All-Party Parliamentary Group on Parents and Families
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Parents and Families was set up with the purpose of providing 'impartial, informed and progressive debate on the key issues facing parents and families across the United Kingdom.'[1]
The APPGPF is made up of influential peers and members of parliament and uses meetings and evidence sessions, hearing from politicians, academics, industry, and the third sector to contribute to the big debates,issues and topic areas that affect parents and families on a countrywide basis.[2]
People
- Chair - Angela Crawley - SNP
- Co-chair - Paul Butler - Bishop of Durham
- Co-chair - Lord Christopher James - CB
- Treasurer - Francis Michael Hare - CB
- Secretary - Baroness Margaret Lucy Sharp of Guildford - Liberal Democrats
- Vice-chair - Baroness Claire Tyler of Enfield - Liberal Democrats
- Vice-chair - Tim Loughton - Conservative Party
- Vice-chair - John Glen - Conservative Party
- Vice-chair - Caroline Ansell - Conservative Party
- Vice-chair - David Lammy - Labour
- Vice-chair - Alex Cunningham - Labour
- Vice-chair - Natalie McGarry - SNP [1]
Secretariat
The Family and Childcare Trust act as the group's secretariat, coordinating meetings and the groups annual work program. They can be contacted through Oliver Diss, representative Family and Childcare Trust
Address:The Bridge, 81 Southwark Bridge Road, London SE1 0NQ
Tel: 020 7940 7536
Email: oliverd@familyandchildcaretrust.org [1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Parents and Families APPG,parliament.uk, accessed 12 November 2015
- ↑ APPG on Parents and Families,Family and Childcare Trust, accessed 12 November 2015
