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.
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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7 Current APPG Officers
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Emma Hardy
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
Joined: 6th June 2018
18 APPG Memberships
Afghanistan , Apprenticeships , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Endometriosis , First Do No Harm , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Hospitality and Tourism , ITV , Maritime and Ports , Pedagogy, Curriculum and Accountability , Personal Banking and Fairer Financial Services , Sixth Form Education , Small and Micro Business , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Surgical Mesh , University , Vascular and Venous Disease , Zoos and Aquariums
Afghanistan , Apprenticeships , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Endometriosis , First Do No Harm , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Hospitality and Tourism , ITV , Maritime and Ports , Pedagogy, Curriculum and Accountability , Personal Banking and Fairer Financial Services , Sixth Form Education , Small and Micro Business , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Surgical Mesh , University , Vascular and Venous Disease , Zoos and Aquariums
5 APPG Memberships
Bangladesh , Cricket , Dyslexia and Other Specific Learning Difficulties , Philanthropy and Social Investment , Tunisia
Bangladesh , Cricket , Dyslexia and Other Specific Learning Difficulties , Philanthropy and Social Investment , Tunisia
25 APPG Memberships
Arts, Health and Wellbeing , Chalk Streams , Council Housing , Cricket , Cuba , Cyprus , East of England , Football , Football Supporters , Hospitality and Tourism , Humanist , Kashmir , Manufacturing , Pubs , Race and Community , Renters and Rental Reform , Showing Racism the Red Card , Sixth Form Education , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , University , Veterans , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene , Western Sahara , Youth Affairs , Zimbabwe
Arts, Health and Wellbeing , Chalk Streams , Council Housing , Cricket , Cuba , Cyprus , East of England , Football , Football Supporters , Hospitality and Tourism , Humanist , Kashmir , Manufacturing , Pubs , Race and Community , Renters and Rental Reform , Showing Racism the Red Card , Sixth Form Education , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , University , Veterans , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene , Western Sahara , Youth Affairs , Zimbabwe
12 APPG Memberships
Boys' Brigade , Financial Education for Young People , Food Banks , Global Education , Italy , Lithuania , Post Offices , State Pension Inequality for Women , Steel and Metal Related Industries , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies , Tibet , United Nations Women
Boys' Brigade , Financial Education for Young People , Food Banks , Global Education , Italy , Lithuania , Post Offices , State Pension Inequality for Women , Steel and Metal Related Industries , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies , Tibet , United Nations Women
Contact Details
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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
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Date
14 Jan 2022
14 Jan 2022
Source
Voice 21
Voice 21
Description
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
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
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
14 Jan 2021
14 Jan 2021
Source
Voice 21
Voice 21
Description
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
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
Value
£15,001
£15,001
Date
14 Jan 2020
14 Jan 2020
Source
Voice 21
Voice 21
Description
Voice 21 is paid by Big Change Foundation to act as the group's secretariat. From : 14/01/2020 To : 13/01/2021
Voice 21 is paid by Big Change Foundation to act as the group's secretariat. From : 14/01/2020 To : 13/01/2021
Value
£6,001
£6,001
Date
16 May 2019
16 May 2019
Source
Voice 21
Voice 21
Description
Secretariat From : 16/05/2019 To : 15/05/2020
Secretariat From : 16/05/2019 To : 15/05/2020
Value
£7,501
£7,501
Date
16 May 2018
16 May 2018
Source
Voice 21
Voice 21
Description
Secretariat From : 16/05/2018 To : 15/05/2019
Secretariat From : 16/05/2018 To : 15/05/2019
Value
£1,501
£1,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Oracy APPG
Former APPG Officers
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17 APPG Memberships
British Jews , Business Travel , Ceramics , Childcare and Early Education , Deafness , Football , Football Supporters , Greyhound , Housing in the North , Mexico , Nursery Schools, Nursery and Reception Classes , Parental Participation in Education , Pedagogy, Curriculum and Accountability , Rail in the North , Renters and Rental Reform , T Levels , Tenanted Pubs
British Jews , Business Travel , Ceramics , Childcare and Early Education , Deafness , Football , Football Supporters , Greyhound , Housing in the North , Mexico , Nursery Schools, Nursery and Reception Classes , Parental Participation in Education , Pedagogy, Curriculum and Accountability , Rail in the North , Renters and Rental Reform , T Levels , Tenanted Pubs
7 APPG Memberships
AEA Technology Pensions , Channel 4 , Hydrogen , Media , School Exclusions and Alternative Provision , Tenanted Pubs , Transport Across the North
AEA Technology Pensions , Channel 4 , Hydrogen , Media , School Exclusions and Alternative Provision , Tenanted Pubs , Transport Across the North
17 APPG Memberships
Albania , Britain-Pakistan Trade and Tourism , Canada , Council of Sri Lankan Muslim Organisations UK , Dyslexia and Other Specific Learning Difficulties , Food and Drink Supply Chain , Indian Traditional Sciences , Internet, Communications and Technology , Kosovo , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Montenegro , Montserrat , North Macedonia , Religion in the Media , Turkey , War Heritage , Western Rail Link to Heathrow
Albania , Britain-Pakistan Trade and Tourism , Canada , Council of Sri Lankan Muslim Organisations UK , Dyslexia and Other Specific Learning Difficulties , Food and Drink Supply Chain , Indian Traditional Sciences , Internet, Communications and Technology , Kosovo , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Montenegro , Montserrat , North Macedonia , Religion in the Media , Turkey , War Heritage , Western Rail Link to Heathrow
11 APPG Memberships
Belgium , Civic Societies , Classical Music , Fair Business Banking , Independent Education , Laos , Learning Disability , Luxembourg , Menopause , Sixth Form Education , Thailand
Belgium , Civic Societies , Classical Music , Fair Business Banking , Independent Education , Laos , Learning Disability , Luxembourg , Menopause , Sixth Form Education , Thailand
Stephanie Peacock
Officer
Labour - Barnsley East
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 21st April 2021
8 APPG Memberships
Belgium , Carbon Monoxide , Coalfield Communities , Industrial Heritage , Luxembourg , Music , Parkrun , Veterans
Belgium , Carbon Monoxide , Coalfield Communities , Industrial Heritage , Luxembourg , Music , Parkrun , Veterans
5 APPG Memberships
Football Club , Issues Affecting Men and Boys , Sport , Usher Syndrome , Youth Employment
Football Club , Issues Affecting Men and Boys , Sport , Usher Syndrome , Youth Employment
Judith Cummins
Vice Chair
Labour - Bradford South
Joined: 19th June 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
15 APPG Memberships
'Left Behind' Neighbourhoods , Beauty and Wellbeing , Dementia , Dentistry and Oral Health , Film and Broader Screen , Gambling Related Harm , Indonesia , Manufacturing , Menopause , Mongolia , Osteoporosis and Bone Health , Policing and Security , Rugby League , Social Mobility , Thailand
'Left Behind' Neighbourhoods , Beauty and Wellbeing , Dementia , Dentistry and Oral Health , Film and Broader Screen , Gambling Related Harm , Indonesia , Manufacturing , Menopause , Mongolia , Osteoporosis and Bone Health , Policing and Security , Rugby League , Social Mobility , Thailand
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 - Enfield, Southgate
Joined: 6th June 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
Peter Bottomley
Officer
Conservative - Worthing West
Joined: 19th June 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
73 APPG Memberships
Adult Education , Afrikan Reparations , Ageing and Older People , Austria , BBC , Black Maternal Health , British Overseas Territories , Carbon Monoxide , Citizens' Rights , Commonwealth , Community Development in Europe , Croatia , Cycling and Walking , Dalits , Dark Skies , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Dentistry and Oral Health , Disability , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Equitable Life Policyholders , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Fatherhood , Flags and Heraldry , Frozen British Pensions , Gasworks Redevelopment , Global Security and Non-Proliferation , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Haiti , Hospice and End of Life Care , Immigration Detention , Internet, Communications and Technology , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Kosovo , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Limits to Growth , London's Planning and Built Environment , Longevity , Manufacturing , Maternity , Media , Metaverse and Web 3.0 , Music , No Recourse to Public Funds , Olympic and Paralympic Games , Opera , Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , Park Homes , Performing Arts Education and Training , Photography , Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 , Race and Community , Religion in the Media , Religious Education , Republic of Korea , Scientific , Scotch Whisky , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Social Enterprise , Social Integration , South Africa , St George's Day , Tibet , Transport Safety , United Nations , United Nations Women , Vascular and Venous Disease , Western Sahara , Wine and Spirits , Wine of Great Britain , Women in Transport , Youth Affairs , Zimbabwe
Adult Education , Afrikan Reparations , Ageing and Older People , Austria , BBC , Black Maternal Health , British Overseas Territories , Carbon Monoxide , Citizens' Rights , Commonwealth , Community Development in Europe , Croatia , Cycling and Walking , Dalits , Dark Skies , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Dentistry and Oral Health , Disability , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Equitable Life Policyholders , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Fatherhood , Flags and Heraldry , Frozen British Pensions , Gasworks Redevelopment , Global Security and Non-Proliferation , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Haiti , Hospice and End of Life Care , Immigration Detention , Internet, Communications and Technology , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Kosovo , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Limits to Growth , London's Planning and Built Environment , Longevity , Manufacturing , Maternity , Media , Metaverse and Web 3.0 , Music , No Recourse to Public Funds , Olympic and Paralympic Games , Opera , Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , Park Homes , Performing Arts Education and Training , Photography , Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 , Race and Community , Religion in the Media , Religious Education , Republic of Korea , Scientific , Scotch Whisky , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Social Enterprise , Social Integration , South Africa , St George's Day , Tibet , Transport Safety , United Nations , United Nations Women , Vascular and Venous Disease , Western Sahara , Wine and Spirits , Wine of Great Britain , Women in Transport , Youth Affairs , Zimbabwe
Lord Taylor of Warwick
Officer
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 6th June 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
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
Thelma Walker
Officer
Labour - Former Member for Colne Valley
Joined: 6th June 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
5 APPG Memberships
Fair Fuel for UK Motorists and UK Hauliers , New Towns , Romania , Taiwan , Tamils
Fair Fuel for UK Motorists and UK Hauliers , New Towns , Romania , Taiwan , Tamils
Sharon Hodgson
Officer
Labour - Washington and Sunderland West
Joined: 6th June 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
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
Steve McCabe
Officer
Labour - Birmingham, Selly Oak
Joined: 19th June 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
Diana Johnson
Officer
Labour - Kingston upon Hull North
Joined: 6th June 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
17 APPG Memberships
'Left Behind' Neighbourhoods , Caribbean , Commercial Sexual Exploitation , Film and Broader Screen , Funerals and Bereavement , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Human Rights , Iceland , Music Education , Ovarian Cancer , Peru , Philanthropy and Social Investment , School Food , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Sixth Form Education , Surrogacy , Sustainable Flood and Drought Management
'Left Behind' Neighbourhoods , Caribbean , Commercial Sexual Exploitation , Film and Broader Screen , Funerals and Bereavement , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Human Rights , Iceland , Music Education , Ovarian Cancer , Peru , Philanthropy and Social Investment , School Food , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Sixth Form Education , Surrogacy , Sustainable Flood and Drought Management
Rupa Huq
Officer
Labour - Ealing Central and Acton
Joined: 19th June 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
18 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Art, Craft and Design in Education , Bangladesh , CBD (Cannabidiol) Products , Crossrail , Diabetes , Environmental, Social, and Governance , Gasworks Redevelopment , Genetic Haemochromatosis , Immigration Law and Policy , London , London as a Global City , London's Planning and Built Environment , Metaverse and Web 3.0 , Music , Single Parent Families , Social Integration , Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Art, Craft and Design in Education , Bangladesh , CBD (Cannabidiol) Products , Crossrail , Diabetes , Environmental, Social, and Governance , Gasworks Redevelopment , Genetic Haemochromatosis , Immigration Law and Policy , London , London as a Global City , London's Planning and Built Environment , Metaverse and Web 3.0 , Music , Single Parent Families , Social Integration , Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities
Kelvin Hopkins
Officer
Independent - Former Member for Luton North
Joined: 19th June 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
26 APPG Memberships
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder , Beer , Cameroon , Cancer , Commercial Sexual Exploitation , Dark Skies , Equipment for Disabled Children , Equitable Life Policyholders , Fair Business Banking , Financial Resilience , Hospitality, Events and Major Food and Drink Businesses in Wales , Learning Disability , Medical Cannabis under Prescription , Modern Languages , Ocean , Parkrun , Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse , Personal Banking and Fairer Financial Services , Public Legal Education and Pro Bono , Rugby Union Football Club , Tennis , Timber Industries , Wales in the World , White Ribbon UK , Women and Work , Wrestling
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder , Beer , Cameroon , Cancer , Commercial Sexual Exploitation , Dark Skies , Equipment for Disabled Children , Equitable Life Policyholders , Fair Business Banking , Financial Resilience , Hospitality, Events and Major Food and Drink Businesses in Wales , Learning Disability , Medical Cannabis under Prescription , Modern Languages , Ocean , Parkrun , Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse , Personal Banking and Fairer Financial Services , Public Legal Education and Pro Bono , Rugby Union Football Club , Tennis , Timber Industries , Wales in the World , White Ribbon UK , Women and Work , Wrestling
Carol Monaghan
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Glasgow North West
Joined: 6th June 2018Departed: 8th May 2019
16 APPG Memberships
Aerospace , Armed Forces Covenant , Artificial Intelligence , Data Poverty , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths , Frozen British Pensions , Gibraltar , Internet, Communications and Technology , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Photonics and Quantum , Romania , Scientific , Space , Technology and National Security , University , Veterans
Aerospace , Armed Forces Covenant , Artificial Intelligence , Data Poverty , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths , Frozen British Pensions , Gibraltar , Internet, Communications and Technology , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Photonics and Quantum , Romania , Scientific , Space , Technology and National Security , University , Veterans
Lucy Powell
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Manchester Central
Joined: 6th June 2018Departed: 8th May 2019
Eleanor Smith
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Wolverhampton South West
Joined: 6th June 2018Departed: 8th May 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Nic Dakin
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Scunthorpe
Joined: 6th June 2018Departed: 8th May 2019
No other APPG Memberships
5 APPG Memberships
Africa , Democratic Republic of Congo , Race Equality in Education , South Africa , Wilton Park
Africa , Democratic Republic of Congo , Race Equality in Education , South Africa , Wilton Park