Furniture Industry APPG
First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 29/06/2026
Note: This APPG was last registered on 29th June 2026. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 1st September 2026 and may be defunct. Perhaps you are looking for the Baking Industry APPG?
To raise awareness of the furniture, flooring and furnishings industry and to publicise and promote the industry in the UK in order to protect jobs and investment.
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 APPG Officers
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Baroness Taylor of Bolton
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 6th March 2024Departed: 29th June 2026
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Greg Smith
Officer
Conservative - Mid Buckinghamshire
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 29th June 2026
5 APPG Officer Positions
Beer , Broadcasting, Entertainment and Arts Unions , Formula 1 and Motorsport , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness
Beer , Broadcasting, Entertainment and Arts Unions , Formula 1 and Motorsport , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness
No other APPG Memberships
Adam Thompson
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Erewash
Joined: 7th May 2025Departed: 29th June 2026
Sara Britcliffe
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Hyndburn
Joined: 17th May 2023Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Maggie Throup
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Erewash
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Mark Eastwood
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Dewsbury
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
James Daly
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Bury North
Joined: 15th June 2022Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Paul Howell
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Sedgefield
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Warsi
Vice Chair
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 24th January 2024
Rosie Cooper
Vice Chair
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 22nd February 2023
9 APPG Officer Positions
Assistive and Accessible Technology , Bladder and Bowel Continence Care , Bus and Coach , Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory) , Christianity in the Holy Land , Heritage Rail , Northern Culture , SME (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) House Builders , West Papua
Assistive and Accessible Technology , Bladder and Bowel Continence Care , Bus and Coach , Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory) , Christianity in the Holy Land , Heritage Rail , Northern Culture , SME (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) House Builders , West Papua
No other APPG Memberships
Mike Wood
Vice Chair
Conservative - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 19th October 2022
5 APPG Officer Positions
Bus and Coach , Cyprus , Ethnicity Transplantation and Transfusion , Global Education , Sepsis
Bus and Coach , Cyprus , Ethnicity Transplantation and Transfusion , Global Education , Sepsis
No other APPG Memberships
Steve Baker
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Wycombe
Joined: 15th June 2022Departed: 7th September 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Paula Sherriff
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Dewsbury
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Stephen McPartland
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Stevenage
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 14th March 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Davies of Coity
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 12th October 2016
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
20 Current APPG Members
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6 APPG Officer Positions
Assistive and Accessible Technology , Beyond Pills , Iraq , Life Sciences , National Trust , Pharmacy
15 APPG Memberships
Antimicrobial Resistance , Autism , Carbon Monoxide , Cats , Council Tax Reform , Creative Health , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Environment , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Fair Elections , Healthcare Workers , Mutuals , Prostate Cancer , Smoking and Health , Sustainable Plastics
Assistive and Accessible Technology , Beyond Pills , Iraq , Life Sciences , National Trust , Pharmacy
15 APPG Memberships
Antimicrobial Resistance , Autism , Carbon Monoxide , Cats , Council Tax Reform , Creative Health , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Environment , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Fair Elections , Healthcare Workers , Mutuals , Prostate Cancer , Smoking and Health , Sustainable Plastics
3 APPG Officer Positions
Dying Well , Freight and Logistics , Manufacturing
4 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Beauty and Wellbeing , Maternity , Schools, Learning and Assessment
Dying Well , Freight and Logistics , Manufacturing
4 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Beauty and Wellbeing , Maternity , Schools, Learning and Assessment
5 APPG Officer Positions
Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Fatherhood , Flexible and Family Friendly Working , Lancashire , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK
16 APPG Memberships
Baby Loss , Child of the North , Digital Inclusion , Financial Technology , Healthcare Workers , Healthy Places , Key Cities , Maternity , Mutuals , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Political and Media Literacy , Prostate Cancer , Science and Technology in Agriculture , Women in Parliament , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers , Youth Affairs
Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Fatherhood , Flexible and Family Friendly Working , Lancashire , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK
16 APPG Memberships
Baby Loss , Child of the North , Digital Inclusion , Financial Technology , Healthcare Workers , Healthy Places , Key Cities , Maternity , Mutuals , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Political and Media Literacy , Prostate Cancer , Science and Technology in Agriculture , Women in Parliament , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers , Youth Affairs
No other APPG Officer Positions
10 APPG Memberships
Baby Loss , Defibrillators , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Healthy Homes and Buildings , Infrastructure , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Maternity , Modernising Employment , Pharmacy , Transport Safety
10 APPG Memberships
Baby Loss , Defibrillators , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Healthy Homes and Buildings , Infrastructure , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Maternity , Modernising Employment , Pharmacy , Transport Safety
6 APPG Officer Positions
Baby Loss , Cycling and Walking , Outdoor Recreation and Access to Nature , Sport and Physical Activity , Terrorism and Security , Transport Safety
5 APPG Memberships
Classics , Fair Elections , Mutuals , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Water Pollution
Baby Loss , Cycling and Walking , Outdoor Recreation and Access to Nature , Sport and Physical Activity , Terrorism and Security , Transport Safety
5 APPG Memberships
Classics , Fair Elections , Mutuals , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Water Pollution
2 APPG Officer Positions
Diabetes , Fairgrounds and Circuses
5 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Carers , Homelessness , Key Cities , Maternity
Diabetes , Fairgrounds and Circuses
5 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Carers , Homelessness , Key Cities , Maternity
4 APPG Officer Positions
Action Against Illegal Gambling , Industrialised Construction , Liverpool City Region , Ticket Abuse
4 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Football Supporters , Maternity , Music
Action Against Illegal Gambling , Industrialised Construction , Liverpool City Region , Ticket Abuse
4 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Football Supporters , Maternity , Music
No other APPG Officer Positions
8 APPG Memberships
Football Supporters , Grid Networks , Hadrian's Wall , Parks and Green Spaces , Rural Services , Tidy Britain , Transport Safety , Wood Panel Industry
8 APPG Memberships
Football Supporters , Grid Networks , Hadrian's Wall , Parks and Green Spaces , Rural Services , Tidy Britain , Transport Safety , Wood Panel Industry
4 APPG Officer Positions
East Midlands , Fusion Energy , Hydrogen , Moldova
18 APPG Memberships
Adoption and Permanence , Animal Welfare , Autism , Aviation , Carers , Climate Change , Council Tax Reform , Cyprus , Digital Communities , Energy Studies , Environment , Fair Elections , International Conservation , Long Covid , Net Zero , Pharmacy , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , Sustainable Plastics
East Midlands , Fusion Energy , Hydrogen , Moldova
18 APPG Memberships
Adoption and Permanence , Animal Welfare , Autism , Aviation , Carers , Climate Change , Council Tax Reform , Cyprus , Digital Communities , Energy Studies , Environment , Fair Elections , International Conservation , Long Covid , Net Zero , Pharmacy , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , Sustainable Plastics
No other APPG Officer Positions
9 APPG Memberships
CAFOD , Choice at the End of Life , Climate Change , Environment , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Fair Elections , Hydrogen , India , Maternity
9 APPG Memberships
CAFOD , Choice at the End of Life , Climate Change , Environment , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Fair Elections , Hydrogen , India , Maternity
5 APPG Officer Positions
Beer , Broadcasting, Entertainment and Arts Unions , Formula 1 and Motorsport , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness
16 APPG Memberships
Blockchain Technologies , British Jews , Commonwealth , Dark Skies , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Freight and Logistics , Israel , Pro-Life , Prostate Cancer , Publishing , Sepsis , Serbia , Snooker , South East , Transport Safety , Vascular and Venous Disease
Beer , Broadcasting, Entertainment and Arts Unions , Formula 1 and Motorsport , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness
16 APPG Memberships
Blockchain Technologies , British Jews , Commonwealth , Dark Skies , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Freight and Logistics , Israel , Pro-Life , Prostate Cancer , Publishing , Sepsis , Serbia , Snooker , South East , Transport Safety , Vascular and Venous Disease
No other APPG Officer Positions
5 APPG Memberships
Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Early Education and Childcare , Faith and Society , Miscarriages of Justice , Youth Affairs
5 APPG Memberships
Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Early Education and Childcare , Faith and Society , Miscarriages of Justice , Youth Affairs
No other APPG Officer Positions
9 APPG Memberships
Children's Online Safety , Environment , Fair Elections , International Conservation , Maternity , Mutuals , Parks and Green Spaces , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , Tidy Britain
9 APPG Memberships
Children's Online Safety , Environment , Fair Elections , International Conservation , Maternity , Mutuals , Parks and Green Spaces , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , Tidy Britain
3 APPG Officer Positions
British Sikhs , Thames Estuary Fair Economic Growth , Youth Affairs
4 APPG Memberships
Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Prostate Cancer , Sepsis
British Sikhs , Thames Estuary Fair Economic Growth , Youth Affairs
4 APPG Memberships
Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Prostate Cancer , Sepsis
1 APPG Officer Position
Football
5 APPG Memberships
Football Supporters , Humanist , Maternity , Mutuals , University
Football
5 APPG Memberships
Football Supporters , Humanist , Maternity , Mutuals , University
1 APPG Officer Position
Reserves and Cadets
8 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Baby Loss , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Fair Elections , Manufacturing , Maternity , University , Waterways
Reserves and Cadets
8 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Baby Loss , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Fair Elections , Manufacturing , Maternity , University , Waterways
4 APPG Officer Positions
Archives and History , Belarus , Local Transport , Sustainable Plastics
3 APPG Memberships
City Regions Transport , Maternity , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
Archives and History , Belarus , Local Transport , Sustainable Plastics
3 APPG Memberships
City Regions Transport , Maternity , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
6 APPG Officer Positions
Dark Skies , Fairgrounds and Circuses , Genetic Haemochromatosis , Mongolia , Shakespeare , Shellfish Aquaculture
6 APPG Memberships
Beer , Defence Technology , Parkrun , Parks and Green Spaces , Sepsis , Tidy Britain
Dark Skies , Fairgrounds and Circuses , Genetic Haemochromatosis , Mongolia , Shakespeare , Shellfish Aquaculture
6 APPG Memberships
Beer , Defence Technology , Parkrun , Parks and Green Spaces , Sepsis , Tidy Britain
2 APPG Officer Positions
Governance and Inclusive Leadership , Multiple Sclerosis
2 APPG Memberships
Fair Elections , Maternity
Governance and Inclusive Leadership , Multiple Sclerosis
2 APPG Memberships
Fair Elections , Maternity
Contact Details
Show/HideRegistered Contact:
Adam Thompson MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.
Email: [email protected]
Public Enquiry Point:
Adam Honeysett-Watts, do Different.
Email: [email protected]
Secretariat:
do Different. acts as the group's secretariat. https://dodifferent.uk/
Benefits in Kind
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Date
1 Jan 2026
1 Jan 2026
Source
do Different.
do Different.
Description
do Different. is paid by the British Furniture Confederation to act as the group's secretariat. From: 01/01/2026 To: 18/03/2026
do Different. is paid by the British Furniture Confederation to act as the group's secretariat. From: 01/01/2026 To: 18/03/2026
Value
£6,001
£6,001
Date
19 Mar 2025
19 Mar 2025
Source
Brevia Consulting
Brevia Consulting
Description
Brevia Consulting is paid by British Furniture Confederation to act as the group's secretariat From : 19/03/2025 To : 18/03/2026
Brevia Consulting is paid by British Furniture Confederation to act as the group's secretariat From : 19/03/2025 To : 18/03/2026
Value
£25,501
£25,501
Date
19 Mar 2025
19 Mar 2025
Source
Brevia Consulting
Brevia Consulting
Description
Brevia Consulting is paid by British Furniture Confederation to act as the group's secretariat From: 19/03/2025 To: 18/03/2026
Brevia Consulting is paid by British Furniture Confederation to act as the group's secretariat From: 19/03/2025 To: 18/03/2026
Value
£25,501
£25,501
Date
19 Mar 2025
19 Mar 2025
Source
Brevia Consulting
Brevia Consulting
Description
Brevia Consulting was paid by British Furniture Confederation to act as the group's secretariat. (Originally registered 08/04/2025) From: 19/03/2025 To: 31/12/2025
Brevia Consulting was paid by British Furniture Confederation to act as the group's secretariat. (Originally registered 08/04/2025) From: 19/03/2025 To: 31/12/2025
Value
£21,001
£21,001
Date
27 Jan 2024
27 Jan 2024
Source
Brevia Consulting
Brevia Consulting
Description
Brevia Consulting is paid by British Furniture Confederation to act as the group's secretariat From : 27/01/2024 To : 26/01/2025
Brevia Consulting is paid by British Furniture Confederation to act as the group's secretariat From : 27/01/2024 To : 26/01/2025
Value
£24,001
£24,001
Date
27 Jan 2023
27 Jan 2023
Source
Brevia Consulting
Brevia Consulting
Description
Brevia Consulting is paid by British Furniture Confederation to act as the group's secretariat From : 27/01/2023 To : 26/01/2024
Brevia Consulting is paid by British Furniture Confederation to act as the group's secretariat From : 27/01/2023 To : 26/01/2024
Value
£22,501
£22,501
Date
27 Jan 2022
27 Jan 2022
Source
Brevia Consulting
Brevia Consulting
Description
Brevia Consulting is paid by British Furniture Confederation to act as the group's secretariat From : 27/01/2022 To : 26/01/2023
Brevia Consulting is paid by British Furniture Confederation to act as the group's secretariat From : 27/01/2022 To : 26/01/2023
Value
£22,501
£22,501
Date
27 Jan 2021
27 Jan 2021
Source
Brevia Consulting
Brevia Consulting
Description
Brevia Consulting is paid by British Furniture Confederation to act as the group's secretariat From : 27/01/2021 To : 26/01/2022
Brevia Consulting is paid by British Furniture Confederation to act as the group's secretariat From : 27/01/2021 To : 26/01/2022
Value
£22,501
£22,501
Date
27 Jan 2020
27 Jan 2020
Source
Brevia Consulting
Brevia Consulting
Description
Brevia Consulting is paid by British Furniture Confederation to act as the group's secretariat From : 27/01/2020 To : 26/01/2021
Brevia Consulting is paid by British Furniture Confederation to act as the group's secretariat From : 27/01/2020 To : 26/01/2021
Value
£22,501
£22,501
Date
6 Sep 2018
6 Sep 2018
Source
Brevia Consulting
Brevia Consulting
Description
Brevia Consulting is paid by British Furniture Confederation to act as the group's secretariat From : 06/09/2018 To : 05/09/2019
Brevia Consulting is paid by British Furniture Confederation to act as the group's secretariat From : 06/09/2018 To : 05/09/2019
Value
£22,501
£22,501
Date
6 Sep 2017
6 Sep 2017
Source
Brevia Consulting
Brevia Consulting
Description
Brevia Consulting is paid by British Furniture Confederation to act as the group's secretariat From : 06/09/2017 To : 05/09/2018
Brevia Consulting is paid by British Furniture Confederation to act as the group's secretariat From : 06/09/2017 To : 05/09/2018
Value
£22,501
£22,501
Date
11 Oct 2016
11 Oct 2016
Source
British Furniture Confederation
British Furniture Confederation
Description
Afternoon tea
Afternoon tea
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
1 Jul 2016
1 Jul 2016
Source
Brevia Consulting
Brevia Consulting
Description
Brevia Consulting is paid by British Furniture Confederation to act as the group's secretariat From : 01/07/2016 To : 30/06/2017
Brevia Consulting is paid by British Furniture Confederation to act as the group's secretariat From : 01/07/2016 To : 30/06/2017
Value
£22,501
£22,501
Date
1 Jan 2016
1 Jan 2016
Source
Brevia Consulting
Brevia Consulting
Description
Brevia Consulting is paid by British Furniture Confederation to act as the group's secretariat From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Brevia Consulting is paid by British Furniture Confederation to act as the group's secretariat From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Value
£22,501
£22,501
Date
1 Jan 2015
1 Jan 2015
Source
Brevia Consulting
Brevia Consulting
Description
Secretariat From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Secretariat From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£22,501
£22,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Furniture Industry APPG