University APPG

First Registered: 28/09/2017 • Last updated on: 08/04/2024

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To act as a high-level forum for discussion between university leaders and parliamentarians on issues affecting the higher education sector.

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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Current Members - Contact Details - Benefits in Kind - Financial Benefits - Former Members
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4 Current APPG Officers
Daniel Zeichner Portrait
Daniel Zeichner
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Cambridge
Joined: 28th September 2017
6 APPG Memberships
Arts and Heritage , Dark Skies , Data Analytics , Diagnostics , East of England , Life Sciences
Baroness Garden of Frognal Portrait
Baroness Garden of Frognal
Co-Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017
3 APPG Memberships
Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Independent Education , Skills, Careers and Employment
Lord Willetts Portrait
Lord Willetts
Co-Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 8th April 2024
2 APPG Memberships
Space , Students
Paul Blomfield Portrait
Paul Blomfield
Secretary
Labour - Sheffield Central
Joined: 28th September 2017
2 APPG Memberships
Somaliland , Students
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Daniel Zeichner MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 8462.

Email: daniel@danielzeichner.co.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Harriet Jones, Universities UK, Woburn House, 20 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9HQ. Tel: 020 7419 5621

Email: appug@universitiesuk.ac.uk

Group's Website:

https://appg-universities.org.uk/

Benefits in Kind
Date
1 Jan 2018
Source
Universities UK
Description
Secretariat   From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2018
Value
£49,501
Date
1 Jan 2018
Source
Universities UK
Description
Secretariat   From : 01/01/2018 To : 31/12/2018
Value
£49,501
Date
1 Jan 2017
Source
Universities UK
Description
Secretariat   From : 01/01/2017 To : 31/12/2017
Value
£49,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the University APPG

Former APPG Officers
Rachel Hopkins Portrait
Rachel Hopkins
Treasurer
Labour - Luton South
Joined: 4th May 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
3 APPG Memberships
Council Housing , Humanist , Pubs
Alison Thewliss Portrait
Alison Thewliss
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Glasgow Central
Joined: 29th August 2018
Departed: 6th March 2024
8 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Fair Business Banking , Fairgrounds and Circuses , Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency , Immigration Detention , Infant Feeding and Inequalities , Students , Yemen
Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe Portrait
Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 4th May 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Membership
Craft
Alyn Smith Portrait
Alyn Smith
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Stirling
Joined: 1st July 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Norton of Louth Portrait
Lord Norton of Louth
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Membership
Skills, Careers and Employment
Jason McCartney Portrait
Jason McCartney
Vice Chair
Conservative - Colne Valley
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
6 APPG Memberships
Fairtrade , ITV , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Parkinson's , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention
Carol Monaghan Portrait
Carol Monaghan
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Glasgow North West
Joined: 1st July 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
5 APPG Memberships
Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Romania , Scientific , Space
Ben Lake Portrait
Ben Lake
Vice Chair
Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion
Joined: 29th August 2018
Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Memberships
Bowel Cancer , Community Energy , Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency , Genetic Haemochromatosis
Emma Hardy Portrait
Emma Hardy
Vice Chair
Labour - Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
Joined: 4th May 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Memberships
First Do No Harm , Flood Prevention , Modernising Employment , Schools, Learning and Assessment
Lord Faulkner of Worcester Portrait
Lord Faulkner of Worcester
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
3 APPG Memberships
Death Penalty , Heritage Rail , Metal, Stone and Heritage Crime
None Portrait
Chris Skidmore
Co-Chair
 Joined: 1st July 2020
Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Kate Green Portrait
Kate Green
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Stretford and Urmston
Joined: 4th May 2022
Departed: 19th October 2022
No other APPG Memberships
Lloyd Russell-Moyle Portrait
Lloyd Russell-Moyle
Treasurer
Labour (Co-op) - Brighton, Kemptown
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 23rd March 2022
5 APPG Memberships
Council Housing , Private Rented Sector , Renters and Rental Reform , West Papua , Youth Affairs
Aaron Bell Portrait
Aaron Bell
Vice Chair
Conservative - Newcastle-under-Lyme
Joined: 1st July 2020
Departed: 21st April 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Maddock Portrait
Baroness Maddock
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 20th May 2020
No other APPG Memberships
Vicky Ford Portrait
Vicky Ford
Co-Chair
Conservative - Chelmsford
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 24th February 2020
2 APPG Memberships
Global Education , Sudan and South Sudan
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts Portrait
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 31st July 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
2 APPG Memberships
Charities and Volunteering , Modern Conflict
Bob Blackman Portrait
Bob Blackman
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Harrow East
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 5th November 2019
15 APPG Memberships
British Gujaratis , Cricket , Equitable Life Policyholders , Fire Safety and Rescue , Holocaust Memorial , Households in Temporary Accommodation , India (Trade and Investment) , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Israel , Jainism , Land Value Capture , Romania , Smoking and Health , Thrombosis , Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics
Rupa Huq Portrait
Rupa Huq
Vice Chair
Labour - Ealing Central and Acton
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 19th June 2019
9 APPG Memberships
Art, Craft and Design in Education , Bangladesh , Burma , Children , Environmental, Social, and Governance , Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Professionals , Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion and Hairdressing , Rohingya , Single Parent Families
Nic Dakin Portrait
Nic Dakin
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Scunthorpe
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 18th July 2018
No other APPG Memberships