To hold meetings for parliamentarians about football issues and raise matters of importance with the football authorities.
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
4 Current APPG Officers
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4 APPG Officer Positions
City Regions Transport , Local Government , Netherlands , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies
8 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Beer , Financial Education for Young People , Football Supporters , Hydrogen , International Students , Parks and Green Spaces , Switzerland and Liechtenstein
City Regions Transport , Local Government , Netherlands , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies
8 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Beer , Financial Education for Young People , Football Supporters , Hydrogen , International Students , Parks and Green Spaces , Switzerland and Liechtenstein
4 APPG Officer Positions
Christians in Parliament , Eye Health and Visual Impairment , Jamaica , Tennis
14 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Assistive and Accessible Technology , Environment , Football Supporters , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Governance and Inclusive Leadership , Healthcare Workers , London , Long Covid , Mutuals , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System , Women in Parliament
Christians in Parliament , Eye Health and Visual Impairment , Jamaica , Tennis
14 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Assistive and Accessible Technology , Environment , Football Supporters , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Governance and Inclusive Leadership , Healthcare Workers , London , Long Covid , Mutuals , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System , Women in Parliament
1 APPG Officer Position
Furniture Industry
4 APPG Memberships
Football Supporters , Humanist , Mutuals , University
Furniture Industry
4 APPG Memberships
Football Supporters , Humanist , Mutuals , University
5 APPG Officer Positions
ClimateTech , Cricket , Ethnicity Transplantation and Transfusion , Football Club , Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society
6 APPG Memberships
Aviation , Beer , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Commonwealth , Dementia , Hadrian's Wall
ClimateTech , Cricket , Ethnicity Transplantation and Transfusion , Football Club , Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society
6 APPG Memberships
Aviation , Beer , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Commonwealth , Dementia , Hadrian's Wall
Contact Details
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Mr Clive Betts MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 5114.
Email: officeofclivebettsmp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Lexington Communications. Tel: 020 7025 2300
Email: fa@lexcomm.co.uk
Secretariat:
Lexington Communications acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.lexcomm.co.uk/
Benefits in Kind
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Date
20 Jan 2025
20 Jan 2025
Source
English Football League
English Football League
Description
Dinner
Dinner
Value
£12,001
£12,001
Date
4 Sep 2024
4 Sep 2024
Source
Lexington Communications
Lexington Communications
Description
Lexington Communications is paid by The Football Association to act as the group's secretariat From : 04/09/2024 To : 03/09/2025
Lexington Communications is paid by The Football Association to act as the group's secretariat From : 04/09/2024 To : 03/09/2025
Value
£4,501
£4,501
Date
21 Jan 2024
21 Jan 2024
Source
English Football League
English Football League
Description
The Football APPG held a dinner with the EFL (English Football League) on the 21st of January 2024 in the House of Lords.
The Football APPG held a dinner with the EFL (English Football League) on the 21st of January 2024 in the House of Lords.
Value
£13,501
£13,501
Date
28 Feb 2023
28 Feb 2023
Source
Lexington Communications
Lexington Communications
Description
Lexington Communications is paid by The Football Association to act as the group's secretariat From : 28/02/2023 To : 27/02/2024
Lexington Communications is paid by The Football Association to act as the group's secretariat From : 28/02/2023 To : 27/02/2024
Value
£4,501
£4,501
Date
28 Feb 2022
28 Feb 2022
Source
Lexington
Lexington
Description
Lexington is paid by The Football Association to act as the group's secretariat From : 28/02/2022 To : 27/02/2023
Lexington is paid by The Football Association to act as the group's secretariat From : 28/02/2022 To : 27/02/2023
Value
£4,501
£4,501
Date
28 Feb 2022
28 Feb 2022
Source
Lexington Communications
Lexington Communications
Description
Lexington Communications is paid by The Football Association to act as the group's secretariat From : 28/02/2022 To : 27/02/2023
Lexington Communications is paid by The Football Association to act as the group's secretariat From : 28/02/2022 To : 27/02/2023
Value
£4,501
£4,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Football APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Sara Britcliffe
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Hyndburn
Joined: 17th May 2023Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Taylor of Warwick
Vice Chair
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Acquired Brain Injury , Holy See , Motor Neurone Disease
Acquired Brain Injury , Holy See , Motor Neurone Disease
No other APPG Memberships
Mike Amesbury
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Runcorn and Helsby
Joined: 17th May 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Faulkner of Worcester
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 6th March 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Channel Islands , Commonwealth War Graves Commission and Commemoration , Heritage Rail
Channel Islands , Commonwealth War Graves Commission and Commemoration , Heritage Rail
No other APPG Memberships
Martin Vickers
Vice Chair
Conservative - Brigg and Immingham
Joined: 21st July 2016Departed: 5th April 2023
6 APPG Officer Positions
Channel Islands , Gibraltar , Kosovo and Albania , Poland , Rail , Steel and Metals-Related Industries
Channel Islands , Gibraltar , Kosovo and Albania , Poland , Rail , Steel and Metals-Related Industries
No other APPG Memberships
Karen Bradley
Vice Chair
Conservative - Staffordshire Moorlands
Joined: 8th April 2020Departed: 5th April 2023
2 APPG Officer Positions
Advertising , Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery
Advertising , Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery
No other APPG Memberships
Ian Mearns
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Gateshead
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 5th April 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Rachel Hopkins
Vice Chair
Labour - Luton South and South Bedfordshire
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 5th April 2023
Lord Addington
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 8th April 2020Departed: 5th April 2023
Mike Wood
Vice Chair
Conservative - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 19th October 2022
6 APPG Officer Positions
Bus and Coach , Cyprus , Ethnicity Transplantation and Transfusion , Global Education , Sepsis , Speech and Language Difficulties
Bus and Coach , Cyprus , Ethnicity Transplantation and Transfusion , Global Education , Sepsis , Speech and Language Difficulties
No other APPG Memberships
Huw Merriman
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Bexhill and Battle
Joined: 15th June 2022Departed: 19th October 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Ben Bradley
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Mansfield
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 4th May 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Dehenna Davison
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Bishop Auckland
Joined: 8th April 2020Departed: 27th January 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Mark Eastwood
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Dewsbury
Joined: 8th April 2020Departed: 27th January 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Brendan Clarke-Smith
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Bassetlaw
Joined: 8th April 2020Departed: 27th January 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Stephen Hepburn
Secretary
Independent - Former Member for Jarrow
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Mark Hendrick
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Preston
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
Justin Madders
Vice Chair
Labour - Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
Joined: 11th September 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Mark Field
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Cities of London and Westminster
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Chris Heaton-Harris
Treasurer
Conservative - Former Member for Daventry
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships