Race Equality in Education APPG

First Registered: 21/04/2021 • Last updated on: 31/07/2025

To support children and students from racialised backgrounds, to enhance educational environments, and to increase racial diversity in teaching across the UK.

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
Diane Abbott Portrait
Diane Abbott
Chair & Registered Contact
Independent - Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Joined: 21st April 2021
Lord Woolley of Woodford Portrait
Lord Woolley of Woodford
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 21st April 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
Gypsies, Travellers and Roma
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Ms Diane Abbott MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 4426.

Email: diane.abbott.office@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

L’myah Sherae, Enact Equality

Email: secretariat@raceequalityineducationappg.org

Secretariat:

Enact Equality acts as the group's secretariat. https://enactequality.co.uk/

Group's Website:

https://raceequalityineducationappg.org/

Date
22 Feb 2022
Source
Enact Equality Ltd
Description
Enact Equality Ltd is paid by Advance HE to act as the group's secretariat   From : 22/02/2022 To : 21/02/2023
Value
£4,501
Date
22 Feb 2021
Source
Enact Equality Ltd
Description
Enact Equality Ltd is paid by the following to act as the group's secretariat: Education Development Trust, Equaliteach, Advance HE   From : 22/02/2021 To : 21/02/2022
Value
£7,501
Date
22 Feb 2021
Source
Enact Equality Ltd
Description
Enact Equality Ltd is paid by the following to act as the group's secretariat: Education Development Trust, Equaliteach, Advance HE, Trust for London   From : 22/02/2021 To : 21/02/2022
Value
£10,501
Date
22 Feb 2021
Source
Enact Equality Ltd
Description
Enact Equality Ltd is paid by the following to act as the group's secretariat: Education Development Trust, Equaliteach, Advance HE, Trust for London, GCSEPod   From : 22/02/2021 To : 21/02/2022
Value
£16,501
Date
22 Feb 2021
Source
Enact Equality Ltd
Description
Enact Equality Ltd is paid by the following to act as the group's secretariat: Education Development Trust, Equaliteach, Advance HE, Trust for London, GCSEPod, Paul Hamlyn Foundation   From : 22/02/2021 To : 21/02/2022
Value
£30,001

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Race Equality in Education APPG

Former APPG Officers
Adam Afriyie Portrait
Adam Afriyie
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Windsor
Joined: 21st April 2021
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon Portrait
Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 30th May 2024
1 APPG Officer Position
Jamaica

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Boswell of Aynho Portrait
Lord Boswell of Aynho
Officer
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Hooper Portrait
Baroness Hooper
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 17th May 2023
9 APPG Officer Positions
CAFOD , Education , Egypt , Haiti , International Law, Justice and Accountability , Latin America , Mexico , Portugal , Spain

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Mobarik Portrait
Baroness Mobarik
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 17th May 2023
5 APPG Officer Positions
Boxing , Foreign Affairs , Jordan , Kashmir , Pakistan

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Bichard Portrait
Lord Bichard
Officer
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Chakrabarti Portrait
Baroness Chakrabarti
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Empey Portrait
Lord Empey
Officer
Ulster Unionist Party - Life peer
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Griffiths of Burry Port Portrait
Lord Griffiths of Burry Port
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 17th May 2023
1 APPG Officer Position
Haiti

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Blower Portrait
Baroness Blower
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 17th May 2023
5 APPG Officer Positions
Airport Communities , Food and Drink , Global Education , Kurds , School Food

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Hall of Birkenhead Portrait
Lord Hall of Birkenhead
Officer
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Hastings of Scarisbrick Portrait
Lord Hastings of Scarisbrick
Officer
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Jay of Ewelme Portrait
Lord Jay of Ewelme
Officer
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 17th May 2023
1 APPG Officer Position
Trafficked Britons in Syria

No other APPG Memberships

Lord McNicol of West Kilbride Portrait
Lord McNicol of West Kilbride
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 17th May 2023
Lord Oates Portrait
Lord Oates
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 17th May 2023
2 APPG Officer Positions
Africa , Global Health and Security

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Palmer of Childs Hill Portrait
Lord Palmer of Childs Hill
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 17th May 2023
2 APPG Officer Positions
British Jews , Israel

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Pickles Portrait
Lord Pickles
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Uddin Portrait
Baroness Uddin
Officer
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 17th May 2023
6 APPG Officer Positions
Commonwealth , Digital Identity , Libya , Saudi Arabia , Turkey , Women and Work

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Porter of Spalding Portrait
Lord Porter of Spalding
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

None Portrait
Baroness Goudie
Officer
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Shipley Portrait
Lord Shipley
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Bilimoria Portrait
Lord Bilimoria
Officer
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 17th May 2023
5 APPG Officer Positions
Entrepreneurship , India , International Students , Maldives , Manufacturing

No other APPG Memberships

Afzal Khan Portrait
Afzal Khan
Vice Chair
Labour - Manchester Rusholme
Joined: 21st April 2021
Departed: 17th May 2023
6 APPG Officer Positions
Bahrain , British Muslims , Central Asia , Greater Manchester , Pakistan , Parks and Green Spaces

No other APPG Memberships

David Simmonds Portrait
David Simmonds
Officer
Conservative - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
Joined: 21st April 2021
Departed: 17th May 2023
3 APPG Officer Positions
British Jews , Heritage Rail , Migration

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Boateng Portrait
Lord Boateng
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 21st April 2021
Departed: 17th May 2023
2 APPG Officer Positions
Black Health , Ghana

No other APPG Memberships

Peter Bottomley Portrait
Peter Bottomley
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Worthing West
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Naz Shah Portrait
Naz Shah
Officer
Labour - Bradford West
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 17th May 2023
2 APPG Officer Positions
Foreign Affairs , Islamic and Ethical Finance

No other APPG Memberships

Taiwo Owatemi Portrait
Taiwo Owatemi
Officer
Labour - Coventry North West
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi Portrait
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Officer
Labour - Slough
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 17th May 2023
3 APPG Officer Positions
Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , South East , Western Rail Link to Heathrow

No other APPG Memberships

Karen Buck Portrait
Karen Buck
Officer
Labour - Former Member for Westminster North
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Ian Mearns Portrait
Ian Mearns
Officer
Labour - Former Member for Gateshead
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

None Portrait
Kate Green
Officer
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

John McNally Portrait
John McNally
Officer
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Falkirk
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Nusrat Ghani Portrait
Nusrat Ghani
Officer
Conservative - Sussex Weald
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Marsha De Cordova Portrait
Marsha De Cordova
Officer
Labour - Battersea
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 17th May 2023
6 APPG Officer Positions
Christians in Parliament , Disability , Eye Health and Visual Impairment , Football , Jamaica , Tennis

No other APPG Memberships

Peter Gibson Portrait
Peter Gibson
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Darlington
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Bishop of Durham Portrait
Lord Bishop of Durham
Officer
Bishops - Bishops
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Singh of Wimbledon Portrait
Lord Singh of Wimbledon
Officer
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Wei Portrait
Lord Wei
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Simon Fell Portrait
Simon Fell
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Barrow and Furness
Joined: 21st April 2021
Departed: 15th June 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Valerie Vaz Portrait
Valerie Vaz
Officer
Labour - Walsall and Bloxwich
Joined: 21st April 2021
Departed: 15th June 2022
5 APPG Officer Positions
Classical Music , Gardening and Horticulture , Parkrun , Portugal , Publishing

No other APPG Memberships