Parental Participation in Education APPG

First Registered: 07/08/2020 • Last updated on: 01/11/2023

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To promote the benefits of parents being actively engaged in their children’s education and building close and successful relationships between homes and schools.

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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6 Current APPG Officers
Ian Mearns Portrait
Ian Mearns
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Gateshead
Joined: 7th August 2020
11 APPG Memberships
Childcare and Early Education , East Coast Main Line , Football Supporters , Greyhound , Housing in the North , Mexico , Nursery Schools, Nursery and Reception Classes , Rail in the North , T Levels , Teaching Profession , UK Ceramics Industry
Lord Balfe Portrait
Lord Balfe
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 30th November 2022
34 APPG Memberships
Arctic and Nordic Councils , Australia and New Zealand , Aviation , Belarus , Belgium , British Overseas Territories , Canada , Children in Police Custody , Children who need Palliative Care , Communities of Inquiry across the Generations , Cuba , Finland , Future Generations , Germany , Greenland , Holy See , Indo-British , Iraq , Kazakhstan , Lithuania , Luxembourg , Montserrat , Norway , Pacific Islands , Pensions , Pitcairn Islands , Polar Regions , Russia , Sweden , Turkey , Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus , Uzbekistan , Vietnam , Writers
Lord Knight of Weymouth Portrait
Lord Knight of Weymouth
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th November 2022
12 APPG Memberships
Artificial Intelligence , Data Analytics , Digital Regulation and Responsibility , Digital Skills , Education , Future of Work , Independent Education , Internet, Communications and Technology , Media Literacy , Oracy , School Exclusions and Alternative Provision , Schools, Learning and Assessment
Baroness Blower Portrait
Baroness Blower
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 7th August 2020
5 APPG Memberships
Art, Craft and Design in Education , Family Separation , Global Education , Oracy , Teaching Profession
John McDonnell Portrait
John McDonnell
Vice Chair
Labour - Hayes and Harlington
Joined: 7th August 2020
14 APPG Memberships
Airport Communities , Carers , Children in Police Custody , Closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility , Communities of Inquiry across the Generations , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Land Value Capture , No Recourse to Public Funds , Osteoporosis and Bone Health , Performers' Alliance , Public Accountability , Tamils , Working at Height
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath Portrait
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 20th September 2023
13 APPG Memberships
Adult Social Care , Carers , Children, Teenagers, and Young Adults with Cancer , Dementia , Energy Studies , First Do No Harm , Health , Hong Kong , Issues Affecting Men and Boys , Osteoporosis and Bone Health , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Smoking and Health , Valproate and other Anti-Epileptic Drugs in Pregnancy
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Ian Mearns MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 7074.

Email: ian.mearns.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Richard Hanford, Solidarity Consulting, First Floor, 85 Great Portland Street, London W1W 7LT. Tel: 020 7801 2730

Email: richardj.hanford@parliament.uk

Secretariat:

Solidarity Consulting acts as the group's secretariat. https://solidarityconsulting.org.uk/

Benefits in Kind
Date
14 Jul 2023
Source
Solidarity Consulting
Description
Solidarity Consulting is paid by Parentkind to act as the group's secretariat   From : 14/07/2023 To : 13/07/2024
Value
£9,001
Date
14 Jul 2022
Source
Solidarity Consulting
Description
Solidarity Consulting is paid by Parentkind to act as the group's secretariat   From : 14/07/2022 To : 13/07/2023
Value
£9,001
Date
14 Jul 2021
Source
Solidarity Consulting
Description
Solidarity Consulting is paid by Parentkind to act as the group's secretariat   From : 14/07/2021 To : 13/07/2022
Value
£9,001
Date
14 Jul 2020
Source
Solidarity Consulting
Description
Solidarity Consulting is paid by Parentkind to act as the group's secretariat   From : 14/07/2020 To : 13/07/2021
Value
£9,001

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Parental Participation in Education APPG

Former APPG Officers
Tom Tugendhat Portrait
Tom Tugendhat
Vice Chair
Conservative - Tonbridge and Malling
Joined: 7th August 2020
Departed: 19th October 2022
No other APPG Memberships