University APPG

First Registered: 28/09/2017 • Last updated on: 07/05/2025

To act as a high-level forum for discussion between university leaders and parliamentarians on issues affecting the higher education sector.

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
43 Additional APPG Publications
4 Current APPG Officers
70 Current APPG Members
Scott Arthur Portrait
Scott Arthur
Member
Labour - Edinburgh South West
Baroness Bakewell Portrait
Baroness Bakewell
Member
Labour - Life peer
Lord Bilimoria Portrait
Lord Bilimoria
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
3 APPG Officer Positions
India , International Students , Manufacturing
4 APPG Memberships
Beer , Blockchain Technologies , Israel , Tennis
Lord Boswell of Aynho Portrait
Lord Boswell of Aynho
Member
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone Portrait
Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone
Member
Conservative - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Mental Health
3 APPG Memberships
Autism , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Mutuals
Lord Darzi of Denham Portrait
Lord Darzi of Denham
Member
Non-affiliated - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
2 APPG Memberships
Antimicrobial Resistance , Healthy Places
Baroness Deech Portrait
Baroness Deech
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Get Refusal
3 APPG Memberships
British Jews , Israel , Multiple Sclerosis
Carla Denyer Portrait
Carla Denyer
Member
Green Party - Bristol Central
Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee Portrait
Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee
Member
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts Portrait
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
Member
Conservative - Life peer
Claire Hughes Portrait
Claire Hughes
Member
Labour - Bangor Aberconwy
Lord Inglewood Portrait
Lord Inglewood
Member
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Lord Johnson of Marylebone Portrait
Lord Johnson of Marylebone
Member
Conservative - Life peer
3 APPG Officer Positions
Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Future of Work , International Students

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon Portrait
Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon
Member
Labour - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Jamaica
1 APPG Membership
United Nations Global Goals
Lord Liddle Portrait
Lord Liddle
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
7 APPG Memberships
Council Tax Reform , Hadrian's Wall , Infrastructure , Mutuals , Nuclear Energy , Pharmacy , Tennis
Lord Mendoza Portrait
Lord Mendoza
Member
Conservative - Life peer
Lord Norton of Louth Portrait
Lord Norton of Louth
Member
Conservative - Life peer
2 APPG Officer Positions
Skills, Careers and Employment , Social Science and Policy
1 APPG Membership
Writers
Al Pinkerton Portrait
Al Pinkerton
Member
Liberal Democrat - Surrey Heath
Lord Robertson of Port Ellen Portrait
Lord Robertson of Port Ellen
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
4 APPG Memberships
Commonwealth , Serbia , Transport Safety , United Nations Global Goals
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon Portrait
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
Member
Labour - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Iraq
4 APPG Memberships
Creative Health , India , Refugees , United Nations Global Goals
Baroness Smith of Llanfaes Portrait
Baroness Smith of Llanfaes
Member
Plaid Cymru - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
3 APPG Memberships
Humanist , Political and Media Literacy , Women in Parliament
Baroness Smith of Newnham Portrait
Baroness Smith of Newnham
Member
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
2 APPG Officer Positions
Falkland Islands , Germany
2 APPG Memberships
Modern Conflict , Ocean
Gareth Snell Portrait
Gareth Snell
Member
Labour (Co-op) - Stoke-on-Trent Central
Lord Tarassenko Portrait
Lord Tarassenko
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
3 APPG Memberships
British Council and Soft Power , Explosive Weapons and their Impact , Life Sciences
Baroness Taylor of Bolton Portrait
Baroness Taylor of Bolton
Member
Labour - Life peer
2 APPG Officer Positions
Football , Furniture Industry
3 APPG Memberships
Football Supporters , Humanist , Mutuals
Lord Wallace of Saltaire Portrait
Lord Wallace of Saltaire
Member
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
1 APPG Membership
Christians in Parliament
Chris Ward Portrait
Chris Ward
Member
Labour - Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
No other APPG Officer Positions
3 APPG Memberships
Dementia , Homelessness , South East
Lord Willetts Portrait
Lord Willetts
Member
Conservative - Life peer
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Adam Thompson MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.

Email: adam.thompson.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Harriet Jones, Universities UK. Tel: 07469 353460

Email: appug@universitiesuk.ac.uk

Secretariat:

Universities UK acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/

Group's Website:

https://universityappg.co.uk

Date
1 Jan 2018
Source
Universities UK
Description
Secretariat   From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2018
Value
£49,501
Date
1 Jan 2018
Source
Universities UK
Description
Secretariat   From : 01/01/2018 To : 31/12/2018
Value
£49,501
Date
1 Jan 2017
Source
Universities UK
Description
Secretariat   From : 01/01/2017 To : 31/12/2017
Value
£49,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the University APPG

Former APPG Officers
Paul Blomfield Portrait
Paul Blomfield
Secretary
Labour - Former Member for Sheffield Central
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Willetts Portrait
Lord Willetts
Co-Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 8th April 2024
Departed: 30th May 2024
1 APPG Officer Position
Students

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Garden of Frognal Portrait
Baroness Garden of Frognal
Co-Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 30th May 2024
Daniel Zeichner Portrait
Daniel Zeichner
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Cambridge
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Emma Hardy Portrait
Emma Hardy
Vice Chair
Labour - Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
Joined: 4th May 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Alison Thewliss Portrait
Alison Thewliss
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow Central
Joined: 29th August 2018
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe Portrait
Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 4th May 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Officer Position
Craft

No other APPG Memberships

Alyn Smith Portrait
Alyn Smith
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Stirling
Joined: 1st July 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Norton of Louth Portrait
Lord Norton of Louth
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 6th March 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
Skills, Careers and Employment , Social Science and Policy

No other APPG Memberships

Jason McCartney Portrait
Jason McCartney
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Colne Valley
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Carol Monaghan Portrait
Carol Monaghan
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow North West
Joined: 1st July 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Ben Lake Portrait
Ben Lake
Vice Chair
Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli
Joined: 29th August 2018
Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Officer Positions
Forestry and Timber Security , France , Industrial Hemp , Netherlands

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Faulkner of Worcester Portrait
Lord Faulkner of Worcester
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Channel Islands , Commonwealth War Graves Commission and Commemoration , Heritage Rail

No other APPG Memberships

Rachel Hopkins Portrait
Rachel Hopkins
Treasurer
Labour - Luton South and South Bedfordshire
Joined: 4th May 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
Football Supporters , Park Homes

No other APPG Memberships

None Portrait
Chris Skidmore
Co-Chair
Joined: 1st July 2020
Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Kate Green Portrait
Kate Green
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Stretford and Urmston
Joined: 4th May 2022
Departed: 19th October 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lloyd Russell-Moyle Portrait
Lloyd Russell-Moyle
Treasurer
Labour (Co-op) - Former Member for Brighton, Kemptown
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 23rd March 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Aaron Bell Portrait
Aaron Bell
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme
Joined: 1st July 2020
Departed: 21st April 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Maddock Portrait
Baroness Maddock
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 20th May 2020
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Vicky Ford Portrait
Vicky Ford
Co-Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Chelmsford
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 24th February 2020
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts Portrait
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 31st July 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
2 APPG Officer Positions
Charities and Volunteering , Modern Conflict

No other APPG Memberships

Bob Blackman Portrait
Bob Blackman
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Harrow East
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 5th November 2019
Rupa Huq Portrait
Rupa Huq
Vice Chair
Labour - Ealing Central and Acton
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 19th June 2019
Nicholas Dakin Portrait
Nicholas Dakin
Vice Chair
Labour - Scunthorpe
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 18th July 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships