Classical Music APPG

First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 02/01/2025

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To bring together parliamentarians who have an interest in and wish to further the appreciation and championing of classical music; to act as an interface between British orchestras' on and off-stage activities, the wider classical music industry and key decision makers and opinion formers.

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
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4 Current APPG Officers
Valerie Vaz Portrait
Valerie Vaz
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Walsall and Bloxwich
Joined: 2nd January 2025
4 APPG Memberships
Gardening and Horticulture , Parkrun , Portugal , Publishing
Baroness Keeley Portrait
Baroness Keeley
Co-Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 2nd January 2025
4 APPG Memberships
Film and Broader Screen , Music Education , Ticket Abuse , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
Lord Berkeley of Knighton Portrait
Lord Berkeley of Knighton
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 24th February 2020
No other APPG Memberships
Alec Shelbrooke Portrait
Alec Shelbrooke
Officer
Conservative - Wetherby and Easingwold
Joined: 2nd January 2025
2 APPG Memberships
Endometriosis , First Do No Harm
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Valerie Vaz MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 2237.

Email: valerie.vaz.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Hanna Madalska-Gayer, Association of British Orchestras. Tel: 07984 772 390

Email: hanna@abo.org.uk

Secretariat:

Association of British Orchestras acts as the group's secretariat. http://www.abo.org.uk/

Benefits in Kind
Date
27 Nov 2024
Source
Association of British Orchestras
Description
Secretariat   From : 27/11/2024 To : 26/11/2025
Value
£1,501
Date
11 Feb 2023
Source
Association of British Orchestras
Description
Secretariat   From : 11/02/2023 To : 10/02/2024
Value
£1,501
Date
11 Feb 2022
Source
Association of British Orchestras
Description
Secretariat   From : 11/02/2022 To : 10/02/2023
Value
£1,501
Date
11 Feb 2021
Source
Association of British Orchestras
Description
Secretariat   From : 11/02/2021 To : 10/02/2022
Value
£1,501
Date
11 Feb 2020
Source
Association of British Orchestras
Description
Secretariat   From : 11/02/2020 To : 10/02/2021
Value
£1,501
Date
12 Jul 2019
Source
Association of British Orchestras
Description
Secretariat   From : 12/07/2019 To : 11/07/2020
Value
£1,501
Date
12 Jul 2018
Source
Association of British Orchestras
Description
Secretariat   From : 12/07/2018 To : 11/07/2019
Value
£1,501
Date
12 Jul 2017
Source
Association of British Orchestras
Description
Secretariat   From : 12/07/2017 To : 11/07/2018
Value
£1,501
Date
1 Jan 2016
Source
Association of British Orchestras
Description
Secretariat   From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Value
£1,501
Date
23 Jun 2015
Source
Association of British Orchestras
Description
Secretariat   From : 23/06/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£1,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Classical Music APPG

Former APPG Officers
Baroness Keeley Portrait
Baroness Keeley
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 30th May 2024
4 APPG Memberships
Film and Broader Screen , Music Education , Ticket Abuse , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
Lord German Portrait
Lord German
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 30th May 2024
3 APPG Memberships
Global Education , Slovenia , Waterways
William Wragg Portrait
William Wragg
Officer
Independent - Former Member for Hazel Grove
Joined: 18th July 2018
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Bernard Jenkin Portrait
Bernard Jenkin
Vice Chair
Conservative - Harwich and North Essex
Joined: 18th July 2018
Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Membership
Patient Safety
Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall Portrait
Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall
Treasurer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Tyrie Portrait
Lord Tyrie
Officer
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 15th June 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Membership
Extraordinary Rendition
Simon Baynes Portrait
Simon Baynes
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Clwyd South
Joined: 15th June 2022
Departed: 22nd July 2022
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Lipsey Portrait
Lord Lipsey
Co-Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market Portrait
Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 19th June 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Bob Blackman Portrait
Bob Blackman
Vice Chair
Conservative - Harrow East
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th June 2018
6 APPG Memberships
British Hindus , Fire Safety and Rescue , Homelessness , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Israel , Smoking and Health
Bernard Jenkin Portrait
Bernard Jenkin
Secretary
Conservative - Harwich and North Essex
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th June 2018
1 APPG Membership
Patient Safety