To encourage wider and deeper enjoyment of jazz, to increase parliamentarians' understanding of the jazz industry and issues surrounding it, to promote jazz as a musical form and to raise its profile inside and outside parliament.
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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4 Current APPG Officers
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Chi Onwurah
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Joined: 31st July 2025
3 APPG Officer Positions
Africa , Engineering , UK Innovation Startups and SMEs
9 APPG Memberships
Commonwealth , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Environment , Football Supporters , Hadrian's Wall , Infrastructure , Internet, Communications and Technology , Manufacturing , United Nations Global Goals
Africa , Engineering , UK Innovation Startups and SMEs
9 APPG Memberships
Commonwealth , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Environment , Football Supporters , Hadrian's Wall , Infrastructure , Internet, Communications and Technology , Manufacturing , United Nations Global Goals
2 APPG Officer Positions
Dementia in Sport , Polar Regions
8 APPG Memberships
Armenia , Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Beer , British Jews , Commonwealth , Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Dementia in Sport , Polar Regions
8 APPG Memberships
Armenia , Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Beer , British Jews , Commonwealth , Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Switzerland and Liechtenstein
5 APPG Officer Positions
Cabin Air Quality , Lebanon , Opera , Race and Community , Switzerland and Liechtenstein
8 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Christians in Parliament , Classics , Commonwealth , Internet, Communications and Technology , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Sepsis , United Nations Global Goals
Cabin Air Quality , Lebanon , Opera , Race and Community , Switzerland and Liechtenstein
8 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Christians in Parliament , Classics , Commonwealth , Internet, Communications and Technology , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Sepsis , United Nations Global Goals
4 APPG Officer Positions
Dementia in Sport , Fusion Energy , Golf , Kidney
12 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Aviation , Freight and Logistics , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Get Refusal , Hydrogen , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Listed Properties , Tidy Britain , Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics , War Crimes
Dementia in Sport , Fusion Energy , Golf , Kidney
12 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Aviation , Freight and Logistics , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Get Refusal , Hydrogen , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Listed Properties , Tidy Britain , Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics , War Crimes
Contact Details
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Dame Chi Onwurah MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 7114.
Email: [email protected]
Public Enquiry Point:
Chris Hodgkins. Tel: 07507649077
Email: [email protected]
Secretariat:
Chris Hodgkins acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.chrishodgkins.co.uk/
Group's Website:
Benefits in Kind
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Date
14 Oct 2025
14 Oct 2025
Source
UK Music
UK Music
Description
Parliamentary Jazz Awards
Parliamentary Jazz Awards
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
23 Jul 2024
23 Jul 2024
Source
Chris Hodgkins
Chris Hodgkins
Description
Secretariat From : 23/07/2024 To : 22/07/2025
Secretariat From : 23/07/2024 To : 22/07/2025
Value
£4,501
£4,501
Date
23 Jul 2024
23 Jul 2024
Source
Chris Hodgkins
Chris Hodgkins
Description
Secretariat From: 23/07/2024 To: 22/07/2025
Secretariat From: 23/07/2024 To: 22/07/2025
Value
£4,501
£4,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Jazz APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Lord Crathorne
Officer
Conservative - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 28th August 2024Departed: 20th October 2025
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Chi Onwurah
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 18th June 2025
3 APPG Officer Positions
Africa , Engineering , UK Innovation Startups and SMEs
Africa , Engineering , UK Innovation Startups and SMEs
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Spellar
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 30th May 2024
4 APPG Officer Positions
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Australia, United Kingdom and United States of America (AUKUS) , Iranian Kurdistan , Thailand
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Australia, United Kingdom and United States of America (AUKUS) , Iranian Kurdistan , Thailand
No other APPG Memberships
Greg Knight
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for East Yorkshire
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Alison Thewliss
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow Central
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Ian Paisley
Treasurer
Democratic Unionist Party - Former Member for North Antrim
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Alton of Liverpool
Officer
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
7 APPG Officer Positions
Hong Kong , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Nigeria , North Korea , Pakistani Minorities , Tibet , Uyghurs
Hong Kong , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Nigeria , North Korea , Pakistani Minorities , Tibet , Uyghurs
No other APPG Memberships
6 APPG Officer Positions
Cayman Islands , Channel Islands , Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights , Ocean , Taiwan , Zoos and Aquariums
Cayman Islands , Channel Islands , Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights , Ocean , Taiwan , Zoos and Aquariums
No other APPG Memberships
Lord McNicol of West Kilbride
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
Blockchain Technologies , Crypto and Digital Assets , Financial Technology , Open Finance and Payments , Political and Media Literacy , Turnaround and Business Improvement
Blockchain Technologies , Crypto and Digital Assets , Financial Technology , Open Finance and Payments , Political and Media Literacy , Turnaround and Business Improvement
No other APPG Memberships
Patrick Grady
Officer
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow North
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Colwyn
Officer
Conservative - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 15th June 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships