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==People==
 
==People==
===Officers, February 2016===  
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===Officers, March 2016===  
 
*Chair - [[Stephen McPartland]] - [[Conservative Party]]
 
*Chair - [[Stephen McPartland]] - [[Conservative Party]]
 
*Vice-chair - Lord [[Garfield Davies]] of Coity - [[Labour]]
 
*Vice-chair - Lord [[Garfield Davies]] of Coity - [[Labour]]
 
*Vice-chair - [[Maggie Throup]] - [[Conservative Party]]
 
*Vice-chair - [[Maggie Throup]] - [[Conservative Party]]
*Vice-char - Lord [[Doug Hoyle]] - [[Labour]] <ref name="Feb reg">[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/160203/furniture-industry.htm Furniture Industry APPG], ''www.parliament.uk'', accessed 15 February 2016</ref>  
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*Vice-char - Lord [[Doug Hoyle]] - [[Labour]] <ref name="March">[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/160316/contents.htm Furniture Industry APPG], ''www.parliament.uk'', accessed 22 April 2016</ref>  
  
 
===Officers, September 2015===
 
===Officers, September 2015===

Revision as of 16:19, 22 April 2016

The UK All-Party Parliamentary Furniture Industry Group was set up:

'To raise awareness of the furniture industry and to publicise and promote the industry in the UK in order to protect jobs and investment.'[1]

Purpose

The cross-party group discusses issues and problems involving the furniture industry, such as the economic recovery, small business lending and fire regulation.[2]

Re-establishment after 2015 general election

The group was reformed in June 2015. Chairman of the British Furniture Confederation, Paul von der Heyde said:

'I'm very pleased to confirm that the APPFIG has been successfully re-established following the General Election. The Group provides a valuable forum to discuss issues of importance to the furniture, furnishings and bed industry, including biomass subsidies, apprenticeships and flammability regulations. I wish the Group the best in its work over this Parliament, and am excited to be working with Members going forwards.'[3]

People

Officers, March 2016

Officers, September 2015

Membership

Secretariat

The British Furniture Confederation, a furniture trade association, pays lobbying firm Brevia Consulting to act as the group's secretariat, funding the group's activities and administration.

Registered benefits

Brevia Consulting received (in bands of £1,500) £22,501-£24,000 for 2015-16.[1]

Website

Contact

Will Smith of Brevia is the group's public enquiry point.

Address: 5 Salamanca Place, London SE1 7HP

Tel: 020 7091 1650

Email: will.smith@brevia.co.uk

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 'Furniture Industry APPG',parliament.uk, accessed 11 November 2015
  2. 2.0 2.1 British Furniture Confederation: All-Party Group, British Furniture Confederation, accessed 11 November 2015
  3. Westminster All Party Group Re-established,FIRA, accessed 11 November 2015
  4. Furniture Industry APPG, www.parliament.uk, accessed 22 April 2016