Skills and Employment APPG
First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 10/03/2021
Note: This APPG was last registered on 10th March 2021. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 18th June 2025 and may be defunct. Perhaps you are looking for the Skills, Careers and Employment APPG?
Cross-party coalition of parliamentarians devoted to raising the profile of skills and employment policy. Brings together Parliament, employers, and the skills sector to ensure that skills policy promotes social mobility, lifelong learning opportunities and local economic growth.
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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Rob Roberts
Officer
Independent - Former Member for Delyn
Joined: 20th May 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Nick Fletcher
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Don Valley
Joined: 20th May 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Nicola Richards
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for West Bromwich East
Joined: 20th May 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Emma Hardy
Officer
Labour - Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
Joined: 20th May 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Robert Halfon
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Harlow
Joined: 11th September 2019Departed: 10th March 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Lucas
Officer
Conservative - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 10th March 2021
6 APPG Officer Positions
Coastal Communities , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Dyslexia , Modernising Employment , Social Mobility , Tidy Britain
Coastal Communities , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Dyslexia , Modernising Employment , Social Mobility , Tidy Britain
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Garden of Frognal
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 31st August 2016Departed: 10th March 2021
4 APPG Officer Positions
Funerals and Bereavement , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Skills, Careers and Employment , T-Levels
Funerals and Bereavement , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Skills, Careers and Employment , T-Levels
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Norton of Louth
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 11th September 2019Departed: 10th March 2021
2 APPG Officer Positions
Skills, Careers and Employment , Social Science and Policy
Skills, Careers and Employment , Social Science and Policy
No other APPG Memberships
Barry Sheerman
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Former Member for Huddersfield
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 10th March 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
John Hayes
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - South Holland and The Deepings
Joined: 11th September 2019Departed: 10th March 2021
6 APPG Officer Positions
Acquired Brain Injury , Craft , Genetic Haemochromatosis , Lebanon , Skills, Careers and Employment , UK Fresh Produce Network
Acquired Brain Injury , Craft , Genetic Haemochromatosis , Lebanon , Skills, Careers and Employment , UK Fresh Produce Network
No other APPG Memberships
Bim Afolami
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Hitchin and Harpenden
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Bob Blackman
Officer
Conservative - Harrow East
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
6 APPG Officer Positions
British Hindus , Fire Safety and Rescue , Homelessness , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Israel , Smoking and Health
British Hindus , Fire Safety and Rescue , Homelessness , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Israel , Smoking and Health
No other APPG Memberships
Ben Bradley
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Mansfield
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
Officer
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 11th September 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Chi Onwurah
Officer
Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 31st July 2019
Baroness Maclean of Redditch
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 31st July 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Layla Moran
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 31st July 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lucy Powell
Officer
Labour (Co-op) - Manchester Central
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 18th July 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Heidi Allen
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Former Member for South Cambridgeshire
Joined: 31st August 2016Departed: 18th July 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Marion Fellows
Officer
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Motherwell and Wishaw
Joined: 31st August 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Neil Carmichael
Officer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
John Stevenson
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Carlisle
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 21st July 2016
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Sharp of Guildford
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 21st July 2016
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Contact Details
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Sir John Hayes MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 1389.
Email: hayesj@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Simon Kelleher, Policy Connect, 7-14 Great Dover Street, London SE1 4YR. Tel: 0207 202 8576
Email: simon.kelleher@policyconnect.org.uk
Secretariat:
Policy Connect acts as the group's secretariat. http://www.policyconnect.org.uk/
Group's Website:
Benefits in Kind
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Date
12 Feb 2020
12 Feb 2020
Source
Policy Connect
Policy Connect
Description
Policy Connect is paid by the following to act as the group's secretariat: ACCA, AELP, APM UK, CILEx, City and Guilds, CPD Standards Office, Edge Foundation, FETL, HVM Catapult, Jisc, LCBT, Learning and Work Institute, LTE Group, Metaswitch Networks, SEMTA, Shakespeare Martineau, South Thames Colleges Group, UCU, WorldSkills UK From : 12/02/2020 To : 11/02/2021
Policy Connect is paid by the following to act as the group's secretariat: ACCA, AELP, APM UK, CILEx, City and Guilds, CPD Standards Office, Edge Foundation, FETL, HVM Catapult, Jisc, LCBT, Learning and Work Institute, LTE Group, Metaswitch Networks, SEMTA, Shakespeare Martineau, South Thames Colleges Group, UCU, WorldSkills UK From : 12/02/2020 To : 11/02/2021
Value
£40,501
£40,501
Date
11 Jul 2019
11 Jul 2019
Source
Policy Connect
Policy Connect
Description
Secretariat From : 11/07/2019 To : 10/07/2020
Secretariat From : 11/07/2019 To : 10/07/2020
Value
£79,501
£79,501
Date
11 Jul 2018
11 Jul 2018
Source
Policy Connect
Policy Connect
Description
Secretariat From : 11/07/2018 To : 10/07/2019
Secretariat From : 11/07/2018 To : 10/07/2019
Value
£79,501
£79,501
Date
11 Jul 2017
11 Jul 2017
Source
Policy Connect
Policy Connect
Description
Secretariat From : 11/07/2017 To : 10/07/2018
Secretariat From : 11/07/2017 To : 10/07/2018
Value
£88,501
£88,501
Financial Benefits Received
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Date
10 Apr 2017
10 Apr 2017
Source
City & Guilds
City & Guilds
Value
£5,950
£5,950
Date
21 Mar 2017
21 Mar 2017
Source
HVM Catapult
HVM Catapult
Value
£2,500
£2,500
Date
16 Mar 2017
16 Mar 2017
Source
Edge
Edge
Value
£3,750
£3,750
Date
15 Mar 2017
15 Mar 2017
Source
ACCA
ACCA
Value
£5,950
£5,950
Date
2 Mar 2017
2 Mar 2017
Source
Cilex
Cilex
Value
£1,875
£1,875
Date
1 Mar 2017
1 Mar 2017
Source
Semta
Semta
Value
£3,500
£3,500
Date
1 Mar 2017
1 Mar 2017
Source
OCR
OCR
Value
£6,400
£6,400
Date
28 Feb 2017
28 Feb 2017
Source
The Manchester College
The Manchester College
Value
£3,750
£3,750
Date
25 Dec 2016
25 Dec 2016
Source
OCR
OCR
Value
£3,750
£3,750
Date
15 Dec 2016
15 Dec 2016
Source
Hadlow College
Hadlow College
Value
£3,750
£3,750
Date
30 Nov 2016
30 Nov 2016
Source
HVM Catapult
HVM Catapult
Value
£3,750
£3,750
Date
25 Nov 2016
25 Nov 2016
Source
KFC
KFC
Value
£5,750
£5,750
Date
17 Nov 2016
17 Nov 2016
Source
FAB
FAB
Value
£3,333
£3,333
Date
15 Nov 2016
15 Nov 2016
Source
AELP
AELP
Value
£5,950
£5,950
Date
15 Nov 2016
15 Nov 2016
Source
Edge
Edge
Value
£3,750
£3,750
Date
14 Nov 2016
14 Nov 2016
Source
ASDAN
ASDAN
Value
£3,750
£3,750
Date
30 Sep 2016
30 Sep 2016
Source
Pearson
Pearson
Value
£5,950
£5,950
Date
30 Sep 2016
30 Sep 2016
Source
CILEX
CILEX
Value
£1,875
£1,875
Date
23 Sep 2016
23 Sep 2016
Source
Find a Future
Find a Future
Value
£3,750
£3,750
Date
14 Sep 2016
14 Sep 2016
Source
OCR
OCR
Value
£3,750
£3,750
Date
26 Jul 2016
26 Jul 2016
Source
South Thames College
South Thames College
Value
£3,750
£3,750
Date
14 Jul 2016
14 Jul 2016
Source
Edge
Edge
Value
£3,750
£3,750
Date
13 Jun 2016
13 Jun 2016
Source
Metaswitch Networks
Metaswitch Networks
Value
£3,750
£3,750
Date
18 May 2016
18 May 2016
Source
OCR
OCR
Value
£3,750
£3,750
Date
18 May 2016
18 May 2016
Source
TH PR DE CON LTD
TH PR DE CON LTD
Value
£3,750
£3,750
Date
31 Mar 2016
31 Mar 2016
Source
CILEX
CILEX
Value
£1,875
£1,875
Date
17 Mar 2016
17 Mar 2016
Source
Manchester College
Manchester College
Value
£3,750
£3,750
Date
16 Mar 2016
16 Mar 2016
Source
ACCA
ACCA
Value
£5,950
£5,950
Date
15 Feb 2016
15 Feb 2016
Source
City & Guilds
City & Guilds
Value
£5,950
£5,950
Date
12 Feb 2016
12 Feb 2016
Source
Further Education Trust for Leadership
Further Education Trust for Leadership
Value
£3,750
£3,750
Date
20 Jan 2016
20 Jan 2016
Source
OCR
OCR
Value
£3,500
£3,500
Date
6 Nov 2015
6 Nov 2015
Source
Pearson
Pearson
Value
£5,950
£5,950
Date
5 Nov 2015
5 Nov 2015
Source
UCU
UCU
Value
£3,750
£3,750
Date
4 Oct 2015
4 Oct 2015
Source
UCU
UCU
Value
£3,750
£3,750
Date
30 Sep 2015
30 Sep 2015
Source
OCR
OCR
Value
£3,500
£3,500
Date
28 Sep 2015
28 Sep 2015
Source
KFC
KFC
Value
£5,950
£5,950
Date
18 Sep 2015
18 Sep 2015
Source
EMFEC
EMFEC
Value
£3,750
£3,750
Date
10 Sep 2015
10 Sep 2015
Source
AAT
AAT
Value
£3,750
£3,750
Date
10 Aug 2015
10 Aug 2015
Source
Edge
Edge
Value
£3,750
£3,750
Date
10 Aug 2015
10 Aug 2015
Source
AAT
AAT
Value
£3,750
£3,750
Date
24 Jul 2015
24 Jul 2015
Source
CILEX
CILEX
Value
£1,875
£1,875
Date
22 Jul 2015
22 Jul 2015
Source
Find a Future
Find a Future
Value
£3,750
£3,750
Date
6 Jul 2015
6 Jul 2015
Source
A4E
A4E
Value
£3,750
£3,750
Date
23 Jun 2015
23 Jun 2015
Source
Education and Training Foundation
Education and Training Foundation
Value
£3,750
£3,750
Date
29 May 2015
29 May 2015
Source
157 Group
157 Group
Value
£3,500
£3,500
Date
29 May 2015
29 May 2015
Source
South Thames College
South Thames College
Value
£3,500
£3,500
Date
27 Mar 2015
27 Mar 2015
Source
Association of Accounting Technicians
Association of Accounting Technicians
Value
£3,750
£3,750
Date
27 Mar 2015
27 Mar 2015
Source
Association of Accounting Technicians
Association of Accounting Technicians
Value
£4,500
£4,500
Date
20 Mar 2015
20 Mar 2015
Source
Interserve
Interserve
Value
£5,950
£5,950
Date
20 Mar 2015
20 Mar 2015
Source
The Manchester College Group
The Manchester College Group
Value
£3,750
£3,750
Date
12 Mar 2015
12 Mar 2015
Source
Metaswitch Networks
Metaswitch Networks
Value
£3,750
£3,750
Date
27 Feb 2015
27 Feb 2015
Source
Skills Active
Skills Active
Value
£5,950
£5,950
Date
20 Jan 2015
20 Jan 2015
Source
Further Education Trust for Leadership
Further Education Trust for Leadership
Value
£3,750
£3,750
Date
20 Jan 2015
20 Jan 2015
Source
City & Guilds
City & Guilds
Value
£5,950
£5,950