Durham University APPG

First Registered: 23/10/2019 • Last updated on: 19/10/2022

Note: This APPG was last registered on 19th October 2022. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 18th June 2025 and may be defunct. Perhaps you are looking for the University APPG?

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To facilitate discussion between Durham University, parliamentarians and other interested parties; to build a bridge between academia and policy-making, highlighting the research and teaching excellence at Durham University and how that might help inform policy challenges in County Durham, the North East and beyond.

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 - Contact Details - Benefits in Kind - Financial Benefits
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Former APPG Officers
Mary Kelly Foy Portrait
Mary Kelly Foy
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - City of Durham
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 19th October 2022
3 APPG Officer Positions
Charities and Volunteering , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Smoking and Health

No other APPG Memberships

Richard Holden Portrait
Richard Holden
Vice Chair
Conservative - Basildon and Billericay
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 19th October 2022
6 APPG Officer Positions
Freedom of Speech , Freight and Logistics , Insurance and Financial Services , Media , Pubs , Self-Driving Vehicles

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Beamish Portrait
Lord Beamish
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 23rd October 2019
Departed: 19th October 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Brady of Altrincham Portrait
Lord Brady of Altrincham
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 19th October 2022
3 APPG Officer Positions
Cayman Islands , Responsible Vaping , San Marino

No other APPG Memberships

Paul Howell Portrait
Paul Howell
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Sedgefield
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 19th October 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Peter Gibson Portrait
Peter Gibson
Secretary
Conservative - Former Member for Darlington
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 19th October 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Kate Osborne Portrait
Kate Osborne
Treasurer
Labour - Jarrow and Gateshead East
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 19th October 2022
3 APPG Officer Positions
Global Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT+) Rights , North East , Women's Football

No other APPG Memberships

Bob Blackman Portrait
Bob Blackman
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Harrow East
Joined: 23rd October 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
6 APPG Officer Positions
British Hindus , Fire Safety and Rescue , Homelessness , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Israel , Smoking and Health

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Prentis of Banbury Portrait
Baroness Prentis of Banbury
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 23rd October 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Huw Merriman Portrait
Huw Merriman
Secretary
Conservative - Former Member for Bexhill and Battle
Joined: 23rd October 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Suri Portrait
Lord Suri
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 23rd October 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Mary Kelly Foy MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 0207 219 3000.

Email: mary.foy.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Rachael Richards, Durham University, The Palatine Centre, Stockton Road, Durham DH1 3LE. Tel: 07880 413 629

Email: Rachael.l.richards@durham.ac.uk

No benefits in kind are on record for the Durham University APPG

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Durham University APPG