To raise the profile of issues which affect and concern young people; to encourage dialogue between parliamentarians, young people and youth services; and to encourage a co-ordinated and coherent approach to policy making on youth affairs.
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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4 Current APPG Officers
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6 APPG Memberships
12 Step Recovery , Brazil , Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories , Explosive Threats , Latin America , Mexico
12 Step Recovery , Brazil , Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories , Explosive Threats , Latin America , Mexico
4 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Corporate Responsibility , Minimally Invasive Cancer Therapies , Performing Arts Education and Training
Apprenticeships , Corporate Responsibility , Minimally Invasive Cancer Therapies , Performing Arts Education and Training
Contact Details
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Jo Gideon MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 8131.
Email: jo.gideon.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
David Bridson, YMCA England & Wales, 10-11 Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6EH. Tel: 020 7186 9553
Email: david.bridson@ymca.org.uk
Secretariat:
YMCA England & Wales acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.ymca.org.uk/
Group's Website:
Benefits in Kind
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Date
29 Jan 2023
29 Jan 2023
Source
British Youth Council
British Youth Council
Description
Joint Secretariat From : 29/01/2023 To : 28/01/2024
Joint Secretariat From : 29/01/2023 To : 28/01/2024
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
29 Jan 2023
29 Jan 2023
Source
YMCA England and Wales
YMCA England and Wales
Description
Joint Secretariat From : 29/01/2023 To : 28/01/2024
Joint Secretariat From : 29/01/2023 To : 28/01/2024
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
29 Jan 2022
29 Jan 2022
Source
British Youth Council
British Youth Council
Description
Joint Secretariat From : 29/01/2022 To : 28/01/2023
Joint Secretariat From : 29/01/2022 To : 28/01/2023
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
29 Jan 2022
29 Jan 2022
Source
YMCA England and Wales
YMCA England and Wales
Description
Joint Secretariat From : 29/01/2022 To : 28/01/2023
Joint Secretariat From : 29/01/2022 To : 28/01/2023
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
29 Jan 2021
29 Jan 2021
Source
British Youth Council
British Youth Council
Description
Joint Secretariat From : 29/01/2021 To : 28/01/2022
Joint Secretariat From : 29/01/2021 To : 28/01/2022
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
29 Jan 2021
29 Jan 2021
Source
YMCA England and Wales
YMCA England and Wales
Description
Joint Secretariat From : 29/01/2021 To : 28/01/2022
Joint Secretariat From : 29/01/2021 To : 28/01/2022
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
29 Jan 2020
29 Jan 2020
Source
British Youth Council
British Youth Council
Description
Joint Secretariat From : 29/01/2020 To : 28/01/2021
Joint Secretariat From : 29/01/2020 To : 28/01/2021
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
29 Jan 2020
29 Jan 2020
Source
YMCA England and Wales
YMCA England and Wales
Description
Joint Secretariat From : 29/01/2020 To : 28/01/2021
Joint Secretariat From : 29/01/2020 To : 28/01/2021
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
2 Nov 2018
2 Nov 2018
Source
YMCA England & Wales
YMCA England & Wales
Description
Joint Secretariat From : 02/11/2018 To : 01/11/2019
Joint Secretariat From : 02/11/2018 To : 01/11/2019
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
2 Nov 2018
2 Nov 2018
Source
British Youth Council
British Youth Council
Description
Joint Secretariat From : 02/11/2018 To : 01/11/2019
Joint Secretariat From : 02/11/2018 To : 01/11/2019
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
25 May 2018
25 May 2018
Source
National Youth Agency
National Youth Agency
Description
Costs met for an Inquiry held from May 2018 to January 2019
Costs met for an Inquiry held from May 2018 to January 2019
Value
£72,001
£72,001
Date
2 Nov 2017
2 Nov 2017
Source
YMCA England & Wales
YMCA England & Wales
Description
Joint Secretariat From : 02/11/2017 To : 01/11/2018
Joint Secretariat From : 02/11/2017 To : 01/11/2018
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
2 Nov 2017
2 Nov 2017
Source
British Youth Council
British Youth Council
Description
Joint Secretariat From : 02/11/2017 To : 01/11/2018
Joint Secretariat From : 02/11/2017 To : 01/11/2018
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
15 Nov 2016
15 Nov 2016
Source
YMCA England
YMCA England
Description
YMCA England is funded by the British Youth Council to act as the group's secretariat From : 15/11/2016 To : 14/11/2017
YMCA England is funded by the British Youth Council to act as the group's secretariat From : 15/11/2016 To : 14/11/2017
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
15 Jul 2015
15 Jul 2015
Source
YMCA England
YMCA England
Description
YMCA England is funded by the British Youth Council and National Council for Voluntary Youth Services to act as the group's secretariat From : 15/07/2015 To : 15/07/2016
YMCA England is funded by the British Youth Council and National Council for Voluntary Youth Services to act as the group's secretariat From : 15/07/2015 To : 15/07/2016
Value
£4,501
£4,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Youth Affairs APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Kim Johnson
Vice Chair
Labour - Liverpool, Riverside
Joined: 28th June 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
7 APPG Memberships
Child of the North , Credit Unions , Race and Community , Showing Racism the Red Card , Somaliland , Visual Arts , Yemen
Child of the North , Credit Unions , Race and Community , Showing Racism the Red Card , Somaliland , Visual Arts , Yemen
8 APPG Memberships
Curry Industry , Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency , Islamic and Ethical Finance , Libya , Morocco , Muslim Women , Parks and Green Spaces , Uyghurs
Curry Industry , Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency , Islamic and Ethical Finance , Libya , Morocco , Muslim Women , Parks and Green Spaces , Uyghurs
8 APPG Memberships
Bahá'í Faith , Fire Safety and Rescue , Hadrian's Wall , Muscular Dystrophy , Obesity , Parkinson's , Pro-Life , Responsible Vaping
Bahá'í Faith , Fire Safety and Rescue , Hadrian's Wall , Muscular Dystrophy , Obesity , Parkinson's , Pro-Life , Responsible Vaping
John McNally
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Falkirk
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 17th May 2023
3 APPG Memberships
Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion and Hairdressing , Microplastics , Tidy Britain
Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion and Hairdressing , Microplastics , Tidy Britain
5 APPG Memberships
Digital Identity , Eating Disorders , Minimally Invasive Cancer Therapies , San Marino , Shakespeare
Digital Identity , Eating Disorders , Minimally Invasive Cancer Therapies , San Marino , Shakespeare
4 APPG Memberships
British Gujaratis , Global Tuberculosis , Jainism , Population, Development and Reproductive Health
British Gujaratis , Global Tuberculosis , Jainism , Population, Development and Reproductive Health
David Linden
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Glasgow East
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 17th May 2023
Peter Bottomley
Vice Chair
Conservative - Worthing West
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 17th May 2023
25 APPG Memberships
12 Step Recovery , Ageing and Older People , Austria , Carbon Monoxide , Citizens' Rights , Closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility , Dark Skies , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Dentistry and Oral Health , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Extraordinary Rendition , Frozen British Pensions , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Haiti , Immigration Detention , Limits to Growth , Race and Community , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Small and Micro Business , Social Integration , South Africa , Transport Safety , United Nations , Women in Transport , Zimbabwe
12 Step Recovery , Ageing and Older People , Austria , Carbon Monoxide , Citizens' Rights , Closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility , Dark Skies , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Dentistry and Oral Health , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Extraordinary Rendition , Frozen British Pensions , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Haiti , Immigration Detention , Limits to Growth , Race and Community , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Small and Micro Business , Social Integration , South Africa , Transport Safety , United Nations , Women in Transport , Zimbabwe
Claudia Webbe
Officer
Independent - Leicester East
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 21st April 2021
No other APPG Memberships
James Murray
Officer
Labour (Co-op) - Ealing North
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 21st April 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Olivia Blake
Officer
Labour - Sheffield, Hallam
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 21st April 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Amanda Solloway
Co-Chair
Conservative - Derby North
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 1st July 2020
No other APPG Memberships
Karen Lee
Treasurer
Labour - Former Member for Lincoln
Joined: 31st January 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Tim Loughton
Secretary
Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
15 APPG Memberships
Adoption and Permanence , Archaeology , Armenia , Austria , British Museum , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Children , Coastal Communities , Conception to Age Two - First 1001 Days , Kinship Care , Photography , Tennis , Tibet , Wilton Park , Yemen
Adoption and Permanence , Archaeology , Armenia , Austria , British Museum , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Children , Coastal Communities , Conception to Age Two - First 1001 Days , Kinship Care , Photography , Tennis , Tibet , Wilton Park , Yemen
Gillian Keegan
Vice Chair
Conservative - Chichester
Joined: 20th December 2017Departed: 13th February 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Karen Lee
Secretary
Labour - Former Member for Lincoln
Joined: 20th December 2017Departed: 20th December 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Vicky Foxcroft
Vice Chair
Labour - Lewisham, Deptford
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Chloe Smith
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Norwich North
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 12th October 2016
1 APPG Membership
Deafness
Deafness
Paul Blomfield
Treasurer
Labour - Sheffield Central
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 12th October 2016
Lord Purvis of Tweed
Secretary
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 12th October 2016
No other APPG Memberships
Stephen Pound
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Ealing North
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 12th October 2016
No other APPG Memberships