Writers APPG

First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 07/05/2025

Representing the interests of all writers, enabling Parliamentarians from across the political spectrum to keep government and opposition parties informed on specific issues such as safeguarding intellectual property and ensuring writers receive a fair level of reward for their contribution to the economy and society.

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
4 Current APPG Officers
Chris Evans Portrait
Chris Evans
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour (Co-op) - Caerphilly
Joined: 4th May 2022
1 APPG Officer Position
Archives and History
2 APPG Memberships
Mutuals , Tennis
Pete Wishart Portrait
Pete Wishart
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Perth and Kinross-shire
Joined: 30th July 2015
53 Current APPG Members
Lewis Atkinson Portrait
Lewis Atkinson
Member
Labour - Sunderland Central
Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury Portrait
Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
Member
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Lord Bragg Portrait
Lord Bragg
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Viscount Colville of Culross Portrait
Viscount Colville of Culross
Member
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
Media
Lord Dobbs Portrait
Lord Dobbs
Member
Conservative - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
3 APPG Memberships
Carers , Humanist , Ireland and the Irish in Britain
Lord Donoughue Portrait
Lord Donoughue
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
2 APPG Memberships
Beer , Ireland and the Irish in Britain
Baroness Drake Portrait
Baroness Drake
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Elliott of Whitburn Bay Portrait
Baroness Elliott of Whitburn Bay
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
4 APPG Memberships
Beauty and Wellbeing , Digital Inclusion , Humanist , United Nations Global Goals
Baroness Featherstone Portrait
Baroness Featherstone
Member
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Lord Fellowes of West Stafford Portrait
Lord Fellowes of West Stafford
Member
Conservative - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Foster of Bath Portrait
Lord Foster of Bath
Member
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Lord Framlingham Portrait
Lord Framlingham
Member
Conservative - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Rebecca Harris Portrait
Rebecca Harris
Member
Conservative - Castle Point
Lord Howarth of Newport Portrait
Lord Howarth of Newport
Member
Labour - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Creative Health

No other APPG Memberships

Robert Jenrick Portrait
Robert Jenrick
Member
Conservative - Newark
No other APPG Officer Positions
3 APPG Memberships
Beer , Blockchain Technologies , Financial Education for Young People
Baroness Kennedy of Cradley Portrait
Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
2 APPG Memberships
Digital Inclusion , Modern Conflict
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
University
Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve Portrait
Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Matt Rodda Portrait
Matt Rodda
Member
Labour - Reading Central
1 APPG Officer Position
Western Rail Link to Heathrow
1 APPG Membership
Transport Safety
Baroness Smith of Basildon Portrait
Baroness Smith of Basildon
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
Mutuals
Lord Smith of Finsbury Portrait
Lord Smith of Finsbury
Member
Labour - Life peer
Baroness Suttie Portrait
Baroness Suttie
Member
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Global Tuberculosis
1 APPG Membership
United Nations Global Goals
Lord Truscott Portrait
Lord Truscott
Member
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Lord Watts Portrait
Lord Watts
Member
Labour - Life peer
Lord Wigley Portrait
Lord Wigley
Member
Plaid Cymru - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Chess
6 APPG Memberships
Autism , Energy Studies , Heritage Rail , Infrastructure , Nuclear Energy , Ocean
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster Portrait
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster
Member
Labour - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Trafficked Britons in Syria
1 APPG Membership
Cyprus
Lord Woodley Portrait
Lord Woodley
Member
Labour - Life peer
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Chris Evans MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 5025.

Email: chris.evans.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Barbara Hayes, Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society. Tel: 020 7264 5700

Email: allpartywritersgroup@alcs.co.uk

Secretariat:

Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.alcs.co.uk/

Group's Website:

https://allpartywritersgroup.co.uk/

Date
3 Dec 2024
Source
Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society
Description
Reception
Value
£7,501
Date
15 Oct 2024
Source
Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society
Description
Secretariat   From : 15/10/2024 To : 14/10/2025
Value
£3,001
Date
5 Feb 2024
Source
Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society
Description
Secretariat   From : 05/02/2024 To : 04/02/2025
Value
£3,001
Date
11 Jun 2019
Source
Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society
Description
Event
Value
£3,001
Date
4 Dec 2018
Source
Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society
Description
Reception held on 04/12/2018
Value
£3,001
Date
4 Dec 2018
Source
Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society
Description
Reception
Value
£3,001
Date
17 Jul 2018
Source
Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society
Description
Secretariat   From : 17/07/2018 To : 16/07/2019
Value
£3,001
Date
27 Jun 2018
Source
Authors Licensing and Collecting Society
Description
Reception held on 27/06/2018
Value
£3,001
Date
27 Jun 2018
Source
Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society
Description
Reception held on 27/06/2018
Value
£3,001
Date
24 May 2016
Source
Authors' Licensing & Collecting Society
Description
Reception
Value
£4,501
Date
1 Jan 2016
Source
Authors' Licensing & Collecting Society
Description
Secretariat   From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Value
£1,501
Date
10 Jun 2015
Source
Authors' Licensing & Collecting Society
Description
Secretariat   From : 10/06/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£1,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Writers APPG

Former APPG Officers
Giles Watling Portrait
Giles Watling
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Clacton
Joined: 18th July 2018
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Earl of Clancarty Portrait
Earl of Clancarty
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 10th March 2021
Departed: 30th May 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Art, Craft and Design in Education , Craft , Visual Arts and Artists

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Clement-Jones Portrait
Lord Clement-Jones
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 30th May 2024
Baroness Elliott of Whitburn Bay Portrait
Baroness Elliott of Whitburn Bay
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Andrew Lewer Portrait
Andrew Lewer
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Northampton South
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Bob Stewart Portrait
Bob Stewart
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Beckenham
Joined: 10th March 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Balfe Portrait
Lord Balfe
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 10th March 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
Baroness Benjamin Portrait
Baroness Benjamin
Secretary
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 3rd June 2016
Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Officer Position
Caribbean

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Dubs Portrait
Lord Dubs
Treasurer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 6th March 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Lebanon , Multiple Sclerosis , Refugees

No other APPG Memberships

John Whittingdale Portrait
John Whittingdale
Vice Chair
Conservative - Maldon
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 7th September 2022
5 APPG Officer Positions
Armenia , Intellectual Property , Lithuania , Media Freedom , Ukraine

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Dobbs Portrait
Lord Dobbs
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Jim Dowd Portrait
Jim Dowd
Treasurer
Labour - Former Member for Lewisham West and Penge
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships