Women and Enterprise APPG
First Registered: 29/09/2015 • Last updated on: 09/09/2025
Note: This APPG was last registered on 9th September 2025. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 20th October 2025 and may be defunct. Perhaps you are looking for the Women and Work APPG?
The APPG provides a unique and dynamic forum for MPs and Peers of all parties to work collectively to explore the challenges and opportunities for female entrepreneurs, ensure they are considered in the political arena and make sure steps are taken to boost female entrepreneurship in the UK.
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Former APPG Officers
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Victoria Collins
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Harpenden and Berkhamsted
Joined: 20th November 2024Departed: 9th September 2025
Aphra Brandreth
Officer
Conservative - Chester South and Eddisbury
Joined: 20th November 2024Departed: 9th September 2025
Motor Neurone Disease , Rural Business and the Rural Powerhouse , Transport Safety
No other APPG Memberships
Catherine Fookes
Co-Chair
Labour - Monmouthshire
Joined: 20th November 2024Departed: 9th September 2025
Leigh Ingham
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Stafford
Joined: 20th November 2024Departed: 9th September 2025
Baroness Maclean of Redditch
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 18th July 2018Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Memberships
Kelly Tolhurst
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Rochester and Strood
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Craig Tracey
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for North Warwickshire
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Felicity Buchan
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Kensington
Joined: 4th November 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Theo Clarke
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Stafford
Joined: 4th November 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Jo Gideon
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Stoke-on-Trent Central
Joined: 4th November 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Selaine Saxby
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for North Devon
Joined: 4th November 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Katherine Fletcher
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for South Ribble
Joined: 4th November 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Virginia Crosbie
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Ynys Môn
Joined: 4th November 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Harriett Baldwin
Vice Chair
Conservative - West Worcestershire
Joined: 4th November 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
Africa , Central Asia , Nigeria , Responsible Business
No other APPG Memberships
Yasmin Qureshi
Vice Chair
Labour - Bolton South and Walkden
Joined: 14th July 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
Dentistry and Oral Health , Maldives , Obesity , Pakistan , Primodos
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Verma
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 6th March 2024
Afrikan Reparations , Black Maternal Health , Children , Democratic Republic of Congo , Digital Inclusion , Digital Markets and Digital Money , Equitable Governance , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Governance and Inclusive Leadership , India , Kurds , Obstructive Sleep Apnoea , Tamils
No other APPG Memberships
Carolyn Harris
Vice Chair
Labour - Neath and Swansea East
Joined: 20th May 2020Departed: 2nd June 2021
Beauty and Wellbeing , Gambling Reform , Menopause , Policing , UK Spirits
No other APPG Memberships
Eddie Hughes
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Walsall North
Joined: 18th July 2018Departed: 24th September 2020
No other APPG Memberships
Gillian Keegan
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Chichester
Joined: 18th July 2018Departed: 24th September 2020
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Burt of Solihull
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 18th July 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
Sharon Hodgson
Deputy Chair
Labour - Washington and Gateshead South
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
Art, Craft and Design in Education , First Do No Harm - Mesh, Primodos, Valproate , Leamside Line , Parents , School Food , Ticket Abuse
No other APPG Memberships
Amanda Milling
Deputy Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Cannock Chase
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 26th April 2018
No other APPG Memberships
Hannah Bardell
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Livingston
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Amanda Solloway
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Derby North
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 12th October 2016
No other APPG Memberships
Contact Details
Show/HideRegistered Contact:
Leigh Ingham MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 7757.
Email: leigh.ingham.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Emily Carter-Kandola, Hanbury Strategy. Tel: 020 3870 1117
Email: weappg@hanburystrategy.com
Secretariat:
Hanbury Strategy acts as the group's secretariat. https://hanburystrategy.com/
Benefits in Kind
Show/Hide11 Feb 2024
Hanbury Strategy
Hanbury Strategy is paid by Dell Technologies to act as the group's secretariat From : 11/02/2024 To : 10/02/2025
£46,501
11 Feb 2023
Hanbury Strategy
Hanbury Strategy is paid by Dell Technologies to act as the group's secretariat From : 11/02/2023 To : 10/02/2024
£46,501
8 Dec 2021
NatWest
Reception
£3,001
11 Feb 2021
Weber Shandwick
Weber Shandwick is paid by Dell Technologies to act as the group's secretariat From : 11/02/2021 To : 10/02/2022
£10,501
11 Feb 2021
Hanbury Strategy
Hanbury Strategy is paid by Dell Technologies to act as the group's secretariat From : 11/02/2021 To : 11/02/2022
£46,501
18 Jul 2018
Dell Corporation Limited
Secretariat services are provided by Hume Brophy Communications on behalf of Dell Corporation Limited From : 18/07/2018 To : 17/07/2019
£34,501
18 Jul 2017
Hume Brophy
Hume Brophy is paid by Dell EMC to act as the group's secretariat From : 18/07/2017 To : 17/07/2018
£21,001
18 Jul 2017
Dell Corporation Limited
Secretariat services are provided by Hume Brophy Communications on behalf of Dell Corporation Limited From : 18/07/2017 To : 17/07/2018
£21,001
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Women and Enterprise APPG