Furniture Industry APPG

First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 18/06/2025

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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Reticulating Splines
4 Current APPG Officers
Adam Thompson Portrait
Adam Thompson
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Erewash
Joined: 7th May 2025
Sarah Smith Portrait
Sarah Smith
Officer
Labour - Hyndburn
Joined: 7th May 2025
Baroness Taylor of Bolton Portrait
Baroness Taylor of Bolton
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Officer Position
Football
4 APPG Memberships
Football Supporters , Humanist , Mutuals , University
16 Current APPG Members
Lee Anderson Portrait
Lee Anderson
Member
Reform UK - Ashfield
1 APPG Officer Position
Sepsis
1 APPG Membership
Listed Properties
Antonia Bance Portrait
Antonia Bance
Member
Labour - Tipton and Wednesbury
Alex McIntyre Portrait
Alex McIntyre
Member
Labour - Gloucester
1 APPG Officer Position
Diabetes
4 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Carers , Homelessness , Key Cities
Anneliese Midgley Portrait
Anneliese Midgley
Member
Labour - Knowsley
Joe Morris Portrait
Joe Morris
Member
Labour - Hexham
Jeevun Sandher Portrait
Jeevun Sandher
Member
Labour - Loughborough
Laurence Turner Portrait
Laurence Turner
Member
Labour - Birmingham Northfield
James Wild Portrait
James Wild
Member
Conservative - North West Norfolk
Sean Woodcock Portrait
Sean Woodcock
Member
Labour - Banbury
2 APPG Officer Positions
Governance and Inclusive Leadership , Multiple Sclerosis

No other APPG Memberships

Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Adam Thompson MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.

Email: adam.thompson.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Matthew Vallender, Brevia Consulting. Tel: 020 7091 1650

Email: matthew.vallender@brevia.co.uk

Secretariat:

Brevia Consulting acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.brevia.co.uk/

Date
19 Mar 2025
Source
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
Value
£25,501
Date
27 Jan 2024
Source
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
Value
£24,001
Date
27 Jan 2023
Source
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
Value
£22,501
Date
27 Jan 2022
Source
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
Value
£22,501
Date
27 Jan 2021
Source
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
Value
£22,501
Date
27 Jan 2020
Source
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
Value
£22,501
Date
6 Sep 2018
Source
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
Value
£22,501
Date
6 Sep 2017
Source
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
Value
£22,501
Date
11 Oct 2016
Source
British Furniture Confederation
Description
Afternoon tea
Value
£1,501
Date
1 Jul 2016
Source
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
Value
£22,501
Date
1 Jan 2016
Source
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
Value
£22,501
Date
1 Jan 2015
Source
Brevia Consulting
Description
Secretariat   From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£22,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Furniture Industry APPG

Former APPG Officers
Mark Eastwood Portrait
Mark Eastwood
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Dewsbury
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Maggie Throup Portrait
Maggie Throup
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Erewash
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Sara Britcliffe Portrait
Sara Britcliffe
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Hyndburn
Joined: 17th May 2023
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Warsi Portrait
Baroness Warsi
Vice Chair
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 24th November 2016
Departed: 24th January 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
British Muslims , Palestine , Qatar

No other APPG Memberships

Paul Howell Portrait
Paul Howell
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Sedgefield
Joined: 21st April 2021
Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Kim Leadbeater Portrait
Kim Leadbeater
Vice Chair
Labour - Spen Valley
Joined: 15th June 2022
Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

James Daly Portrait
James Daly
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Bury North
Joined: 15th June 2022
Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

None Portrait
Rosie Cooper
Vice Chair
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 22nd February 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Mike Wood Portrait
Mike Wood
Vice Chair
Conservative - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Joined: 24th November 2016
Departed: 19th October 2022
Steve Baker Portrait
Steve Baker
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Wycombe
Joined: 15th June 2022
Departed: 7th September 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Paula Sherriff Portrait
Paula Sherriff
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Dewsbury
Joined: 24th November 2016
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Stephen McPartland Portrait
Stephen McPartland
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Stevenage
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 14th March 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Davies of Coity Portrait
Lord Davies of Coity
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 12th October 2016
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Hoyle Portrait
Lord Hoyle
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 12th October 2016
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships