Vaz
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Walsall South
Joined: 14th July 2021Departed: 4th May 2022
11 APPG Memberships
Black Country Economy , Epilepsy , Fruit, Vegetables and Horticulture , India , Kashmir , Libraries, Information and Knowledge , Microplastics , Music , Portugal , Race Equality in Education , State Pension Inequality for Women
Black Country Economy , Epilepsy , Fruit, Vegetables and Horticulture , India , Kashmir , Libraries, Information and Knowledge , Microplastics , Music , Portugal , Race Equality in Education , State Pension Inequality for Women
32 APPG Memberships
Bermuda , British Overseas Territories , Caribbean , Catalonia , Central America , Chile , Colombia , Commonwealth , Cuba , Death Penalty , Education Technology , Egypt , Falkland Islands , Gibraltar , Holy See , Hydrogen , Japan , Latin America , Mexico , Mongolia , Montserrat , Norfolk Island , Pacific Islands , Peru , Pitcairn Islands , Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 , San Marino , Switzerland , T Levels , Turks and Caicos Islands , Water , Zoos and Aquariums
Bermuda , British Overseas Territories , Caribbean , Catalonia , Central America , Chile , Colombia , Commonwealth , Cuba , Death Penalty , Education Technology , Egypt , Falkland Islands , Gibraltar , Holy See , Hydrogen , Japan , Latin America , Mexico , Mongolia , Montserrat , Norfolk Island , Pacific Islands , Peru , Pitcairn Islands , Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 , San Marino , Switzerland , T Levels , Turks and Caicos Islands , Water , Zoos and Aquariums
Sharon Hodgson
Vice Chair
Labour - Washington and Sunderland West
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 4th May 2022
35 APPG Memberships
'Left Behind' Neighbourhoods , Armed Forces Covenant , Art, Craft and Design in Education , Autism , Baby Loss , Breast Cancer , Cancer , Childcare and Early Education , Childhood Trauma , Commercial Sexual Exploitation , Conception to Age Two - First 1001 Days , Design and Innovation , Dyslexia and Other Specific Learning Difficulties , Electric Vehicles , Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion , First Do No Harm , Food and Drink , Food and Drink Supply Chain , Food and Health , Food Banks , Hormone Pregnancy Tests , Motor , Music , Music Education , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Ovarian Cancer , School Food , Singapore , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Surgical Mesh , Ticket Abuse , Tidy Britain , Usher Syndrome , Video Games and Esports , Women's Health
'Left Behind' Neighbourhoods , Armed Forces Covenant , Art, Craft and Design in Education , Autism , Baby Loss , Breast Cancer , Cancer , Childcare and Early Education , Childhood Trauma , Commercial Sexual Exploitation , Conception to Age Two - First 1001 Days , Design and Innovation , Dyslexia and Other Specific Learning Difficulties , Electric Vehicles , Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion , First Do No Harm , Food and Drink , Food and Drink Supply Chain , Food and Health , Food Banks , Hormone Pregnancy Tests , Motor , Music , Music Education , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Ovarian Cancer , School Food , Singapore , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Surgical Mesh , Ticket Abuse , Tidy Britain , Usher Syndrome , Video Games and Esports , Women's Health
Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 4th May 2022
10 APPG Memberships
BBC , British Council , Channel 4 , Creative Diversity , Italy , ITV , Latin America , Media , Mexico , Music Education
BBC , British Council , Channel 4 , Creative Diversity , Italy , ITV , Latin America , Media , Mexico , Music Education
Luke Pollard
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
Joined: 21st November 2018Departed: 4th May 2022
14 APPG Memberships
Armed Forces , Basketball , Carbon Monoxide , Electoral Reform , Environment , Falkland Islands , Hospitality and Tourism , Kosovo , National Trust , Religious Education , Shellfish Aquaculture , Social Media , South West , Western Rail Link to Heathrow
Armed Forces , Basketball , Carbon Monoxide , Electoral Reform , Environment , Falkland Islands , Hospitality and Tourism , Kosovo , National Trust , Religious Education , Shellfish Aquaculture , Social Media , South West , Western Rail Link to Heathrow
Abena Oppong-Asare
Secretary
Labour - Erith and Thamesmead
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 4th May 2022
5 APPG Memberships
Crossrail , Equipment for Disabled Children , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Thalassaemia , Women in Parliament
Crossrail , Equipment for Disabled Children , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Thalassaemia , Women in Parliament
Lord Taylor of Warwick
Vice Chair
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 4th May 2022
21 APPG Memberships
Adult Education , American Football , BBC , Business in a Pandemic (Covid) World , Cricket , Crypto and Digital Assets , Cyber Security , Digital Identity , Education Technology , Film and Broader Screen , Financial Technology , Football , Inclusive Entrepreneurship , ITV , Miscarriages of Justice , New and Advanced Technologies , Performing Arts Education and Training , Public Legal Education and Pro Bono , Race and Community , United Nations Women , Video Games and Esports
Adult Education , American Football , BBC , Business in a Pandemic (Covid) World , Cricket , Crypto and Digital Assets , Cyber Security , Digital Identity , Education Technology , Film and Broader Screen , Financial Technology , Football , Inclusive Entrepreneurship , ITV , Miscarriages of Justice , New and Advanced Technologies , Performing Arts Education and Training , Public Legal Education and Pro Bono , Race and Community , United Nations Women , Video Games and Esports
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 4th May 2022
6 APPG Memberships
Child Contact Centres and Services , Denmark , Food and Drink , Motor , Night Time Economy , Water
Child Contact Centres and Services , Denmark , Food and Drink , Motor , Night Time Economy , Water
Nic Dakin
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Former Member for Scunthorpe
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Andrew Bingham
Secretary
Conservative - Former Member for High Peak
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Gerald Kaufman
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Former Member for Manchester, Gorton
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 15th February 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Angela Watkinson
Secretary
Conservative - Former Member for Hornchurch and Upminster
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 12th October 2016
No other APPG Memberships
Chris Heaton-Harris
Co Vice-Chair
Conservative - Daventry
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 12th October 2016
No other APPG Memberships
Contact Details
Show/HideRegistered Contact:
Valerie Vaz MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 2237.
Email: valerie.vaz.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Andrew Hurst, One Dance UK, Dance Hub, Thorp Street, Birmingham B5 4TB. Tel: 020 7713 0730
Email: andrew.hurst@onedanceuk.org
Secretariat:
One Dance UK acts as the group's secretariat. http://www.onedanceuk.org/
Group's Website:
http://www.onedanceuk.org/programme/advocacy/all-party-parliamentary-dance-group/
Benefits in Kind
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Date
5 Feb 2021
5 Feb 2021
Source
One Dance UK
One Dance UK
Description
Secretariat From : 05/02/2021 To : 04/02/2022
Secretariat From : 05/02/2021 To : 04/02/2022
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
5 Feb 2020
5 Feb 2020
Source
One Dance UK
One Dance UK
Description
Secretariat From : 05/02/2020 To : 04/02/2021
Secretariat From : 05/02/2020 To : 04/02/2021
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
11 Jul 2018
11 Jul 2018
Source
One Dance UK
One Dance UK
Description
Secretariat From : 11/07/2018 To : 10/07/2019
Secretariat From : 11/07/2018 To : 10/07/2019
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
11 Jul 2017
11 Jul 2017
Source
One Dance UK
One Dance UK
Description
Secretariat From : 11/07/2017 To : 10/07/2018
Secretariat From : 11/07/2017 To : 10/07/2018
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
1 Apr 2016
1 Apr 2016
Source
One Dance UK
One Dance UK
Description
Secretariat From : 01/04/2016 To : 30/10/2017
Secretariat From : 01/04/2016 To : 30/10/2017
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
30 Jun 2015
30 Jun 2015
Source
Dance UK
Dance UK
Description
Secretariat From : 30/06/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Secretariat From : 30/06/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£1,501
£1,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Dance APPG