Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy APPG
First Registered: 02/01/2025 • Last updated on: 23/02/2026
Note: This APPG was last registered on 23rd February 2026. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 13th April 2026 and may be defunct. Perhaps you are looking for the Race and Community APPG?
To grow understanding of and support for mission-led businesses including cooperatives, social enterprises, and community businesses.
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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Patrick Hurley
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Southport
Joined: 2nd January 2025Departed: 23rd February 2026
4 APPG Officer Positions
Coastal Communities , Future of Work , Mutuals , Northern Culture
Coastal Communities , Future of Work , Mutuals , Northern Culture
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Thornton
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 2nd January 2025Departed: 23rd February 2026
12 APPG Officer Positions
Bangladesh , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Children who need Palliative Care , Citizens' Rights , Cuba , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Fair Elections , Greenland , Households in Temporary Accommodation , Intergenerational Inquiry , Occupational Safety and Health , Single-Parent Families
Bangladesh , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Children who need Palliative Care , Citizens' Rights , Cuba , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Fair Elections , Greenland , Households in Temporary Accommodation , Intergenerational Inquiry , Occupational Safety and Health , Single-Parent Families
No other APPG Memberships
Josh Babarinde
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Eastbourne
Joined: 2nd January 2025Departed: 23rd February 2026
29 Current APPG Members
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4 APPG Officer Positions
Dementia , Healthy Places , Kashmir , Palestine
9 APPG Memberships
Afghan Women and Girls , Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Beyond Pills , Child of the North , Fair Banking , Fair Elections , Miscarriages of Justice , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention
Dementia , Healthy Places , Kashmir , Palestine
9 APPG Memberships
Afghan Women and Girls , Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Beyond Pills , Child of the North , Fair Banking , Fair Elections , Miscarriages of Justice , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention
1 APPG Officer Position
Emotional Support for Parent Carers of Seriously Ill and Disabled Children
2 APPG Memberships
Fair Banking , Football Supporters
Emotional Support for Parent Carers of Seriously Ill and Disabled Children
2 APPG Memberships
Fair Banking , Football Supporters
1 APPG Officer Position
Women in Transport
13 APPG Memberships
Access to Justice , Autism , Bosnia and Herzegovina , British Sign Language , CAFOD , Creative Health , Freight and Logistics , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Infrastructure , Long Covid , Net Zero , Small Modular Reactors , Waterways
Women in Transport
13 APPG Memberships
Access to Justice , Autism , Bosnia and Herzegovina , British Sign Language , CAFOD , Creative Health , Freight and Logistics , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Infrastructure , Long Covid , Net Zero , Small Modular Reactors , Waterways
1 APPG Officer Position
Households in Temporary Accommodation
9 APPG Memberships
Beer , ClimateTech , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Fair Elections , Healthy Places , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Prostate Cancer , South East , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
Households in Temporary Accommodation
9 APPG Memberships
Beer , ClimateTech , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Fair Elections , Healthy Places , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Prostate Cancer , South East , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
12 APPG Officer Positions
Bangladesh , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Children who need Palliative Care , Citizens' Rights , Cuba , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Fair Elections , Greenland , Households in Temporary Accommodation , Intergenerational Inquiry , Occupational Safety and Health , Single-Parent Families
7 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Belarus , Greece , Italy , Mutuals , Switzerland and Liechtenstein , Writers
Bangladesh , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Children who need Palliative Care , Citizens' Rights , Cuba , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Fair Elections , Greenland , Households in Temporary Accommodation , Intergenerational Inquiry , Occupational Safety and Health , Single-Parent Families
7 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Belarus , Greece , Italy , Mutuals , Switzerland and Liechtenstein , Writers
No other APPG Officer Positions
4 APPG Memberships
Child of the North , Hadrian's Wall , Parkrun , Safeguarding in Faith Communities
4 APPG Memberships
Child of the North , Hadrian's Wall , Parkrun , Safeguarding in Faith Communities
5 APPG Officer Positions
Fair Elections , Farming , House of Lords Reform , Human Rights , Water Pollution
21 APPG Memberships
Adult Social Care , Afghan Women and Girls , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Carers , Climate Change , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Environment , Heritage Rail , Homelessness , Humanist , International Conservation , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Music , Net Zero , Ocean , Political and Media Literacy , Refugees , Schools, Learning and Assessment , United Nations Global Goals , Women in Parliament , Woods and Trees
Fair Elections , Farming , House of Lords Reform , Human Rights , Water Pollution
21 APPG Memberships
Adult Social Care , Afghan Women and Girls , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Carers , Climate Change , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Environment , Heritage Rail , Homelessness , Humanist , International Conservation , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Music , Net Zero , Ocean , Political and Media Literacy , Refugees , Schools, Learning and Assessment , United Nations Global Goals , Women in Parliament , Woods and Trees
1 APPG Officer Position
Entrepreneurship
7 APPG Memberships
Climate Change , Creative Health , Digital Communities , Environment , Fair Elections , Net Zero , Renewable and Sustainable Energy
Entrepreneurship
7 APPG Memberships
Climate Change , Creative Health , Digital Communities , Environment , Fair Elections , Net Zero , Renewable and Sustainable Energy
6 APPG Officer Positions
Christians in Parliament , Disability , Eye Health and Visual Impairment , Football , Jamaica , Tennis
14 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Assistive and Accessible Technology , Environment , Fair Elections , Football Supporters , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Governance and Inclusive Leadership , Healthcare Workers , London , Long Covid , Mutuals , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System , Women in Parliament
Christians in Parliament , Disability , Eye Health and Visual Impairment , Football , Jamaica , Tennis
14 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Assistive and Accessible Technology , Environment , Fair Elections , Football Supporters , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Governance and Inclusive Leadership , Healthcare Workers , London , Long Covid , Mutuals , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System , Women in Parliament
4 APPG Officer Positions
Cricket , Financial Markets and Services , Local Growth , Skills, Careers and Employment
16 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Assistive and Accessible Technology , Blockchain Technologies , Bus and Coach , Cats , Council Tax Reform , Defence Technology , Digital Markets and Digital Money , Environment , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Future of Work , Humanist , Listed Properties , Net Zero , South East , University
Cricket , Financial Markets and Services , Local Growth , Skills, Careers and Employment
16 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Assistive and Accessible Technology , Blockchain Technologies , Bus and Coach , Cats , Council Tax Reform , Defence Technology , Digital Markets and Digital Money , Environment , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Future of Work , Humanist , Listed Properties , Net Zero , South East , University
2 APPG Officer Positions
Ageing and Older People , Spain
12 APPG Memberships
Beer , Belarus , Commonwealth , Greece , Humanist , Mutuals , Nutrition for Development , Smoking and Health , United Nations Global Goals , Wood Panel Industry , Woods and Trees , Writers
Ageing and Older People , Spain
12 APPG Memberships
Beer , Belarus , Commonwealth , Greece , Humanist , Mutuals , Nutrition for Development , Smoking and Health , United Nations Global Goals , Wood Panel Industry , Woods and Trees , Writers
1 APPG Officer Position
Motor
3 APPG Memberships
Infrastructure , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Mutuals
Motor
3 APPG Memberships
Infrastructure , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Mutuals
No other APPG Officer Positions
6 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , British Jews , Internet, Communications and Technology , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Mutuals , United Nations Global Goals
6 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , British Jews , Internet, Communications and Technology , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Mutuals , United Nations Global Goals
4 APPG Officer Positions
Coastal Communities , Future of Work , Mutuals , Northern Culture
7 APPG Memberships
Aid Match , Fair Elections , Football Supporters , Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society , Less Survivable Cancers , Liverpool City Region , Music
Coastal Communities , Future of Work , Mutuals , Northern Culture
7 APPG Memberships
Aid Match , Fair Elections , Football Supporters , Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society , Less Survivable Cancers , Liverpool City Region , Music
5 APPG Officer Positions
Bahrain , British Muslims , Central Asia , Greater Manchester , Parks and Green Spaces
26 APPG Memberships
Afghan Women and Girls , Boxing , Child of the North , City Regions Transport , Climate Change , Dentistry and Oral Health , Environment , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Faith and Society , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Homelessness , International Students , Net Zero , Ocean , Prostate Cancer , Race and Community , Refugees , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies , Tidy Britain , Transport Safety , University , Uyghurs , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers , Youth Affairs
Bahrain , British Muslims , Central Asia , Greater Manchester , Parks and Green Spaces
26 APPG Memberships
Afghan Women and Girls , Boxing , Child of the North , City Regions Transport , Climate Change , Dentistry and Oral Health , Environment , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Faith and Society , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Homelessness , International Students , Net Zero , Ocean , Prostate Cancer , Race and Community , Refugees , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies , Tidy Britain , Transport Safety , University , Uyghurs , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers , Youth Affairs
4 APPG Officer Positions
Cuba , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Racing and Bloodstock , Radiotherapy
14 APPG Memberships
Beer , Council Tax Reform , Dentistry and Oral Health , Digital Inclusion , Football Supporters , Freight and Logistics , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Grid Networks , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Miscarriages of Justice , Modern Conflict , Music , United Nations Global Goals , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System
Cuba , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Racing and Bloodstock , Radiotherapy
14 APPG Memberships
Beer , Council Tax Reform , Dentistry and Oral Health , Digital Inclusion , Football Supporters , Freight and Logistics , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Grid Networks , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Miscarriages of Justice , Modern Conflict , Music , United Nations Global Goals , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System
No other APPG Officer Positions
5 APPG Memberships
Aid Match , Fair Elections , Mutuals , Shakespeare , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
5 APPG Memberships
Aid Match , Fair Elections , Mutuals , Shakespeare , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
5 APPG Officer Positions
Africa , Global Tuberculosis , Haiti , Nigeria , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System
14 APPG Memberships
Afghan Women and Girls , Baby Loss , Beauty and Wellbeing , CAFOD , Cyprus , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Global Education , Governance and Inclusive Leadership , Healthcare Workers , Immigration Detention , International Students , London , Mutuals , United Nations Global Goals
Africa , Global Tuberculosis , Haiti , Nigeria , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System
14 APPG Memberships
Afghan Women and Girls , Baby Loss , Beauty and Wellbeing , CAFOD , Cyprus , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Global Education , Governance and Inclusive Leadership , Healthcare Workers , Immigration Detention , International Students , London , Mutuals , United Nations Global Goals
No other APPG Officer Positions
14 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Climate Change , ClimateTech , Dentistry and Oral Health , East of England , Environment , Freight and Logistics , Future of Work , Internet, Communications and Technology , Mutuals , Nuclear Energy , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , Science and Technology in Agriculture , Sepsis
14 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Climate Change , ClimateTech , Dentistry and Oral Health , East of England , Environment , Freight and Logistics , Future of Work , Internet, Communications and Technology , Mutuals , Nuclear Energy , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , Science and Technology in Agriculture , Sepsis
5 APPG Officer Positions
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) , Greater Manchester , Inclusion and Nurture in Education , Long Covid , Women's Health
13 APPG Memberships
Autism , Cats , City Regions Transport , Dementia , Digital Identity , Global Education , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Mutuals , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Parks and Green Spaces , Sustainable Plastics , Theatre , Tidy Britain
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) , Greater Manchester , Inclusion and Nurture in Education , Long Covid , Women's Health
13 APPG Memberships
Autism , Cats , City Regions Transport , Dementia , Digital Identity , Global Education , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Mutuals , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Parks and Green Spaces , Sustainable Plastics , Theatre , Tidy Britain
1 APPG Officer Position
Penal Affairs
12 APPG Memberships
Aid Match , Autism , Central South , Commonwealth , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Healthy Homes and Buildings , India , Music , Mutuals , Social Science and Policy , University
Penal Affairs
12 APPG Memberships
Aid Match , Autism , Central South , Commonwealth , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Healthy Homes and Buildings , India , Music , Mutuals , Social Science and Policy , University
1 APPG Officer Position
Environment
8 APPG Memberships
Animal Welfare , Energy Studies , Fair Elections , Healthcare Workers , International Conservation , Long Covid , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , United Nations Global Goals
Environment
8 APPG Memberships
Animal Welfare , Energy Studies , Fair Elections , Healthcare Workers , International Conservation , Long Covid , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , United Nations Global Goals
2 APPG Officer Positions
Events , Fairtrade
6 APPG Memberships
Afghan Women and Girls , Micromobility , Mutuals , Theatre , United Nations Global Goals , University
Events , Fairtrade
6 APPG Memberships
Afghan Women and Girls , Micromobility , Mutuals , Theatre , United Nations Global Goals , University
6 APPG Officer Positions
Access to Justice , Children , Flexible and Family Friendly Working , Gardening and Horticulture , Legal and Constitutional Affairs , Women and Work
3 APPG Memberships
Maternity , Transport Safety , Water Pollution
Access to Justice , Children , Flexible and Family Friendly Working , Gardening and Horticulture , Legal and Constitutional Affairs , Women and Work
3 APPG Memberships
Maternity , Transport Safety , Water Pollution
6 APPG Officer Positions
Fair Elections , Global Deforestation , Music , Students , Ukraine , West Papua
28 APPG Memberships
Aid Match , Armenia , Autism , Aviation , Belarus , Bosnia and Herzegovina , British Jews , Carers , City Regions Transport , Climate Change , Environment , Financial Technology , Fusion Energy , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Greece , Grid Networks , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , International Conservation , Internet, Communications and Technology , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Italy , Long Covid , Modern Conflict , Modernising Employment , Mutuals , Net Zero , Race and Community , Tennis
Fair Elections , Global Deforestation , Music , Students , Ukraine , West Papua
28 APPG Memberships
Aid Match , Armenia , Autism , Aviation , Belarus , Bosnia and Herzegovina , British Jews , Carers , City Regions Transport , Climate Change , Environment , Financial Technology , Fusion Energy , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Greece , Grid Networks , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , International Conservation , Internet, Communications and Technology , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Italy , Long Covid , Modern Conflict , Modernising Employment , Mutuals , Net Zero , Race and Community , Tennis
1 APPG Officer Position
Parks and Green Spaces
19 APPG Memberships
Autism , Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , British Jews , Dentistry and Oral Health , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Early Education and Childcare , Get Refusal , Healthy Places , Humanist , Internet, Communications and Technology , Maternity , Media , Mutuals , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Ocean , Refugees , Respiratory Health , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies , Tidy Britain
Parks and Green Spaces
19 APPG Memberships
Autism , Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , British Jews , Dentistry and Oral Health , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Early Education and Childcare , Get Refusal , Healthy Places , Humanist , Internet, Communications and Technology , Maternity , Media , Mutuals , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Ocean , Refugees , Respiratory Health , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies , Tidy Britain
1 APPG Officer Position
Social Science and Policy
5 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Climate Change , Environment , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , South East
Social Science and Policy
5 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Climate Change , Environment , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , South East
Contact Details
Show/HideRegistered Contact:
Patrick Hurley MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.
Email: patrick.hurley.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Jess Lomax, Social Enterprise UK
Email: appg@socialenterprise.org.uk
Secretariat:
Social Enterprise UK acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.socialenterprise.org.uk/
Group's Website:
No benefits in kind are on record for the Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy APPG
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy APPG