Design and Innovation APPG
First Registered: 30/07/2015 • 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 20th November 2024 and may be defunct.
To encourage the exchange of knowledge and understanding between Parliament and the design industry and innovation communities, helping to raise the profile of design both inside and outside of Parliament.
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
Former APPG Members
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Barry Sheerman
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour (Co-op) - Former Member for Huddersfield
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Sharon Hodgson
Officer
Labour - Washington and Gateshead South
Joined: 18th July 2018Departed: 6th March 2024
5 APPG Memberships
Art, Craft and Design in Education , First Do No Harm , Parents , School Food , Ticket Abuse
Art, Craft and Design in Education , First Do No Harm , Parents , School Food , Ticket Abuse
Lord Freyberg
Officer
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Jack Brereton
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Stoke-on-Trent South
Joined: 31st July 2019Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Vaizey of Didcot
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Memberships
Afrikan Reparations , Performing Arts Education and Training , Video Games and Esports , Visual Arts and Artists
Afrikan Reparations , Performing Arts Education and Training , Video Games and Esports , Visual Arts and Artists
Douglas Chapman
Officer
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Dunfermline and West Fife
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
John Howell
Co-Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Henley
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Rogers of Riverside
President
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Vaizey of Didcot
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 18th July 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
4 APPG Memberships
Afrikan Reparations , Performing Arts Education and Training , Video Games and Esports , Visual Arts and Artists
Afrikan Reparations , Performing Arts Education and Training , Video Games and Esports , Visual Arts and Artists
Baroness Burt of Solihull
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 19th June 2019
1 APPG Membership
Humanist
Humanist
No other APPG Memberships
Angela Smith
Vice-Chair
Liberal Democrat - Former Member for Penistone and Stocksbridge
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 6th June 2018
No other APPG Memberships
1 APPG Membership
Gypsies, Travellers and Roma
Gypsies, Travellers and Roma
Contact Details
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Mr Barry Sheerman MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 5037.
Email: sheermanb@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Claudia Jaksch, Policy Connect, 7-14 Dover Street, London SE1 4YR. Tel: 0207 202 8588
Email: Claudia.Jaksch@PolicyConnect.org.uk
Secretariat:
Policy Connect acts as the group's secretariat. http://www.policyconnect.org.uk/
Group's Website:
Benefits in Kind
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Date
4 Feb 2023
4 Feb 2023
Source
Policy Connect
Policy Connect
Description
Policy Connect Ltd is paid by the following to act as the group's secretariat: Design Council, Sheffield Hallam University, CHEAD, University of Sheffield, Ulster University, Contemporary Visual Arts Network From : 04/02/2023 To : 03/02/2024
Policy Connect Ltd is paid by the following to act as the group's secretariat: Design Council, Sheffield Hallam University, CHEAD, University of Sheffield, Ulster University, Contemporary Visual Arts Network From : 04/02/2023 To : 03/02/2024
Value
£6,001
£6,001
Date
4 Feb 2022
4 Feb 2022
Source
Policy Connect
Policy Connect
Description
Policy Connect Ltd is paid by the following to act as the group's secretariat: Design Council, Crafts Council, Foster + Partners, CHEAD, Sheffield Hallam University, Design Business Association, PDR, Design and Technology Association, Ravensbourne, Royal College of Art, Contemporary Visual Arts Network, GovGrant, University of Sheffield, University of the Arts London Ulster University From : 04/02/2022 To : 03/02/2023
Policy Connect Ltd is paid by the following to act as the group's secretariat: Design Council, Crafts Council, Foster + Partners, CHEAD, Sheffield Hallam University, Design Business Association, PDR, Design and Technology Association, Ravensbourne, Royal College of Art, Contemporary Visual Arts Network, GovGrant, University of Sheffield, University of the Arts London Ulster University From : 04/02/2022 To : 03/02/2023
Value
£25,501
£25,501
Date
4 Feb 2021
4 Feb 2021
Source
Policy Connect
Policy Connect
Description
Policy Connect Ltd is paid by the following to act as the group's secretariat: Design Council, Crafts Council, Foster + Partners, CHEAD, Sheffield Hallam University, Design Business Association, PDR, Design and Technology Association, Ravensbourne, Royal College of Art, Contemporary Visual Arts Network, GovGrant, University of Sheffield From : 04/02/2021 To : 03/02/2022
Policy Connect Ltd is paid by the following to act as the group's secretariat: Design Council, Crafts Council, Foster + Partners, CHEAD, Sheffield Hallam University, Design Business Association, PDR, Design and Technology Association, Ravensbourne, Royal College of Art, Contemporary Visual Arts Network, GovGrant, University of Sheffield From : 04/02/2021 To : 03/02/2022
Value
£39,001
£39,001
Date
4 Feb 2020
4 Feb 2020
Source
Policy Connect
Policy Connect
Description
Policy Connect is paid by the following to act as the group's secretariat: Design Council, Crafts Council, Chelsea College of Art, Foster and Partners, Council of Higher Education in Art and Design (CHEAD), Sheffield Hallam University, GovGrant, Design Business Association, PDR, Design and Technology Association, Ravensbourne, Royal College of Art, Contemporary Visual Arts Network From : 04/02/2020 To : 03/02/2021
Policy Connect is paid by the following to act as the group's secretariat: Design Council, Crafts Council, Chelsea College of Art, Foster and Partners, Council of Higher Education in Art and Design (CHEAD), Sheffield Hallam University, GovGrant, Design Business Association, PDR, Design and Technology Association, Ravensbourne, Royal College of Art, Contemporary Visual Arts Network From : 04/02/2020 To : 03/02/2021
Value
£42,001
£42,001
Date
10 Jul 2019
10 Jul 2019
Source
Policy Connect
Policy Connect
Description
Secretariat From : 10/07/2019 To : 09/07/2020
Secretariat From : 10/07/2019 To : 09/07/2020
Value
£39,001
£39,001
Date
10 Jul 2018
10 Jul 2018
Source
Policy Connect
Policy Connect
Description
Secretariat From : 10/07/2018 To : 09/07/2019
Secretariat From : 10/07/2018 To : 09/07/2019
Value
£37,501
£37,501
Date
10 Jul 2017
10 Jul 2017
Source
Policy Connect
Policy Connect
Description
Secretariat From : 10/07/2017 To : 09/07/2018
Secretariat From : 10/07/2017 To : 09/07/2018
Value
£49,501
£49,501
Financial Benefits Received
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Date
10 Feb 2017
10 Feb 2017
Source
Design Business Association
Design Business Association
Value
£5,000
£5,000
Date
18 Nov 2016
18 Nov 2016
Source
Council for Higher Education in Art and Design
Council for Higher Education in Art and Design
Value
£1,680
£1,680
Date
14 Nov 2016
14 Nov 2016
Source
Knowledge Transfer Network
Knowledge Transfer Network
Value
£1,800
£1,800
Date
29 Apr 2016
29 Apr 2016
Source
Design Business Association
Design Business Association
Value
£2,500
£2,500
Date
23 Feb 2016
23 Feb 2016
Source
CHEAD
CHEAD
Value
£1,680
£1,680
Date
5 Feb 2016
5 Feb 2016
Source
Design Business Association
Design Business Association
Value
£3,000
£3,000
Date
19 Oct 2015
19 Oct 2015
Source
Design Business Association
Design Business Association
Value
£3,000
£3,000
Date
15 Oct 2015
15 Oct 2015
Source
Design Council
Design Council
Value
£1,800
£1,800
Date
14 Aug 2015
14 Aug 2015
Source
Knowledge Transfer Network
Knowledge Transfer Network
Value
£1,680
£1,680
Date
13 Aug 2015
13 Aug 2015
Source
Design Business Association
Design Business Association
Value
£3,000
£3,000
Date
11 Aug 2015
11 Aug 2015
Source
University of Reading
University of Reading
Value
£2,070
£2,070
Date
6 Feb 2015
6 Feb 2015
Source
BAE Systems
BAE Systems
Value
£7,500
£7,500