University APPG

First Registered: 28/09/2017 • Last updated on: 18/06/2025

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.
View Official Register Entry


Reticulating Splines
43 Additional APPG Publications
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
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
3 APPG Memberships
Antimicrobial Resistance , Armenia , Healthy Places
Baroness Deech Portrait
Baroness Deech
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Get Refusal
5 APPG Memberships
British Jews , Israel , Multiple Sclerosis , Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics , War Crimes
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 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
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
3 APPG Officer Positions
Charities and Volunteering , Modern Conflict , Outdoor Recreation and Access to Nature

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