SME (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) House Builders APPG
First Registered: 29/08/2018 • Last updated on: 07/05/2025
To examine the operations of SME housebuilders in the UK; discover and highlight best practice; review the regulatory regime affecting the market, looking at ways of improving the delivery of new homes and making recommendations on how Parliament can improve regulation to deliver more effective building of homes by SMEs.
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
3 Current APPG Officers
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2 APPG Officer Positions
Bus and Coach , Cyber Innovation
6 APPG Memberships
Animal Welfare , Customer Service , Humanist , Infrastructure , Listed Properties , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
Bus and Coach , Cyber Innovation
6 APPG Memberships
Animal Welfare , Customer Service , Humanist , Infrastructure , Listed Properties , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
2 APPG Officer Positions
Bus and Coach , Heritage Rail
2 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Beer
Bus and Coach , Heritage Rail
2 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Beer
4 APPG Officer Positions
Belarus , Israel , Kurdistan Region in Iraq , Magnitsky Sanctions and Reparation
6 APPG Memberships
Adoption and Permanence , British Jews , Bus and Coach , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Future of Work , Modern Conflict
Belarus , Israel , Kurdistan Region in Iraq , Magnitsky Sanctions and Reparation
6 APPG Memberships
Adoption and Permanence , British Jews , Bus and Coach , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Future of Work , Modern Conflict
Contact Details
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Sarah Edwards MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 01827 794 475.
Email: sarah.edwards.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Lynda Waltho, Hera Communications. Tel: 07845 282830
Email: lynda.waltho@heracomms.com
Secretariat:
Hera Communication Strategies acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.heracomms.com
Benefits in Kind
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Date
20 Jan 2024
20 Jan 2024
Source
EDS Building Solutions ltd
EDS Building Solutions ltd
Description
Secretariat From : 20/01/2024 To : 19/01/2025
Secretariat From : 20/01/2024 To : 19/01/2025
Value
£10,501
£10,501
Date
20 Jan 2023
20 Jan 2023
Source
ACW Public Affairs
ACW Public Affairs
Description
ACW Public Affairs is paid by Cowgills and Aldermore to act as the group’s secretariat From : 20/01/2023 To : 19/01/2024
ACW Public Affairs is paid by Cowgills and Aldermore to act as the group’s secretariat From : 20/01/2023 To : 19/01/2024
Value
£10,501
£10,501
Date
20 Jan 2022
20 Jan 2022
Source
ACW Public Affairs
ACW Public Affairs
Description
ACW Public Affairs is paid by Cowgills to act as the group’s secretariat From : 20/01/2022 To : 19/01/2023
ACW Public Affairs is paid by Cowgills to act as the group’s secretariat From : 20/01/2022 To : 19/01/2023
Value
£4,501
£4,501
Date
20 Jan 2020
20 Jan 2020
Source
Cumpsty Communications
Cumpsty Communications
Description
Cumpsty Communications is paid by Aldermore and Larkfleet to act as the group's secretariat From : 20/01/2020 To : 19/01/2021
Cumpsty Communications is paid by Aldermore and Larkfleet to act as the group's secretariat From : 20/01/2020 To : 19/01/2021
Value
£42,001
£42,001
Date
11 Jul 2019
11 Jul 2019
Source
Larkfleet
Larkfleet
Description
Secretariat From : 11/07/2019 To : 10/07/2020
Secretariat From : 11/07/2019 To : 10/07/2020
Value
£1,501
£1,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the SME (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) House Builders APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Mike Wood
Co-Chair
Conservative - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Joined: 28th March 2025Departed: 28th March 2025
6 APPG Officer Positions
Bus and Coach , Cyprus , Ethnicity Transplantation and Transfusion , Global Education , Sepsis , Speech and Language Difficulties
Bus and Coach , Cyprus , Ethnicity Transplantation and Transfusion , Global Education , Sepsis , Speech and Language Difficulties
No other APPG Memberships
5 APPG Officer Positions
City Regions Transport , Football , Local Government , Netherlands , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies
City Regions Transport , Football , Local Government , Netherlands , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies
No other APPG Memberships
Matt Western
Vice Chair
Labour - Warwick and Leamington
Joined: 31st July 2019Departed: 30th May 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
Canada , Electric Vehicle , International Students , Motor , Semiconductors , Video Games and Esports
Canada , Electric Vehicle , International Students , Motor , Semiconductors , Video Games and Esports
No other APPG Memberships
Eddie Hughes
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Walsall North
Joined: 31st July 2019Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Andrew Lewer
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Northampton South
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Mary Robinson
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Cheadle
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 13th December 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Thornhill
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 5th April 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Shaun Bailey
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for West Bromwich West
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 5th April 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Richard Bacon
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for South Norfolk
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 5th April 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
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
Earl of Lytton
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 5th April 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Robert Syms
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Poole
Joined: 15th June 2022Departed: 5th April 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Chris Green
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Bolton West
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 5th April 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Kevin Hollinrake
Vice Chair
Conservative - Thirsk and Malton
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 11th January 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Jerome Mayhew
Vice Chair
Conservative - Broadland and Fakenham
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 4th May 2022
Richard Holden
Vice Chair
Conservative - Basildon and Billericay
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 4th May 2022
6 APPG Officer Positions
Freedom of Speech , Freight and Logistics , Insurance and Financial Services , Media , Pubs , Self-Driving Vehicles
Freedom of Speech , Freight and Logistics , Insurance and Financial Services , Media , Pubs , Self-Driving Vehicles
No other APPG Memberships
David Simmonds
Vice Chair
Conservative - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 4th May 2022
Alexander Stafford
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Rother Valley
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 4th May 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Ben Everitt
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Milton Keynes North
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 4th May 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Neville-Rolfe
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 21st April 2021
Damien Moore
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Southport
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 21st April 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Jack Brereton
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Stoke-on-Trent South
Joined: 31st July 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lee Rowley
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for North East Derbyshire
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 19th June 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Darren Jones
Vice Chair
Labour - Bristol North West
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 19th June 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships