Greater Manchester APPG

First Registered: 29/03/2017 • Last updated on: 09/10/2024

To provide a strong and united voice for Greater Manchester in Westminster, gathering political and business leaders to build consensus and drive investment and growth for the benefit of communities throughout the region.

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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4 Current APPG Officers
Jo Platt Portrait
Jo Platt
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour (Co-op) - Leigh and Atherton
Joined: 9th October 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Afzal Khan Portrait
Afzal Khan
Officer
Labour - Manchester Rusholme
Joined: 24th February 2020
1 APPG Membership
British Muslims
Lord Altrincham Portrait
Lord Altrincham
Officer
Conservative - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 9th October 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Goddard of Stockport Portrait
Lord Goddard of Stockport
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 29th March 2017
2 APPG Memberships
Fire Safety and Rescue , Greece
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Jo Platt MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.

Email: jo.platt.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Gill Morris, Devo@Inflect. Tel: 07976 263 869

Email: gill@devoinflect.co.uk

Secretariat:

Devo@Inflect acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.inflect.co.uk/

Group's Website:

https://gmappg.org.uk/

Date
9 Sep 2024
Source
Devo@Inflect
Description
Secretariat   From : 09/09/2024 To : 08/09/2025
Value
£15,001
Date
21 Jan 2021
Source
DevoConnect
Description
DevoConnect is paid by United Utilities, Greater Manchester Housing Providers, Amey, COOP and Electricity North West to act as the group's secretariat.   From : 21/01/2021 To : 20/01/2022
Value
£24,001
Date
21 Jan 2020
Source
DevoConnect
Description
DevoConnect is paid by United Utilities, Greater Manchester Housing Providers (GMHP), Amey, GMCVO, Manchester Airport (MAG), Electricity North West (ENW) to act as the group's secretariat   From : 21/01/2020 To : 20/01/2021
Value
£27,001
Date
4 Jul 2018
Source
DevoConnect
Description
Secretariat   From : 04/07/2018 To : 03/07/2019
Value
£24,001
Date
4 Jul 2017
Source
DevoConnect
Description
Secretariat   From : 04/07/2017 To : 03/07/2018
Value
£12,001
Date
7 Feb 2017
Source
Devo Connect
Description
Secretariat   From : 07/02/2017 To : 06/02/2018
Value
£12,001

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Greater Manchester APPG

Former APPG Officers
Andrew Gwynne Portrait
Andrew Gwynne
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour (Co-op) - Gorton and Denton
Joined: 10th March 2021
Departed: 2nd June 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Lucy Powell Portrait
Lucy Powell
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Manchester Central
Joined: 29th March 2017
Departed: 2nd June 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Yvonne Fovargue Portrait
Yvonne Fovargue
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Makerfield
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 2nd June 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Jim McMahon Portrait
Jim McMahon
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 2nd June 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Navendu Mishra Portrait
Navendu Mishra
Vice Chair
Labour - Stockport
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 2nd June 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Stunell Portrait
Lord Stunell
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 2nd June 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Jonathan Reynolds Portrait
Jonathan Reynolds
Secretary
Labour (Co-op) - Stalybridge and Hyde
Joined: 29th March 2017
Departed: 2nd June 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Yasmin Qureshi Portrait
Yasmin Qureshi
Treasurer
Labour - Bolton South and Walkden
Joined: 29th March 2017
Departed: 2nd June 2021
1 APPG Membership
Dentistry and Oral Health
Baroness Newlove Portrait
Baroness Newlove
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 21st April 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Chris Green Portrait
Chris Green
Vice-Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Bolton West
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Morris of Bolton Portrait
Baroness Morris of Bolton
Vice-Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 29th March 2017
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Ivan Lewis Portrait
Ivan Lewis
Vice-Chair
Independent - Former Member for Bury South
Joined: 29th March 2017
Departed: 10th October 2018
No other APPG Memberships