Social Science and Policy APPG

First Registered: 03/06/2016 • Last updated on: 07/05/2025

The APPG brings parliamentarians together with economists and social scientists to help present the most recent and impactful academic research to inform policy makers in their decision making.

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
48 Additional APPG Publications
16 Current APPG Members
Ben Coleman Portrait
Ben Coleman
Member
Labour - Chelsea and Fulham
1 APPG Officer Position
Black Health
5 APPG Memberships
Adult Social Care , Autism , Beyond Pills , Fairtrade , Waterways
Lord Lipsey Portrait
Lord Lipsey
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
4 APPG Memberships
Digital Inclusion , Humanist , Media , Water Pollution
Baroness Primarolo Portrait
Baroness Primarolo
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Rooker Portrait
Lord Rooker
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
5 APPG Memberships
Beer , Explosive Weapons and their Impact , Humanist , Nuclear Energy , Science and Technology in Agriculture
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Yuan Yang MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 0118 324 0847.

Email: yuan.yang.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Roberta Blackman-Woods, Palace Yard Events Limited. Tel: 020 8798 0397

Email: info@palaceyard.co.uk

Secretariat:

Palace Yard Events Limited acts as the group's secretariat. https://palaceyard.co.uk/

Group's Website:

https://socialscienceappg.co.uk/

Date
22 Oct 2024
Source
Palace Yard Events Limited
Description
Palace Yard Events Limited is paid by by the Economic and Social Research Council to act as the group's secretariat   From : 22/10/2024 To : 21/10/2025
Value
£28,501
Date
15 Jan 2024
Source
Palace Yard
Description
Palace Yard is paid by by the Economic and Social Research Council to act as the group's secretariat   From : 15/01/2024 To : 14/01/2025
Value
£28,501
Date
15 Jan 2023
Source
UK Research and Innovation
Description
Secretariat   From : 15/01/2023 To : 14/01/2024
Value
£28,501
Date
15 Jan 2022
Source
UK Research and Innovation
Description
Secretariat   From : 15/01/2022 To : 14/01/2023
Value
£13,501
Date
15 Jan 2020
Source
UK Research and Innovation
Description
Secretariat   From : 15/01/2020 To : 14/01/2021
Value
£13,501
Date
1 Jan 2016
Source
Vista Events
Description
Economic and Research Council pays Vista Events to act as the group's secretariat.   From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Value
£4,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Social Science and Policy APPG

Former APPG Officers
David Mundell Portrait
David Mundell
Officer
Conservative - Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Joined: 20th November 2024
Departed: 28th March 2025
Peter Bottomley Portrait
Peter Bottomley
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Worthing West
Joined: 3rd June 2016
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Daniel Zeichner Portrait
Daniel Zeichner
Co-Chair
Labour - Cambridge
Joined: 20th May 2020
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Ian Blackford Portrait
Ian Blackford
Officer
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Joined: 13th May 2024
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Boswell of Aynho Portrait
Lord Boswell of Aynho
Vice Chair
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 14th July 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle Portrait
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
Vice Chair
Green Party - Life peer
Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
Antimicrobial Resistance , Respiratory Health

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Whitty Portrait
Lord Whitty
Treasurer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Officer Position
Energy Studies

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone Portrait
Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone
Secretary
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 3rd June 2016
Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Officer Position
Mental Health

No other APPG Memberships

Kelvin Hopkins Portrait
Kelvin Hopkins
Chair & Registered Contact
Independent - Former Member for Luton North
Joined: 3rd June 2016
Departed: 10th October 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Fiona Mactaggart Portrait
Fiona Mactaggart
Secretary
Labour - Former Member for Slough
Joined: 3rd June 2016
Departed: 12th October 2016
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships