Digital Markets and Digital Money APPG

First Registered: 20/11/2024 • Last updated on: 12/01/2026

Note: This APPG was last registered on 12th January 2026. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 23rd February 2026 and may be defunct. Perhaps you are looking for the Financial Markets and Services APPG?

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The APPG covers the regulation of digital financial markets, regulated currencies (retail/wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC), Tokenised Deposits and Stablecoin), and all aspects of current and emerging forms of money and payment from cash to CBDCs. It will look at the development of the future UK/global payments landscape.

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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Former Officers - 2 Current Members - Contact Details - Benefits in Kind - Financial Benefits
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Former APPG Officers
Lauren Edwards Portrait
Lauren Edwards
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Rochester and Strood
Joined: 20th November 2024
Departed: 12th January 2026
4 APPG Officer Positions
Cricket , Financial Markets and Services , Local Growth , Skills, Careers and Employment

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Ranger of Northwood Portrait
Lord Ranger of Northwood
Co-Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 20th November 2024
Departed: 12th January 2026
3 APPG Officer Positions
Artificial Intelligence , Lithuania , London

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Verma Portrait
Baroness Verma
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 20th November 2024
Departed: 12th January 2026
12 APPG Officer Positions
Afrikan Reparations , Black Maternal Health , Children , Digital Inclusion , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Equitable Governance , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Governance and Inclusive Leadership , India , Indian Traditional Sciences , Kurds , Obstructive Sleep Apnoea

No other APPG Memberships

Sarah Hall Portrait
Sarah Hall
Officer
Labour (Co-op) - Warrington South
Joined: 31st July 2025
Departed: 12th January 2026
4 APPG Officer Positions
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) , Digital Inclusion , Inclusion and Nurture in Education , Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities

No other APPG Memberships

Blake Stephenson Portrait
Blake Stephenson
Officer
Conservative - Mid Bedfordshire
Joined: 20th November 2024
Departed: 7th May 2025
5 APPG Officer Positions
East of England , Financial Technology , Manufacturing , Pensions and Growth , Pubs

No other APPG Memberships

2 Current APPG Members
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Lauren Edwards MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.

Email: lauren.edwards.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Andrew Henderson, Portdex Ltd. Tel: 01256 861813

Email: andrew@appgdmdm.org

Secretariat:

Portdex Ltd acts as the group's secretariat. https://portdex.com/

Group's Website:

https://appgcbdc.org.uk/

Benefits in Kind
Date
21 Oct 2024
Source
Portdex Ltd
Description
Portdex Ltd is paid by the following to act as the group's secretariat: paywith.glass (on behalf of the Digital Financial Markets Consortium), De La Rue plc   From : 21/10/2024 To : 20/10/2025
Value
£16,501
Date
21 Oct 2024
Source
Portdex Ltd
Description
Portdex Ltd is paid by the following to act as the group's secretariat: paywith.glass (on behalf of the Digital Financial Markets Consortium), De La Rue plc   From: 21/10/2024 To: 20/10/2025
Value
£16,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Digital Markets and Digital Money APPG