Votes at 16 APPG

First Registered: 26/04/2018 • Last updated on: 17/05/2023

Note: This APPG was last registered on 17th May 2023. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 18th June 2025 and may be defunct.

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To strengthen the cross-party case for extending the franchise to 16- and 17-year-olds by acting as a discussion forum and active campaigning group for politicians, the youth sector and experts to develop policy and research.

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 Officers - Contact Details - Benefits in Kind - Financial Benefits
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Former APPG Officers
Peter Bottomley Portrait
Peter Bottomley
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Worthing West
Joined: 26th April 2018
Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Vicky Foxcroft Portrait
Vicky Foxcroft
Co-Chair
Labour - Lewisham North
Joined: 26th April 2018
Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Wendy Chamberlain Portrait
Wendy Chamberlain
Co-Chair
Liberal Democrat - North East Fife
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 17th May 2023
6 APPG Officer Positions
Afghan Women and Girls , Carers , Food Banks , Golf , PANS PANDAS , Scotch Whisky

No other APPG Memberships

Liz Saville Roberts Portrait
Liz Saville Roberts
Co-Chair
Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 17th May 2023
6 APPG Officer Positions
Greenland , Heritage Rail , Miscarriages of Justice , Nuclear Energy , Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System

No other APPG Memberships

Alison Thewliss Portrait
Alison Thewliss
Co-Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow Central
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Caroline Lucas Portrait
Caroline Lucas
Co-Chair
Green Party - Former Member for Brighton, Pavilion
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Danielle Rowley Portrait
Danielle Rowley
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Former Member for Midlothian
Joined: 26th April 2018
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Norman Lamb Portrait
Norman Lamb
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Former Member for North Norfolk
Joined: 26th April 2018
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Sir Peter Bottomley MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 5060.

Email: bottomleyp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Samayya Afzal, British Youth Council, CAN Mezzanine Old Street, 49-51 North Road, London N1 6AH

Email: Samayya.Afzal@byc.org.uk

Secretariat:

The British Youth Council acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.byc.org.uk/

Group's Website:

https://www.byc.org.uk/uk/votesat16appg

Benefits in Kind
Date
4 Feb 2020
Source
The British Youth Council
Description
Secretariat   From : 04/02/2020 To : 03/02/2021
Value
£1,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Votes at 16 APPG