Oracy APPG
First Registered: 06/06/2018 • Last updated on: 06/03/2024
Note: This APPG was last registered on 6th March 2024. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 18th June 2025 and may be defunct.
The APPG is committed to helping every child to be a confident communicator and find their voice, in order to succeed in school and life beyond. It aims to coordinate research, promote best practice and encourage the overarching principles of oracy in education and society at large.
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Former APPG Officers
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Lord Knight of Weymouth
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 15th June 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
Lord Watson of Invergowrie
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 19th June 2019Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Rachel Hopkins
Vice Chair
Labour - Luton South and South Bedfordshire
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
Airport Communities , Food and Drink , Global Education , Kurds , School Food
No other APPG Memberships
Emma Hardy
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
Joined: 6th June 2018Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Mark Fletcher
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Bolsover
Joined: 9th August 2023Departed: 1st November 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Tom Hunt
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Ipswich
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 5th April 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Marion Fellows
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Motherwell and Wishaw
Joined: 19th June 2019Departed: 5th April 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , South East , Western Rail Link to Heathrow
No other APPG Memberships
Andy Carter
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Warrington South
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 4th May 2022
No other APPG Memberships
Ian Mearns
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Gateshead
Joined: 6th June 2018Departed: 4th May 2022
No other APPG Memberships
Stephanie Peacock
Officer
Labour - Barnsley South
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 21st April 2021
No other APPG Memberships
William Wragg
Officer
Independent - Former Member for Hazel Grove
Joined: 6th June 2018Departed: 21st April 2021
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Memberships
Kelvin Hopkins
Officer
Independent - Former Member for Luton North
Joined: 19th June 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Rupa Huq
Officer
Labour - Ealing Central and Acton
Joined: 19th June 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
British Sikhs , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Fairtrade , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Single-Parent Families , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
No other APPG Memberships
Diana Johnson
Officer
Labour - Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
Joined: 6th June 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Sharon Hodgson
Officer
Labour - Washington and Gateshead South
Joined: 6th June 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
Art, Craft and Design in Education , First Do No Harm - Mesh, Primodos, Valproate , Leamside Line , Parents , School Food , Ticket Abuse
No other APPG Memberships
Ben Bradley
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Mansfield
Joined: 19th June 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Judith Cummins
Vice Chair
Labour - Bradford South
Joined: 19th June 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Chris Ruane
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Vale of Clwyd
Joined: 19th June 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Tracy Brabin
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Former Member for Batley and Spen
Joined: 6th June 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Bambos Charalambous
Vice Chair
Labour - Southgate and Wood Green
Joined: 6th June 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
Alevis , Cyprus , Global Education , Music Education , Opera , Yazidis
No other APPG Memberships
Peter Bottomley
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Worthing West
Joined: 19th June 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Taylor of Warwick
Officer
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 6th June 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
Thelma Walker
Officer
Labour - Former Member for Colne Valley
Joined: 6th June 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Robert Halfon
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Harlow
Joined: 6th June 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Beer , Commercial Sexual Exploitation , ITV , Medical Cannabis under Prescription , Modern Languages , Rugby Union Football Club
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Memberships
Eleanor Smith
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Wolverhampton South West
Joined: 6th June 2018Departed: 8th May 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Lucy Powell
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Manchester Central
Joined: 6th June 2018Departed: 8th May 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Lucy Allan
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Telford
Joined: 6th June 2018Departed: 8th May 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Carol Monaghan
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow North West
Joined: 6th June 2018Departed: 8th May 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Contact Details
Show/HideRegistered Contact:
Emma Hardy MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.
Email: emma.hardy.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Gemma Carroll, Voice 21, Kings Cross Academy, 4 Wollstonecraft St, London N1C 4BT. Tel: 0207 391 7045
Email: inquiry@oracyappg.org.uk
Secretariat:
Voice 21 acts as the group's secretariat. https://voice21.org/
Group's Website:
Benefits in Kind
Show/Hide14 Jan 2022
Voice 21
Voice 21 is paid by Big Change Foundation and Research England (via University of Oxford) to act as the group's secretariat. From : 14/01/2022 To : 13/01/2023
£3,001
14 Jan 2021
Voice 21
Voice 21 is paid by Big Change Foundation and Research England (via University of Oxford) to act as the group's secretariat. From : 14/01/2021 To : 13/01/2022
£15,001
14 Jan 2020
Voice 21
Voice 21 is paid by Big Change Foundation to act as the group's secretariat. From : 14/01/2020 To : 13/01/2021
£6,001
16 May 2019
Voice 21
Secretariat From : 16/05/2019 To : 15/05/2020
£7,501
16 May 2018
Voice 21
Secretariat From : 16/05/2018 To : 15/05/2019
£1,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Oracy APPG