Creative Diversity APPG

First Registered: 08/05/2019 • Last updated on: 06/03/2024

Note: This APPG was last registered on 6th March 2024. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 18th June 2025 and may be defunct. Perhaps you are looking for the Creative Health APPG?

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To identify and tackle obstacles to diversity and inclusion in the creative sector, establish effective practices in recruiting, retaining and developing diverse talent and provide recommendations for industry and government.

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Former Officers - Contact Details - Benefits in Kind - Financial Benefits
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Former APPG Officers
Chi Onwurah Portrait
Chi Onwurah
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Joined: 8th May 2019
Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Officer Positions
Africa , Engineering , Jazz , Space

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Bull Portrait
Baroness Bull
Co-Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 8th May 2019
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Benjamin Portrait
Baroness Benjamin
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 8th May 2019
Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Officer Position
Caribbean

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury Portrait
Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 8th May 2019
Departed: 6th March 2024
7 APPG Officer Positions
BBC , Italy , ITV , Media , Mexico , Publishing , Shakespeare

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Vaizey of Didcot Portrait
Lord Vaizey of Didcot
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 4th November 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
Afrikan Reparations , Northern Culture , Performing Arts Education and Training , Sovereign Wealth Funds , Video Games and Esports , Visual Arts and Artists

No other APPG Memberships

Helen Grant Portrait
Helen Grant
Vice Chair
Conservative - Maidstone and Malling
Joined: 8th May 2019
Departed: 6th March 2024
5 APPG Officer Positions
Jamaica , Maldives , Race and Community , Tennis , Women's Football

No other APPG Memberships

Kim Johnson Portrait
Kim Johnson
Officer
Labour - Liverpool Riverside
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
5 APPG Officer Positions
Child of the North , Cuba , Miscarriages of Justice , Race and Community , Somaliland

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Rebuck Portrait
Baroness Rebuck
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 28th June 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Officer Position
Publishing

No other APPG Memberships

Marsha De Cordova Portrait
Marsha De Cordova
Officer
Labour - Battersea
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 17th May 2023
6 APPG Officer Positions
Christians in Parliament , Disability , Eye Health and Visual Impairment , Football , Jamaica , Tennis

No other APPG Memberships

Giles Watling Portrait
Giles Watling
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Clacton
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Rupa Huq Portrait
Rupa Huq
Vice Chair
Labour - Ealing Central and Acton
Joined: 8th May 2019
Departed: 23rd March 2022
6 APPG Officer Positions
British Sikhs , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Fairtrade , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Single-Parent Families , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

No other APPG Memberships

Tracy Brabin Portrait
Tracy Brabin
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Former Member for Batley and Spen
Joined: 8th May 2019
Departed: 21st April 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Vaizey of Didcot Portrait
Lord Vaizey of Didcot
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 8th May 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
6 APPG Officer Positions
Afrikan Reparations , Northern Culture , Performing Arts Education and Training , Sovereign Wealth Funds , Video Games and Esports , Visual Arts and Artists

No other APPG Memberships

Sharon Hodgson Portrait
Sharon Hodgson
Vice Chair
Labour - Washington and Gateshead South
Joined: 8th May 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
6 APPG Officer Positions
Art, Craft and Design in Education , First Do No Harm - Mesh, Primodos, Valproate , Leamside Line , Parents , School Food , Ticket Abuse

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Berger Portrait
Baroness Berger
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 8th May 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
2 APPG Officer Positions
Beauty and Wellbeing , Ireland and the Irish in Britain

No other APPG Memberships

Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Chi Onwurah MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 7114.

Email: chi.onwurah.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Alex Pleasants, 15 Gwel Trencrom, Hayle, Cornwall TR27 6PJ. Tel: 07500 898 388

Email: diversityappg@gmail.com

Benefits in Kind
Date
1 Jun 2022
Source
King's College London
Description
Research   From : 01/06/2022 To : 31/05/2023
Value
£58,501
Date
1 Jun 2022
Source
University of the Arts London
Description
Research   From : 01/06/2022 To : 31/05/2023
Value
£40,501
Date
1 Jun 2022
Source
Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre
Description
Research   From : 01/06/2022 To : 31/05/2023
Value
£19,501
Date
1 Jun 2022
Source
University of Sheffield
Description
Research   From : 01/06/2022 To : 31/05/2023
Value
£13,501
Date
10 Jan 2021
Source
King's College London
Description
Research   From : 10/01/2021 To : 15/09/2021
Value
£40,501
Date
16 Apr 2020
Source
Creative Industries Federation
Description
Digital and comms support   From : 16/04/2020 To : 15/04/2021
Value
£1,501
Date
16 Apr 2020
Source
University of Edinburgh
Description
Research   From : 16/04/2020 To : 15/04/2021
Value
£10,501
Financial Benefits Received
Date
16 Dec 2022
Source
Google
Value
£20,000
Date
29 Mar 2022
Source
Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Value
£20,000
Date
1 Dec 2021
Source
NBCUniversal
Value
£5,000
Date
15 Jan 2021
Source
Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Value
£10,000
Date
18 Dec 2020
Source
Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Value
£10,000
Date
20 Jun 2020
Source
Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Value
£10,000
Date
21 Apr 2020
Source
NBCUniversal
Value
£20,000
Date
27 Mar 2020
Source
Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Value
£10,000