North East APPG

First Registered: 05/04/2023 • Last updated on: 18/06/2025

To provide a strong and united voice for the North East in Westminster, gathering political and business leaders to build consensus and drive investment and growth for the benefit of communities throughout the North East region.

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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Reticulating Splines
4 Current APPG Officers
Lord Beith Portrait
Lord Beith
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 5th April 2023
3 APPG Officer Positions
Channel Islands , Georgia , Nordic Countries
1 APPG Membership
Christians in Parliament
Emma Lewell Portrait
Emma Lewell
Officer
Labour - South Shields
Joined: 28th March 2025
Lord Wharton of Yarm Portrait
Lord Wharton of Yarm
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 20th November 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
Global Education
14 Current APPG Members
Luke Akehurst Portrait
Luke Akehurst
Member
Labour - North Durham
Lewis Atkinson Portrait
Lewis Atkinson
Member
Labour - Sunderland Central
Lord Burns Portrait
Lord Burns
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Mark Ferguson Portrait
Mark Ferguson
Member
Labour - Gateshead Central and Whickham
Chris McDonald Portrait
Chris McDonald
Member
Labour - Stockton North
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Kate Osborne MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 0191 466 1509.

Email: kate.osborne.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Gill Morris, Devo Agency. Tel: 07976 263 869

Email: gill@devoagency.co.uk

Secretariat:

Devo Agency acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.devoagency.co.uk

Group's Website:

https://northeastappg.org

Date
4 Sep 2024
Source
Devo@Inflect
Description
Devo@Inflect is paid by the following to act as the group's secretariat: Port of Tyne, Teesside University, Go-Ahead Group, Northumbrian Water   From : 04/09/2024 To : 03/09/2025
Value
£15,001
Date
4 Sep 2024
Source
Devo Agency
Description
Devo Agency is paid by the following to act as the group's secretariat: Port of Tyne, Teesside University, Go-Ahead Group, Northumbrian Water   From : 04/09/2024 To : 03/09/2025
Value
£15,001
Date
28 Feb 2023
Source
DevoConnect
Description
Secretariat   From : 28/02/2023 To : 27/02/2024
Value
£10,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the North East APPG

Former APPG Officers
Emma Lewell Portrait
Emma Lewell
Officer
Labour - South Shields
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 12th February 2025
2 APPG Officer Positions
Child of the North , Leamside Line

No other APPG Memberships

Ian Levy Portrait
Ian Levy
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Blyth Valley
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Elliott of Whitburn Bay Portrait
Baroness Elliott of Whitburn Bay
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Curry of Kirkharle Portrait
Lord Curry of Kirkharle
Officer
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
Christians in Parliament , Sudan and South Sudan

No other APPG Memberships

Mary Glindon Portrait
Mary Glindon
Officer
Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
Baroness Grey-Thompson Portrait
Baroness Grey-Thompson
Officer
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Officer Positions
Rail , Wheelchair Users , Women in Parliament , Women's Football

No other APPG Memberships

Paul Howell Portrait
Paul Howell
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Sedgefield
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Mary Kelly Foy Portrait
Mary Kelly Foy
Officer
Labour - City of Durham
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Charities and Volunteering , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Smoking and Health

No other APPG Memberships

Chi Onwurah Portrait
Chi Onwurah
Officer
Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Officer Positions
Africa , Engineering , Jazz , Space

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Wrigglesworth Portrait
Lord Wrigglesworth
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Officer Position
Mutuals

No other APPG Memberships

Catherine McKinnell Portrait
Catherine McKinnell
Officer
Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne North
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships