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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APPG Supplied Content
APPGs can register with Parallel Parliament and submit files and articles to be placed here.
Parallel Parliament offers the facility for APPGs to submit written content and files, which are made available through this page.
Submitters can draft and edit publications, and either release them on demand, or schedule release for a future date.
Both text content and attached files submitted through this facility is indexed by our website, and made available through both the search function and relevant e-mail alerts. Any of our users registered for an alert which matches your content, will receive a link making them aware of its publication.
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14 Current APPG Officers
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16 APPG Memberships
Arts and Heritage , Bullying , Climate Change , Cycling and Walking , Data Analytics , East of England , Electoral Reform , Environment , Future Generations , Internet, Communications and Technology , Life Sciences , Medical Research , Social Science and Policy , Taxis , UK Innovation Corridor , Video Games and Esports
Arts and Heritage , Bullying , Climate Change , Cycling and Walking , Data Analytics , East of England , Electoral Reform , Environment , Future Generations , Internet, Communications and Technology , Life Sciences , Medical Research , Social Science and Policy , Taxis , UK Innovation Corridor , Video Games and Esports
12 APPG Memberships
Adult Education , Apprenticeships , Catalonia , Craft , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths , Funerals and Bereavement , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Independent Education , Modern Languages , Skills, Careers and Employment , T Levels , Women and Work
Adult Education , Apprenticeships , Catalonia , Craft , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths , Funerals and Bereavement , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Independent Education , Modern Languages , Skills, Careers and Employment , T Levels , Women and Work
7 APPG Memberships
Choice at the End of Life , Debt and Personal Finance , Electoral Reform , Gambling Related Harm , International Students , Kashmir , Students
Choice at the End of Life , Debt and Personal Finance , Electoral Reform , Gambling Related Harm , International Students , Kashmir , Students
25 APPG Memberships
Arts, Health and Wellbeing , Chalk Streams , Council Housing , Cricket , Cuba , Cyprus , Darts , East of England , Football , Football Supporters , Hospitality and Tourism , Kashmir , Oracy , Pubs , Race and Community , Renters and Rental Reform , Showing Racism the Red Card , Sixth Form Education , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Vascular and Venous Disease , Veterans , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene , Western Sahara , Youth Affairs , Zimbabwe
Arts, Health and Wellbeing , Chalk Streams , Council Housing , Cricket , Cuba , Cyprus , Darts , East of England , Football , Football Supporters , Hospitality and Tourism , Kashmir , Oracy , Pubs , Race and Community , Renters and Rental Reform , Showing Racism the Red Card , Sixth Form Education , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Vascular and Venous Disease , Veterans , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene , Western Sahara , Youth Affairs , Zimbabwe
16 APPG Memberships
Argentina , Australia and New Zealand , Canada , Channel Islands , Cricket , Crossrail , Death Penalty , Football , Heritage Rail , Light Rail , Metal, Stone and Heritage Crime , Museums , Norway , Rail , Smoking and Health , War Heritage
Argentina , Australia and New Zealand , Canada , Channel Islands , Cricket , Crossrail , Death Penalty , Football , Heritage Rail , Light Rail , Metal, Stone and Heritage Crime , Museums , Norway , Rail , Smoking and Health , War Heritage
21 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 , Oracy , Pedagogy, Curriculum and Accountability , Personal Banking and Fairer Financial Services , Sixth Form Education , Skills, Careers and Employment , Small and Micro Business , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Surgical Mesh , University of Hull , Vascular and Venous Disease , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire , 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 , Oracy , Pedagogy, Curriculum and Accountability , Personal Banking and Fairer Financial Services , Sixth Form Education , Skills, Careers and Employment , Small and Micro Business , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Surgical Mesh , University of Hull , Vascular and Venous Disease , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire , Zoos and Aquariums
32 APPG Memberships
Agroecology for Sustainable Food and Farming , Beer , Celtic Sea , Choice at the End of Life , Cleaning and Hygiene , Community Energy , Côte d’Ivoire , Deliberative Democracy , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Fair Business Banking , Farming , Forestry and Tree Planting , France , Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency , Genetic Haemochromatosis , Geographically Protected Foods , Hospitality, Events and Major Food and Drink Businesses in Wales , Infant Feeding and Inequalities , International Students , Marine Energy , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Netherlands , Sudan and South Sudan , Sustainable Finance , Sustainable Resource , Thalidomide , Uplands and Hill Farming , Valproate and other Anti-Epileptic Drugs in Pregnancy , Wales in the World , Western Sahara , White Ribbon UK , Wood Panel Industry
Agroecology for Sustainable Food and Farming , Beer , Celtic Sea , Choice at the End of Life , Cleaning and Hygiene , Community Energy , Côte d’Ivoire , Deliberative Democracy , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Fair Business Banking , Farming , Forestry and Tree Planting , France , Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency , Genetic Haemochromatosis , Geographically Protected Foods , Hospitality, Events and Major Food and Drink Businesses in Wales , Infant Feeding and Inequalities , International Students , Marine Energy , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Netherlands , Sudan and South Sudan , Sustainable Finance , Sustainable Resource , Thalidomide , Uplands and Hill Farming , Valproate and other Anti-Epileptic Drugs in Pregnancy , Wales in the World , Western Sahara , White Ribbon UK , Wood Panel Industry
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 , Shipbuilding and Ship Repair , Space , Technology and National Security , 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 , Shipbuilding and Ship Repair , Space , Technology and National Security , Veterans
34 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , American Football , BBC , Carbon Monoxide , Channel 4 , Cricket , Fairtrade , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Homelessness , Hospitality and Tourism , ITV , Kashmir , Knife Crime and Violence Reduction , Kurdistan Region in Iraq , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , National Trust , Northern Culture , Northern Powerhouse , Parkinson's , Pharmacy , Rail in the North , Rowing , Rugby League , Sixth Form Education , State Pension Inequality for Women , Students , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention , Trailer and Towing Safety , Transport Across the North , Ukraine , Waterways , Woods and Trees , Working at Height , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , American Football , BBC , Carbon Monoxide , Channel 4 , Cricket , Fairtrade , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Homelessness , Hospitality and Tourism , ITV , Kashmir , Knife Crime and Violence Reduction , Kurdistan Region in Iraq , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , National Trust , Northern Culture , Northern Powerhouse , Parkinson's , Pharmacy , Rail in the North , Rowing , Rugby League , Sixth Form Education , State Pension Inequality for Women , Students , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention , Trailer and Towing Safety , Transport Across the North , Ukraine , Waterways , Woods and Trees , Working at Height , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
No other APPG Memberships
1 APPG Membership
International Students
International Students
Contact Details
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Daniel Zeichner MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 8462.
Email: daniel@danielzeichner.co.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Harriet Jones, Universities UK, Woburn House, 20 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9HQ. Tel: 020 7419 5621
Email: appug@universitiesuk.ac.uk
Group's Website:
Benefits in Kind
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Date
1 Jan 2018
1 Jan 2018
Source
Universities UK
Universities UK
Description
Secretariat From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2018
Secretariat From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2018
Value
£49,501
£49,501
Date
1 Jan 2018
1 Jan 2018
Source
Universities UK
Universities UK
Description
Secretariat From : 01/01/2018 To : 31/12/2018
Secretariat From : 01/01/2018 To : 31/12/2018
Value
£49,501
£49,501
Date
1 Jan 2017
1 Jan 2017
Source
Universities UK
Universities UK
Description
Secretariat From : 01/01/2017 To : 31/12/2017
Secretariat From : 01/01/2017 To : 31/12/2017
Value
£49,501
£49,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the University APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Lloyd Russell-Moyle
Treasurer
Labour (Co-op) - Brighton, Kemptown
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 23rd March 2022
21 APPG Memberships
Bahá'í Faith , British Overseas Territories , CBD (Cannabidiol) Products , Council Housing , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Drug Policy Reform , Gasworks Redevelopment , HIV and AIDS , Housing Market and Housing Delivery , Kurdistan in Turkey and Syria , Medical Cannabis under Prescription , National Trust , Night Time Economy , Private Rented Sector , Renters and Rental Reform , Sixth Form Education , Trade and Investment , United Nations , West Papua , Western Sahara , Youth Affairs
Bahá'í Faith , British Overseas Territories , CBD (Cannabidiol) Products , Council Housing , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Drug Policy Reform , Gasworks Redevelopment , HIV and AIDS , Housing Market and Housing Delivery , Kurdistan in Turkey and Syria , Medical Cannabis under Prescription , National Trust , Night Time Economy , Private Rented Sector , Renters and Rental Reform , Sixth Form Education , Trade and Investment , United Nations , West Papua , Western Sahara , Youth Affairs
Alison Thewliss
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Glasgow Central
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 23rd March 2022
37 APPG Memberships
Afghanistan , Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Bahá'í Faith , British Hindus , British Sikhs , Building Communities , Cameroon , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Drug Policy Reform , Fair Business Banking , Financial Markets and Services , Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency , Gaps in Support , HIV and AIDS , Hospitality and Tourism , Immigration Detention , India , Infant Feeding and Inequalities , International Students , Jazz , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Markets , Maternity , Mortgage Prisoners , Museums , Ovarian Cancer , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies , Students , Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities , Theatre , Ticket Abuse , United Nations Women , Votes at 16 , White Ribbon UK , Working at Height , Yemen
Afghanistan , Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Bahá'í Faith , British Hindus , British Sikhs , Building Communities , Cameroon , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Drug Policy Reform , Fair Business Banking , Financial Markets and Services , Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency , Gaps in Support , HIV and AIDS , Hospitality and Tourism , Immigration Detention , India , Infant Feeding and Inequalities , International Students , Jazz , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Markets , Maternity , Mortgage Prisoners , Museums , Ovarian Cancer , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies , Students , Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities , Theatre , Ticket Abuse , United Nations Women , Votes at 16 , White Ribbon UK , Working at Height , Yemen
Aaron Bell
Vice Chair
Conservative - Newcastle-under-Lyme
Joined: 1st July 2020Departed: 21st April 2021
Baroness Maddock
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Deceased - 26 June 2020
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 20th May 2020
No other APPG Memberships
Vicky Ford
Co-Chair
Conservative - Chelmsford
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 24th February 2020
No other APPG Memberships
Bob Blackman
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Harrow East
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
38 APPG Memberships
Alevis , Antisemitism , Azerbaijan , Bahá'í Faith , Bangladesh , Beer , British Hindus , British Jews , Building Communities , Commonwealth , Council of Sri Lankan Muslim Organisations UK , Equitable Life Policyholders , Fire Safety and Rescue , Food and Drink Supply Chain , Foreign Affairs , Holocaust Memorial , Homelessness , Housing and Social Mobility , India , Indian Traditional Sciences , Indo-Pacific , Internet, Communications and Technology , Israel , London , Nepal , Night Time Economy , Parks and Green Spaces , Personal Banking and Fairer Financial Services , Pro-Life , Renters and Rental Reform , Romania , Sixth Form Education , SME (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) House Builders , Smoking and Health , Sri Lanka , Tamils , Thalassaemia , Thrombosis
Alevis , Antisemitism , Azerbaijan , Bahá'í Faith , Bangladesh , Beer , British Hindus , British Jews , Building Communities , Commonwealth , Council of Sri Lankan Muslim Organisations UK , Equitable Life Policyholders , Fire Safety and Rescue , Food and Drink Supply Chain , Foreign Affairs , Holocaust Memorial , Homelessness , Housing and Social Mobility , India , Indian Traditional Sciences , Indo-Pacific , Internet, Communications and Technology , Israel , London , Nepal , Night Time Economy , Parks and Green Spaces , Personal Banking and Fairer Financial Services , Pro-Life , Renters and Rental Reform , Romania , Sixth Form Education , SME (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) House Builders , Smoking and Health , Sri Lanka , Tamils , Thalassaemia , Thrombosis
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 31st July 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
4 APPG Memberships
Building Communities , Drones and Modern Conflict , Extraordinary Rendition , Penal Affairs
Building Communities , Drones and Modern Conflict , Extraordinary Rendition , Penal Affairs
Rupa Huq
Vice Chair
Labour - Ealing Central and Acton
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 19th June 2019
17 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Bangladesh , CBD (Cannabidiol) Products , Crossrail , Environmental, Social, and Governance , Gasworks Redevelopment , General Aviation , Genetic Haemochromatosis , Immigration Law and Policy , London , London as a Global City , London's Planning and Built Environment , Music , Poland , Single Parent Families , Social Integration , Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Bangladesh , CBD (Cannabidiol) Products , Crossrail , Environmental, Social, and Governance , Gasworks Redevelopment , General Aviation , Genetic Haemochromatosis , Immigration Law and Policy , London , London as a Global City , London's Planning and Built Environment , Music , Poland , Single Parent Families , Social Integration , Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities
Nic Dakin
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Scunthorpe
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 18th July 2018
No other APPG Memberships