The APPG aims to promote the West Midlands as an economic and academic powerhouse, focusing on life sciences, renewable energy, creative industries, and advanced manufacturing. It will raise awareness of the region's importance in the UK economy, ensuring equal representation for all areas, including those inside and outside the Combined Authority.
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
4 Current APPG Officers
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No other APPG Officer Positions
28 APPG Memberships
Autism , Aviation , Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Carers , Climate Change , ClimateTech , Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Cyprus , Dementia , Digital Communities , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Environment , Football Supporters , Fusion Energy , Hydrogen , Media , Nuclear Energy , Parkrun , Parks and Green Spaces , Political and Media Literacy , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Science and Technology in Agriculture , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Tennis , Tidy Britain , Waterways , Youth Affairs
28 APPG Memberships
Autism , Aviation , Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Carers , Climate Change , ClimateTech , Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Cyprus , Dementia , Digital Communities , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Environment , Football Supporters , Fusion Energy , Hydrogen , Media , Nuclear Energy , Parkrun , Parks and Green Spaces , Political and Media Literacy , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Science and Technology in Agriculture , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Tennis , Tidy Britain , Waterways , Youth Affairs
2 APPG Officer Positions
Dying Well , Manufacturing
6 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Beauty and Wellbeing , Freight and Logistics , Furniture Industry , Maternity , Schools, Learning and Assessment
Dying Well , Manufacturing
6 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Beauty and Wellbeing , Freight and Logistics , Furniture Industry , Maternity , Schools, Learning and Assessment
4 APPG Officer Positions
Abraham Accords , Aid Match , Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Trafficked Britons in Syria
6 APPG Memberships
Boxing , British Council and Soft Power , British Hindus , Choice at the End of Life , Immigration Detention , Modern Conflict
Abraham Accords , Aid Match , Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Trafficked Britons in Syria
6 APPG Memberships
Boxing , British Council and Soft Power , British Hindus , Choice at the End of Life , Immigration Detention , Modern Conflict
4 APPG Officer Positions
Archives and History , Belarus , City Regions Transport , Sustainable Plastics
3 APPG Memberships
Furniture Industry , Maternity , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
Archives and History , Belarus , City Regions Transport , Sustainable Plastics
3 APPG Memberships
Furniture Industry , Maternity , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
Contact Details
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Dave Robertson MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.
Email: dave.robertson.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
James Jones, CalComms. Tel: 07990 036547
Email: james@calcomms.co.uk
Secretariat:
CalComms acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.calcomms.co.uk/
Benefits in Kind
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Date
18 Dec 2024
18 Dec 2024
Source
CalComms
CalComms
Description
Secretariat From : 18/12/2024 To : 17/12/2025
Secretariat From : 18/12/2024 To : 17/12/2025
Value
£39,001
£39,001
Date
4 Feb 2021
4 Feb 2021
Source
Connect
Connect
Description
Connect is paid by the following to act as the group's secretariat: Barratt Developments, WMG (Warwick University), Midland Heart. From : 04/02/2021 To : 03/02/2022
Connect is paid by the following to act as the group's secretariat: Barratt Developments, WMG (Warwick University), Midland Heart. From : 04/02/2021 To : 03/02/2022
Value
£16,501
£16,501
Date
4 Feb 2021
4 Feb 2021
Source
Connect
Connect
Description
Connect is paid by the following to act as the group's secretariat: Barratt Developments, WMG (Warwick University), Midland Heart. From : 04/02/2021 To : 03/02/2022
Connect is paid by the following to act as the group's secretariat: Barratt Developments, WMG (Warwick University), Midland Heart. From : 04/02/2021 To : 03/02/2022
Value
£16,501
£16,501
Date
4 Feb 2020
4 Feb 2020
Source
Connect
Connect
Description
Connect is paid by the following to act as the group's secretariat: City Redi (The University of Birmingham), Barratt Developments, WMG (Warwick University), Midland Heart.. From : 04/02/2020 To : 03/02/2021
Connect is paid by the following to act as the group's secretariat: City Redi (The University of Birmingham), Barratt Developments, WMG (Warwick University), Midland Heart.. From : 04/02/2020 To : 03/02/2021
Value
£19,501
£19,501
Date
18 Jul 2018
18 Jul 2018
Source
Connect
Connect
Description
Connect is paid by the following to act as the group's secretariat: City Redi (The University of Birmingham), Barratt Developments, WMG (Warwick University). From : 18/07/2018 To : 17/07/2019
Connect is paid by the following to act as the group's secretariat: City Redi (The University of Birmingham), Barratt Developments, WMG (Warwick University). From : 18/07/2018 To : 17/07/2019
Value
£19,501
£19,501
Date
18 Jul 2017
18 Jul 2017
Source
Connect
Connect
Description
Secretariat From : 18/07/2017 To : 17/07/2018
Secretariat From : 18/07/2017 To : 17/07/2018
Value
£13,501
£13,501
Date
18 Jul 2017
18 Jul 2017
Source
Connect
Connect
Description
Connect is paid by the following to act as the group's secretariat: City Redi (The University of Birmingham), Barratt Developments, WMG (Warwick University). From : 18/07/2017 To : 17/07/2018
Connect is paid by the following to act as the group's secretariat: City Redi (The University of Birmingham), Barratt Developments, WMG (Warwick University). From : 18/07/2017 To : 17/07/2018
Value
£13,501
£13,501
Date
7 Dec 2016
7 Dec 2016
Source
Connect Communications
Connect Communications
Description
Secretariat From : 07/12/2016 To : 06/12/2017
Secretariat From : 07/12/2016 To : 06/12/2017
Value
£15,001
£15,001
No direct financial benefits are on record for the West Midlands APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Shaun Davies
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Telford
Joined: 12th February 2025Departed: 9th September 2025
Andrew Mitchell
Vice Chair
Conservative - Sutton Coldfield
Joined: 12th February 2025Departed: 28th March 2025
4 APPG Officer Positions
Abraham Accords , Aid Match , Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Trafficked Britons in Syria
Abraham Accords , Aid Match , Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Trafficked Britons in Syria
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Austin of Dudley
Officer
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 17th May 2023
5 APPG Officer Positions
Belarus , Israel , Kurdistan Region in Iraq , Magnitsky Sanctions and Reparation , SME (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) House Builders
Belarus , Israel , Kurdistan Region in Iraq , Magnitsky Sanctions and Reparation , SME (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) House Builders
No other APPG Memberships
Khalid Mahmood
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Birmingham, Perry Barr
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Taiwo Owatemi
Vice Chair
Labour - Coventry North West
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Preet Kaur Gill
Co-Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Birmingham Edgbaston
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Jonathan Gullis
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Stoke-on-Trent North
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Mike Wood
Vice Chair
Conservative - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 19th October 2022
6 APPG Officer Positions
Bus and Coach , Cyprus , Ethnicity Transplantation and Transfusion , Global Education , Sepsis , Speech and Language Difficulties
Bus and Coach , Cyprus , Ethnicity Transplantation and Transfusion , Global Education , Sepsis , Speech and Language Difficulties
No other APPG Memberships
Jack Dromey
Secretary
Joined: 6th January 2017Departed: 29th December 2021
7 APPG Officer Positions
Afghan Women and Girls , Creative Health , Defibrillators , Responsible Business , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Slovenia , Taiwan
Afghan Women and Girls , Creative Health , Defibrillators , Responsible Business , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Slovenia , Taiwan
No other APPG Memberships
Theo Clarke
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Stafford
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 21st April 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Eddie Hughes
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Walsall North
Joined: 21st November 2018Departed: 24th February 2020
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Mark Pawsey
Treasurer
Conservative - Former Member for Rugby
Joined: 6th January 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
Vice-Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 6th January 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Jeremy Lefroy
Co-Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Stafford
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Austin of Dudley
Chair & Registered Contact
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
5 APPG Officer Positions
Belarus , Israel , Kurdistan Region in Iraq , Magnitsky Sanctions and Reparation , SME (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) House Builders
Belarus , Israel , Kurdistan Region in Iraq , Magnitsky Sanctions and Reparation , SME (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) House Builders
No other APPG Memberships
Mark Garnier
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Wyre Forest
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 12th October 2016
6 APPG Officer Positions
Japan , Sovereign Wealth Funds , Space , Thailand , United Arab Emirates , Vietnam
Japan , Sovereign Wealth Funds , Space , Thailand , United Arab Emirates , Vietnam
No other APPG Memberships
Julian Knight
Executive Officer
Independent - Former Member for Solihull
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 12th October 2016
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Richard Burden
Joint Secretary
Labour - Former Member for Birmingham, Northfield
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 12th October 2016
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships