All Party Groups

(asked on 24th February 2022) - View Source

Question to the Leader of the House:

To ask the Leader of the House, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the (a) operation and (b) governance of All Party Parliamentary Groups.


Answered by
Mark Spencer Portrait
Mark Spencer
Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 1st March 2022

The Committee on Standards is currently undertaking a wide-ranging inquiry into the rules and regulation of All-Party Parliamentary Groups. As part of its inquiry, the Committee has taken written and oral evidence which is available on its website (https://committees.parliament.uk/work/659/allparty-parliamentary-groups/publications/). I look forward to seeing the Committee’s recommendations once its report has been published. The rules governing APPGs are overseen by the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, and are ultimately a matter for the House.

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