North East APPG

First Registered: 05/04/2023 • Last updated on: 20/11/2024

To provide a strong and united voice for the North East in Westminster, gathering political and business leaders to build consensus and drive investment and growth for the benefit of communities throughout the North East 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
Kate Osborne Portrait
Kate Osborne
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Jarrow and Gateshead East
Joined: 5th April 2023
1 APPG Membership
Women's Football
Lord Beith Portrait
Lord Beith
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 5th April 2023
2 APPG Memberships
Channel Islands , Georgia
Emma Lewell-Buck Portrait
Emma Lewell-Buck
Officer
Labour - South Shields
Joined: 5th April 2023
1 APPG Membership
Child of the North
Lord Wharton of Yarm Portrait
Lord Wharton of Yarm
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 20th November 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Kate Osborne MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 0191 466 1509.

Email: kate.osborne.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://northeastappg.org

Date
4 Sep 2024
Source
Devo@Inflect
Description
Devo@Inflect is paid by the following to act as the group's secretariat: Port of Tyne, Teesside University, Go-Ahead Group, Northumbrian Water   From : 04/09/2024 To : 03/09/2025
Value
£15,001
Date
28 Feb 2023
Source
DevoConnect
Description
Secretariat   From : 28/02/2023 To : 27/02/2024
Value
£10,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the North East APPG

Former APPG Officers
Ian Levy Portrait
Ian Levy
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Blyth Valley
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Julie Elliott Portrait
Julie Elliott
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Sunderland Central
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Curry of Kirkharle Portrait
Lord Curry of Kirkharle
Officer
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
Mary Glindon Portrait
Mary Glindon
Officer
Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
Baroness Grey-Thompson Portrait
Baroness Grey-Thompson
Officer
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
3 APPG Memberships
Rail , Women in Parliament , Women's Football
Paul Howell Portrait
Paul Howell
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Sedgefield
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Mary Kelly Foy Portrait
Mary Kelly Foy
Officer
Labour - City of Durham
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
Chi Onwurah Portrait
Chi Onwurah
Officer
Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Memberships
Africa , Engineering , Jazz , Space
Lord Wrigglesworth Portrait
Lord Wrigglesworth
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Catherine McKinnell Portrait
Catherine McKinnell
Officer
Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne North
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships