To bring MPs and Peers of all parties together with key leaders - those in local government, the private sector and social enterprise - to help maximise future investment in the region for the benefit of all local communities and economies.
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
5 Additional APPG Publications
4 Current APPG Officers
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Mark Sewards
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Leeds South West and Morley
Joined: 20th November 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
Funerals, Coroners and Bereavement , Parents
4 APPG Memberships
Cats , Early Education and Childcare , Falkland Islands , Schools, Learning and Assessment
Funerals, Coroners and Bereavement , Parents
4 APPG Memberships
Cats , Early Education and Childcare , Falkland Islands , Schools, Learning and Assessment
2 APPG Officer Positions
Autism , Coastal Communities
10 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , British Buses , Carers , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Intellectual Property , Miscarriages of Justice , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Theatre , Water Pollution , Writers
Autism , Coastal Communities
10 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , British Buses , Carers , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Intellectual Property , Miscarriages of Justice , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Theatre , Water Pollution , Writers
5 APPG Officer Positions
Aviation , China , Europe , Germany , Historic Vehicles
7 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Beer , Commonwealth , Freight and Logistics , Hadrian's Wall , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Aviation , China , Europe , Germany , Historic Vehicles
7 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Beer , Commonwealth , Freight and Logistics , Hadrian's Wall , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Switzerland and Liechtenstein
28 Current APPG Members
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No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
3 APPG Officer Positions
Antimicrobial Resistance , Indian Traditional Sciences , Respiratory Health
24 APPG Memberships
Access to Justice , Aid Match , Carbon Monoxide , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Carers , Climate Change , Customer Service , Environment , Fair Elections , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Hong Kong , Immigration Detention , International Students , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Maternity , Modern Conflict , Music , Music Education , Obesity , Pharmacy , Sepsis , Smoking and Health , United Nations Global Goals , Women in Parliament
Antimicrobial Resistance , Indian Traditional Sciences , Respiratory Health
24 APPG Memberships
Access to Justice , Aid Match , Carbon Monoxide , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Carers , Climate Change , Customer Service , Environment , Fair Elections , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Hong Kong , Immigration Detention , International Students , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Maternity , Modern Conflict , Music , Music Education , Obesity , Pharmacy , Sepsis , Smoking and Health , United Nations Global Goals , Women in Parliament
2 APPG Officer Positions
Housing and Care for Older People , New Towns
6 APPG Memberships
Adult Social Care , Beyond Pills , Carbon Monoxide , Environment , Healthy Homes and Buildings , Homelessness
Housing and Care for Older People , New Towns
6 APPG Memberships
Adult Social Care , Beyond Pills , Carbon Monoxide , Environment , Healthy Homes and Buildings , Homelessness
2 APPG Officer Positions
Sixth Form Education , United Arab Emirates
11 APPG Memberships
Adult Social Care , Apprenticeships , Assistive and Accessible Technology , Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Dementia , Financial Education for Young People , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Political and Media Literacy , United Nations Global Goals , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System , Writers
Sixth Form Education , United Arab Emirates
11 APPG Memberships
Adult Social Care , Apprenticeships , Assistive and Accessible Technology , Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Dementia , Financial Education for Young People , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Political and Media Literacy , United Nations Global Goals , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System , Writers
No other APPG Officer Positions
6 APPG Memberships
Boxing , Climate Change , Football Supporters , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Miscarriages of Justice , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention
6 APPG Memberships
Boxing , Climate Change , Football Supporters , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Miscarriages of Justice , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention
6 APPG Officer Positions
Cayman Islands , Channel Islands , Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights , Ocean , Taiwan , Zoos and Aquariums
26 APPG Memberships
Animal Welfare , Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Beauty and Wellbeing , Beer , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Boxing , Cats , Children's Online Safety , Cyprus , Environment , Falkland Islands , Freight and Logistics , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Fusion Energy , Greece , Humanist , International Conservation , Italy , Manufacturing , Music , Nuclear Energy , Nutrition for Development , Pharmacy , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Serbia , Tennis
Cayman Islands , Channel Islands , Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights , Ocean , Taiwan , Zoos and Aquariums
26 APPG Memberships
Animal Welfare , Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Beauty and Wellbeing , Beer , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Boxing , Cats , Children's Online Safety , Cyprus , Environment , Falkland Islands , Freight and Logistics , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Fusion Energy , Greece , Humanist , International Conservation , Italy , Manufacturing , Music , Nuclear Energy , Nutrition for Development , Pharmacy , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Serbia , Tennis
No other APPG Officer Positions
7 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , ClimateTech , Commonwealth , Defibrillators , Fair Banking , Financial Technology , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)
7 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , ClimateTech , Commonwealth , Defibrillators , Fair Banking , Financial Technology , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)
No other APPG Officer Positions
3 APPG Memberships
Autism , Infrastructure , Visual Arts and Artists
3 APPG Memberships
Autism , Infrastructure , Visual Arts and Artists
2 APPG Officer Positions
Carbon Monoxide , Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities
8 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Assistive and Accessible Technology , Dementia , Less Survivable Cancers , Mutuals , Net Zero , Occupational Safety and Health , Prostate Cancer
Carbon Monoxide , Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities
8 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Assistive and Accessible Technology , Dementia , Less Survivable Cancers , Mutuals , Net Zero , Occupational Safety and Health , Prostate Cancer
6 APPG Officer Positions
Abraham Accords , Child of the North , Fisheries , Rugby Union Football Club , Science and Technology in Agriculture , UK Food Security
6 APPG Memberships
Beer , Boxing , Explosive Weapons and their Impact , Parks and Green Spaces , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Tidy Britain
Abraham Accords , Child of the North , Fisheries , Rugby Union Football Club , Science and Technology in Agriculture , UK Food Security
6 APPG Memberships
Beer , Boxing , Explosive Weapons and their Impact , Parks and Green Spaces , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Tidy Britain
4 APPG Officer Positions
Adult Social Care , Cabin Air Quality , Diabetes , Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics
11 APPG Memberships
Adoption and Permanence , Beer , Dentistry and Oral Health , Events , Fair Banking , Fair Elections , Humanist , Infrastructure , Parkrun , Transport Safety , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
Adult Social Care , Cabin Air Quality , Diabetes , Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics
11 APPG Memberships
Adoption and Permanence , Beer , Dentistry and Oral Health , Events , Fair Banking , Fair Elections , Humanist , Infrastructure , Parkrun , Transport Safety , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
6 APPG Officer Positions
British Council and Soft Power , Cycling and Walking , Human Rights , Latin America , Morocco , Nordic Countries
12 APPG Memberships
Aid Match , Beer , Belarus , Cyprus , Diabetes , Financial Education for Young People , Humanist , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Respiratory Health , Transport Safety , United Nations Global Goals , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
British Council and Soft Power , Cycling and Walking , Human Rights , Latin America , Morocco , Nordic Countries
12 APPG Memberships
Aid Match , Beer , Belarus , Cyprus , Diabetes , Financial Education for Young People , Humanist , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Respiratory Health , Transport Safety , United Nations Global Goals , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
1 APPG Officer Position
Policing
4 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Long Covid
Policing
4 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Long Covid
No other APPG Officer Positions
7 APPG Memberships
Beer , Council Tax Reform , Fair Banking , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Manufacturing , Mutuals , Sepsis
7 APPG Memberships
Beer , Council Tax Reform , Fair Banking , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Manufacturing , Mutuals , Sepsis
3 APPG Officer Positions
Boxing , Kashmir , Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
7 APPG Memberships
Child of the North , Dentistry and Oral Health , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Hydrogen , Race and Community , Tennis , Youth Affairs
Boxing , Kashmir , Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
7 APPG Memberships
Child of the North , Dentistry and Oral Health , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Hydrogen , Race and Community , Tennis , Youth Affairs
2 APPG Officer Positions
Compassion in Politics , Tidy Britain
4 APPG Memberships
Dentistry and Oral Health , Environment , Political and Media Literacy , Women in Parliament
Compassion in Politics , Tidy Britain
4 APPG Memberships
Dentistry and Oral Health , Environment , Political and Media Literacy , Women in Parliament
No other APPG Officer Positions
5 APPG Memberships
Aid Match , Fair Elections , Mutuals , Shakespeare , Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy
5 APPG Memberships
Aid Match , Fair Elections , Mutuals , Shakespeare , Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy
No other APPG Officer Positions
4 APPG Memberships
Carbon Monoxide , Christians in Parliament , Homelessness , Safeguarding in Faith Communities
4 APPG Memberships
Carbon Monoxide , Christians in Parliament , Homelessness , Safeguarding in Faith Communities
5 APPG Officer Positions
Responsible Credit , Sustainable Flood and Drought Management , Water , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene , Zoos and Aquariums
7 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Fair Elections , Homelessness , Maternity , Multiple Sclerosis , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Tidy Britain
Responsible Credit , Sustainable Flood and Drought Management , Water , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene , Zoos and Aquariums
7 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Fair Elections , Homelessness , Maternity , Multiple Sclerosis , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Tidy Britain
2 APPG Officer Positions
Malaysia , Pharmacy
2 APPG Memberships
Dentistry and Oral Health , Humanist
Malaysia , Pharmacy
2 APPG Memberships
Dentistry and Oral Health , Humanist
5 APPG Officer Positions
Classical Music , Endometriosis , First Do No Harm - Mesh, Primodos, Valproate , Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS/PCOS) , Snooker
3 APPG Memberships
Beer , Hydrogen , Performing Arts Education and Training
Classical Music , Endometriosis , First Do No Harm - Mesh, Primodos, Valproate , Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS/PCOS) , Snooker
3 APPG Memberships
Beer , Hydrogen , Performing Arts Education and Training
5 APPG Officer Positions
British Buses , Education , Hydrogen , Indonesia , Mexico
9 APPG Memberships
Beer , Belarus , Defibrillators , Environment , Fair Banking , Net Zero , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , Sepsis , Tennis
British Buses , Education , Hydrogen , Indonesia , Mexico
9 APPG Memberships
Beer , Belarus , Defibrillators , Environment , Fair Banking , Net Zero , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , Sepsis , Tennis
No other APPG Officer Positions
4 APPG Memberships
Autism , Maternity , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Women in Parliament
4 APPG Memberships
Autism , Maternity , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Women in Parliament
No other APPG Officer Positions
6 APPG Memberships
Carbon Monoxide , Environment , Fair Elections , Football Supporters , Manufacturing , Occupational Safety and Health
6 APPG Memberships
Carbon Monoxide , Environment , Fair Elections , Football Supporters , Manufacturing , Occupational Safety and Health
4 APPG Officer Positions
Channel Islands , Gibraltar , Kosovo and Albania , Rail
24 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Autism , Baby Loss , Belarus , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Christians in Parliament , Commonwealth , Cyprus , Energy Studies , Fair Banking , Faith and Society , Falkland Islands , Freight and Logistics , Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society , Heritage Rail , Infrastructure , Nuclear Energy , Poland , Pro-Life , Prostate Cancer , Sepsis , Serbia , Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Channel Islands , Gibraltar , Kosovo and Albania , Rail
24 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Autism , Baby Loss , Belarus , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Christians in Parliament , Commonwealth , Cyprus , Energy Studies , Fair Banking , Faith and Society , Falkland Islands , Freight and Logistics , Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society , Heritage Rail , Infrastructure , Nuclear Energy , Poland , Pro-Life , Prostate Cancer , Sepsis , Serbia , Switzerland and Liechtenstein
1 APPG Officer Position
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
3 APPG Memberships
Christians in Parliament , Fair Elections , University
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
3 APPG Memberships
Christians in Parliament , Fair Elections , University
No other APPG Officer Positions
4 APPG Memberships
ClimateTech , Environment , Less Survivable Cancers , Renewable and Sustainable Energy
4 APPG Memberships
ClimateTech , Environment , Less Survivable Cancers , Renewable and Sustainable Energy
Contact Details
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Mark Sewards MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.
Email: [email protected]
Public Enquiry Point:
Ed Jacobs, The Public Affairs Company. Tel: 0113 278 0211
Email: [email protected]
Secretariat:
The Public Affairs Company and North Star Public Affairs jointly act as the group's secretariat. https://publicaffairsco.com/
Benefits in Kind
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Date
5 Jul 2017
5 Jul 2017
Source
Connect
Connect
Description
Secretariat From : 05/07/2017 To : 04/07/2018
Secretariat From : 05/07/2017 To : 04/07/2018
Value
£19,501
£19,501
Date
8 Jun 2016
8 Jun 2016
Source
Connect Communications
Connect Communications
Description
Connect Communications is funded by Yorkshire Building Society, Infrastructure North, Stagecoach (Yorkshire), ABPorts and the University of Hull to act as the APPG's secretariat From : 08/06/2016 To : 07/06/2017
Connect Communications is funded by Yorkshire Building Society, Infrastructure North, Stagecoach (Yorkshire), ABPorts and the University of Hull to act as the APPG's secretariat From : 08/06/2016 To : 07/06/2017
Value
£19,501
£19,501
Financial Benefits Received
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Date
12 Jan 2026
12 Jan 2026
Source
Yorkshire Leaders Board
Yorkshire Leaders Board
Value
£10,000
£10,000
Date
17 Feb 2025
17 Feb 2025
Source
Yorkshire Leaders Board
Yorkshire Leaders Board
Value
£10,000
£10,000
Date
18 Oct 2023
18 Oct 2023
Source
Yorkshire Leaders Board
Yorkshire Leaders Board
Value
£10,000
£10,000
Date
6 Sep 2022
6 Sep 2022
Source
Yorkshire Leaders Board
Yorkshire Leaders Board
Value
£10,000
£10,000
Date
10 May 2021
10 May 2021
Source
Yorkshire Leaders Board
Yorkshire Leaders Board
Value
£10,000
£10,000
Former APPG Officers
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Lord Wallace of Saltaire
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 20th October 2025
Luke Charters
Vice Chair
Labour - York Outer
Joined: 20th November 2024Departed: 9th September 2025
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Blake of Leeds
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 28th June 2023Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Andrea Jenkyns
Co-Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Morley and Outwood
Joined: 8th April 2024Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Barry Sheerman
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour (Co-op) - Former Member for Huddersfield
Joined: 6th January 2017Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Rachael Maskell
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - York Central
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
Adoption and Permanence , Ageing and Older People , Archaeology , Child of the North , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Dying Well
Adoption and Permanence , Ageing and Older People , Archaeology , Child of the North , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Dying Well
No other APPG Memberships
Alexander Stafford
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Rother Valley
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Jason McCartney
Co-Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Colne Valley
Joined: 6th January 2017Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Kevin Hollinrake
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Thirsk and Malton
Joined: 6th January 2017Departed: 19th October 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Emma Hardy
Vice Chair
Labour - Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 4th May 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Miriam Cates
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Penistone and Stocksbridge
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 4th May 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
6 APPG Officer Positions
Cayman Islands , Channel Islands , Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights , Ocean , Taiwan , Zoos and Aquariums
Cayman Islands , Channel Islands , Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights , Ocean , Taiwan , Zoos and Aquariums
No other APPG Memberships
Jacob Young
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Redcar
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 27th January 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lia Nici
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Great Grimsby
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 27th January 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Holly Mumby-Croft
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Scunthorpe
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 27th January 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Shutt of Greetland
Vice Chair
Joined: 6th January 2017Departed: 4th November 2020
25 APPG Officer Positions
Art, Craft and Design in Education , Assistive and Accessible Technology , Bladder and Bowel Continence Care , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Built Environment , Coastal Communities , Greyhound , Hazaras , Healthy Homes and Buildings , Healthy Places , Hemp Carbon Capture and Rural Development , Latin America , Modernising Employment , Northern Culture , Pensions and Growth , Race Equality in Education , Radiotherapy , Running , Social Mobility , Sustainable Flood and Drought Management , Sustainable Plastics , Swimming , Syria , Tigray , West Papua
Art, Craft and Design in Education , Assistive and Accessible Technology , Bladder and Bowel Continence Care , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Built Environment , Coastal Communities , Greyhound , Hazaras , Healthy Homes and Buildings , Healthy Places , Hemp Carbon Capture and Rural Development , Latin America , Modernising Employment , Northern Culture , Pensions and Growth , Race Equality in Education , Radiotherapy , Running , Social Mobility , Sustainable Flood and Drought Management , Sustainable Plastics , Swimming , Syria , Tigray , West Papua
No other APPG Memberships
Martin Vickers
Vice Chair
Conservative - Brigg and Immingham
Joined: 6th January 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
4 APPG Officer Positions
Channel Islands , Gibraltar , Kosovo and Albania , Rail
Channel Islands , Gibraltar , Kosovo and Albania , Rail
No other APPG Memberships
John Grogan
Secretary
Labour - Former Member for Keighley
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Paula Sherriff
Treasurer
Labour - Former Member for Dewsbury
Joined: 6th January 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships