To provide a forum for parliamentarians to discuss, with others, how to promote and develop the South East region as a great place to live, work and do business.
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
1 Additional APPG Publications
4 Current APPG Officers
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2 APPG Officer Positions
Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Western Rail Link to Heathrow
14 APPG Memberships
Beer , Blockchain Technologies , British Jews , Cyprus , Defence Technology , Dentistry and Oral Health , Environment , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Governance and Inclusive Leadership , Internet, Communications and Technology , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Manufacturing , Nutrition for Development , Serbia
Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Western Rail Link to Heathrow
14 APPG Memberships
Beer , Blockchain Technologies , British Jews , Cyprus , Defence Technology , Dentistry and Oral Health , Environment , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Governance and Inclusive Leadership , Internet, Communications and Technology , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Manufacturing , Nutrition for Development , Serbia
3 APPG Officer Positions
Classics , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Social Mobility
11 APPG Memberships
Adoption and Permanence , Autism , Climate Change , Environment , Life Sciences , Long Covid , Micromobility , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Tidy Britain , Transport Safety , University
Classics , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Social Mobility
11 APPG Memberships
Adoption and Permanence , Autism , Climate Change , Environment , Life Sciences , Long Covid , Micromobility , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Tidy Britain , Transport Safety , University
3 APPG Officer Positions
Central South , Hospice and End of Life Care , South Western Railway
4 APPG Memberships
Beauty and Wellbeing , Belarus , Blockchain Technologies , Cyber Security and Business Resilience
Central South , Hospice and End of Life Care , South Western Railway
4 APPG Memberships
Beauty and Wellbeing , Belarus , Blockchain Technologies , Cyber Security and Business Resilience
1 APPG Officer Position
Park Homes
2 APPG Memberships
Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform
Park Homes
2 APPG Memberships
Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform
32 Current APPG Members
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2 APPG Officer Positions
Prostate Cancer , Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy
5 APPG Memberships
Beer , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Healthy Places , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
Prostate Cancer , Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy
5 APPG Memberships
Beer , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Healthy Places , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
3 APPG Officer Positions
Art, Craft and Design in Education , Coastal Communities , Renewable and Sustainable Energy
17 APPG Memberships
Cats , Climate Change , Creative Health , Environment , Events , Infrastructure , Micromobility , Music Education , Ocean , Parks and Green Spaces , Performing Arts Education and Training , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Tidy Britain , Transport Safety , Water Pollution , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
Art, Craft and Design in Education , Coastal Communities , Renewable and Sustainable Energy
17 APPG Memberships
Cats , Climate Change , Creative Health , Environment , Events , Infrastructure , Micromobility , Music Education , Ocean , Parks and Green Spaces , Performing Arts Education and Training , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Tidy Britain , Transport Safety , Water Pollution , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
4 APPG Officer Positions
Formula 1 and Motorsport , Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society , Infant Feeding , Performing Arts Education and Training
8 APPG Memberships
Early Education and Childcare , Listed Properties , Marine Energy , Music , Music Education , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Water Pollution
Formula 1 and Motorsport , Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society , Infant Feeding , Performing Arts Education and Training
8 APPG Memberships
Early Education and Childcare , Listed Properties , Marine Energy , Music , Music Education , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Water Pollution
4 APPG Officer Positions
Animal Welfare , Antimicrobial Resistance , Dog Advisory Welfare , Maternity
7 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Cats , Climate Change , Early Education and Childcare , Marine Energy , University , Water Pollution
Animal Welfare , Antimicrobial Resistance , Dog Advisory Welfare , Maternity
7 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Cats , Climate Change , Early Education and Childcare , Marine Energy , University , Water Pollution
5 APPG Officer Positions
Antimicrobial Resistance , Gambling Reform , Healthy Places , Liver Disease and Liver Cancer , Slovenia
7 APPG Memberships
Beyond Pills , Creative Health , Healthy Homes and Buildings , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Obesity , Smoking and Health
Antimicrobial Resistance , Gambling Reform , Healthy Places , Liver Disease and Liver Cancer , Slovenia
7 APPG Memberships
Beyond Pills , Creative Health , Healthy Homes and Buildings , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Obesity , Smoking and Health
1 APPG Officer Position
Self-Driving Vehicles
3 APPG Memberships
Humanist , Infrastructure , Multiple Sclerosis
Self-Driving Vehicles
3 APPG Memberships
Humanist , Infrastructure , Multiple Sclerosis
6 APPG Officer Positions
Brain Tumours , Eye Health and Visual Impairment , Men and Boys' Issues , Women in Parliament , Youth Affairs , Youth Employment
3 APPG Memberships
Beauty and Wellbeing , Media , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)
Brain Tumours , Eye Health and Visual Impairment , Men and Boys' Issues , Women in Parliament , Youth Affairs , Youth Employment
3 APPG Memberships
Beauty and Wellbeing , Media , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)
3 APPG Officer Positions
Smoking and Health , Sport and Physical Activity , Thames Estuary Fair Economic Growth
14 APPG Memberships
Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , British Hindus , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Carers , Cats , Dementia , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Healthy Places , Long Covid , Net Zero , Parkrun , Prostate Cancer , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention , Tidy Britain
Smoking and Health , Sport and Physical Activity , Thames Estuary Fair Economic Growth
14 APPG Memberships
Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , British Hindus , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Carers , Cats , Dementia , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Healthy Places , Long Covid , Net Zero , Parkrun , Prostate Cancer , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention , Tidy Britain
No other APPG Officer Positions
7 APPG Memberships
Healthy Homes and Buildings , Homelessness , Pharmacy , Tidy Britain , Transport Safety , Waterways , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
7 APPG Memberships
Healthy Homes and Buildings , Homelessness , Pharmacy , Tidy Britain , Transport Safety , Waterways , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
6 APPG Officer Positions
Cricket , Digital Markets and Digital Money , Financial Markets and Services , Insurance and Financial Services , Local Growth , Skills, Careers and Employment
14 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Assistive and Accessible Technology , Bus and Coach , Cats , Council Tax Reform , Defence Technology , Environment , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Future of Work , Humanist , Listed Properties , Net Zero , Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy , University
Cricket , Digital Markets and Digital Money , Financial Markets and Services , Insurance and Financial Services , Local Growth , Skills, Careers and Employment
14 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Assistive and Accessible Technology , Bus and Coach , Cats , Council Tax Reform , Defence Technology , Environment , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Future of Work , Humanist , Listed Properties , Net Zero , Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy , University
1 APPG Officer Position
South Western Railway
4 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Parkrun
South Western Railway
4 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Parkrun
3 APPG Officer Positions
Faith and Society , Music , Refugees
14 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Beer , Climate Change , Environment , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society , Infrastructure , Music Education , Performing Arts Education and Training , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , University , Water Pollution , Women in Parliament
Faith and Society , Music , Refugees
14 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Beer , Climate Change , Environment , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society , Infrastructure , Music Education , Performing Arts Education and Training , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , University , Water Pollution , Women in Parliament
4 APPG Officer Positions
British Council and Soft Power , CAFOD , Children's Online Safety , Nutrition for Development
11 APPG Memberships
Autism , Climate Change , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Media , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Political and Media Literacy , Refugees , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , United Nations Global Goals
British Council and Soft Power , CAFOD , Children's Online Safety , Nutrition for Development
11 APPG Memberships
Autism , Climate Change , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Media , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Political and Media Literacy , Refugees , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , United Nations Global Goals
5 APPG Officer Positions
Down Syndrome , Hospitality and Tourism , Political and Media Literacy , T-Levels , Wine of Great Britain
15 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Beer , British Council and Soft Power , British Hindus , Early Education and Childcare , Fair Banking , Financial Education for Young People , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Heritage Rail , International Students , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Modernising Employment , Prostate Cancer , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Tennis
Down Syndrome , Hospitality and Tourism , Political and Media Literacy , T-Levels , Wine of Great Britain
15 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Beer , British Council and Soft Power , British Hindus , Early Education and Childcare , Fair Banking , Financial Education for Young People , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Heritage Rail , International Students , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Modernising Employment , Prostate Cancer , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Tennis
No other APPG Officer Positions
7 APPG Memberships
Climate Change , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Less Survivable Cancers , Marine Energy , Net Zero , Prostate Cancer , United Nations Global Goals
7 APPG Memberships
Climate Change , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Less Survivable Cancers , Marine Energy , Net Zero , Prostate Cancer , United Nations Global Goals
3 APPG Officer Positions
Adult Social Care , Global Tuberculosis , Mental Health
5 APPG Memberships
Autism , Children's Online Safety , Energy Studies , India , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention
Adult Social Care , Global Tuberculosis , Mental Health
5 APPG Memberships
Autism , Children's Online Safety , Energy Studies , India , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention
No other APPG Officer Positions
3 APPG Memberships
International Students , Key Cities , Women in Parliament
3 APPG Memberships
International Students , Key Cities , Women in Parliament
2 APPG Officer Positions
Conflict Prevention, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention
9 APPG Memberships
British Council and Soft Power , British Hindus , Children's Online Safety , Defence Technology , Environment , Humanist , Nutrition for Development , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Women in Parliament
Conflict Prevention, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention
9 APPG Memberships
British Council and Soft Power , British Hindus , Children's Online Safety , Defence Technology , Environment , Humanist , Nutrition for Development , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Women in Parliament
1 APPG Officer Position
Explosive Weapons and their Impact
9 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Defence Technology , Listed Properties , Parks and Green Spaces , Prostate Cancer , Republic of Korea , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Tidy Britain , Women in Parliament
Explosive Weapons and their Impact
9 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Defence Technology , Listed Properties , Parks and Green Spaces , Prostate Cancer , Republic of Korea , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Tidy Britain , Women in Parliament
5 APPG Officer Positions
Choice at the End of Life , Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Extraordinary Rendition , Life Sciences , Policing
2 APPG Memberships
Humanist , Hydrogen
Choice at the End of Life , Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Extraordinary Rendition , Life Sciences , Policing
2 APPG Memberships
Humanist , Hydrogen
4 APPG Officer Positions
Armed Forces , Central South , Freight and Logistics , Gibraltar
5 APPG Memberships
Key Cities , Parks and Green Spaces , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Tidy Britain , Water Pollution
Armed Forces , Central South , Freight and Logistics , Gibraltar
5 APPG Memberships
Key Cities , Parks and Green Spaces , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Tidy Britain , Water Pollution
2 APPG Officer Positions
Central South , Climate Change
8 APPG Memberships
British Hindus , Energy Studies , Environment , Football Supporters , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Homelessness , Infrastructure , Renewable and Sustainable Energy
Central South , Climate Change
8 APPG Memberships
British Hindus , Energy Studies , Environment , Football Supporters , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Homelessness , Infrastructure , Renewable and Sustainable Energy
3 APPG Officer Positions
Central South , Modern Languages , Spain
9 APPG Memberships
Adoption and Permanence , Assistive and Accessible Technology , Faith and Society , Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society , Key Cities , Political and Media Literacy , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , University , Water Pollution
Central South , Modern Languages , Spain
9 APPG Memberships
Adoption and Permanence , Assistive and Accessible Technology , Faith and Society , Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society , Key Cities , Political and Media Literacy , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , University , Water Pollution
2 APPG Officer Positions
Family Hubs , Women, Peace and Security
3 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Listed Properties , Tidy Britain
Family Hubs , Women, Peace and Security
3 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Listed Properties , Tidy Britain
1 APPG Officer Position
Hemp Carbon Capture and Rural Development
7 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Autism , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Healthy Homes and Buildings , India , Net Zero , Water Pollution
Hemp Carbon Capture and Rural Development
7 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Autism , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Healthy Homes and Buildings , India , Net Zero , Water Pollution
5 APPG Officer Positions
Beer , Formula 1 and Motorsport , Furniture Industry , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness
13 APPG Memberships
Blockchain Technologies , British Jews , Commonwealth , Dark Skies , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Freight and Logistics , Israel , Prostate Cancer , Publishing , Serbia , Snooker , Transport Safety , Vascular and Venous Disease
Beer , Formula 1 and Motorsport , Furniture Industry , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness
13 APPG Memberships
Blockchain Technologies , British Jews , Commonwealth , Dark Skies , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Freight and Logistics , Israel , Prostate Cancer , Publishing , Serbia , Snooker , Transport Safety , Vascular and Venous Disease
1 APPG Officer Position
Parents
4 APPG Memberships
Autism , Heritage Rail , Modernising Employment , Women in Parliament
Parents
4 APPG Memberships
Autism , Heritage Rail , Modernising Employment , Women in Parliament
2 APPG Officer Positions
China , Refugees
3 APPG Memberships
Access to Justice , Humanist , Nuclear Energy
China , Refugees
3 APPG Memberships
Access to Justice , Humanist , Nuclear Energy
1 APPG Officer Position
Social Science and Policy
5 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Climate Change , Environment , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy
Social Science and Policy
5 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Climate Change , Environment , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy
Contact Details
Show/HideRegistered Contact:
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 0207 219 1946.
Email: tan.dhesi.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Sean McKee, South East Councils. Tel: 01732 227 048
Email: seanmckee@secouncils.gov.uk
Secretariat:
South East Councils acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.secouncils.gov.uk
Group's Website:
No benefits in kind are on record for the South East APPG
No direct financial benefits are on record for the South East APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Sally-Ann Hart
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Hastings and Rye
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Jonathan Lord
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Woking
Joined: 22nd July 2022Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Caroline Lucas
Vice Chair
Green Party - Former Member for Brighton, Pavilion
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Caroline Nokes
Vice Chair
Conservative - Romsey and Southampton North
Joined: 22nd July 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Flick Drummond
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Meon Valley
Joined: 9th August 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Henry Smith
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Crawley
Joined: 22nd July 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
James Sunderland
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Bracknell
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Peter Bottomley
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Worthing West
Joined: 9th August 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Damian Green
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Ashford
Joined: 9th August 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Alan Whitehead
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Southampton, Test
Joined: 9th August 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Maria Miller
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Basingstoke
Joined: 22nd July 2022Departed: 1st November 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Huw Merriman
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Bexhill and Battle
Joined: 22nd July 2022Departed: 19th October 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Jeremy Hunt
Vice Chair
Conservative - Godalming and Ash
Joined: 22nd July 2022Departed: 19th October 2022