West Midlands APPG
First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 13/04/2026
Note: This APPG was last registered on 13th April 2026. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 18th May 2026 and may be defunct. Perhaps you are looking for the East Midlands APPG?
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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Former APPG Officers
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Laurence Turner
Officer
Labour - Birmingham Northfield
Joined: 12th February 2025Departed: 13th April 2026
4 APPG Officer Positions
Archives and History , Belarus , Local Transport , Sustainable Plastics
Archives and History , Belarus , Local Transport , Sustainable Plastics
No other APPG Memberships
Andrew Mitchell
Vice Chair
Conservative - Sutton Coldfield
Joined: 7th May 2025Departed: 13th April 2026
5 APPG Officer Positions
Abraham Accords , Aid Match , Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Trafficked Britons in Syria , War Crimes
Abraham Accords , Aid Match , Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Trafficked Britons in Syria , War Crimes
No other APPG Memberships
Antonia Bance
Vice Chair
Labour - Tipton and Wednesbury
Joined: 20th October 2025Departed: 13th April 2026
3 APPG Officer Positions
Dying Well , Freight and Logistics , Manufacturing
Dying Well , Freight and Logistics , Manufacturing
No other APPG Memberships
Dave Robertson
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Lichfield
Joined: 20th October 2025Departed: 13th April 2026
3 APPG Officer Positions
Allied Health Professionals , Quantum Technologies , Survivors of Fayed and Harrods
Allied Health Professionals , Quantum Technologies , Survivors of Fayed and Harrods
No other APPG Memberships
Shaun Davies
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Telford
Joined: 12th February 2025Departed: 9th September 2025
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Andrew Mitchell
Vice Chair
Conservative - Sutton Coldfield
Joined: 12th February 2025Departed: 28th March 2025
5 APPG Officer Positions
Abraham Accords , Aid Match , Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Trafficked Britons in Syria , War Crimes
Abraham Accords , Aid Match , Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Trafficked Britons in Syria , War Crimes
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
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
Mike Wood
Vice Chair
Conservative - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 19th October 2022
5 APPG Officer Positions
Bus and Coach , Cyprus , Ethnicity Transplantation and Transfusion , Global Education , Sepsis
Bus and Coach , Cyprus , Ethnicity Transplantation and Transfusion , Global Education , Sepsis
No other APPG Memberships
Jack Dromey
Secretary
Joined: 6th January 2017Departed: 29th December 2021
51 APPG Officer Positions
Adoption and Permanence , Anti-Social Behaviour , Apprenticeships , Art, Craft and Design in Education , Art, Craft and Design in Education , Assistive and Accessible Technology , Beyond Pills , Bladder and Bowel Continence Care , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Built Environment , Central Asia , Children's Online Safety , Coastal Communities , Consumer Protection , Craft , Dark Skies , Defence and Security Sectors Supporting Local Communities , Digital Communities , Dog Advisory Welfare , Explosive Weapons and their Impact , Fatherhood , Fiji , Financial Markets and Services , Forestry and Timber Security , Funerals, Coroners and Bereavement , Fusion Energy , Greyhound , Hazaras , Healthy Homes and Buildings , Healthy Places , Hemp Carbon Capture and Rural Development , Japan , Latin America , Modernising Employment , Northern Culture , Nuclear Energy , Pensions and Growth , Race Equality in Education , Radiotherapy , Reserves and Cadets , Running , Russia and Democracy , Scientific , Social Mobility , Sustainable Flood and Drought Management , Sustainable Plastics , Swimming , Syria , Tigray , University , West Papua
Adoption and Permanence , Anti-Social Behaviour , Apprenticeships , Art, Craft and Design in Education , Art, Craft and Design in Education , Assistive and Accessible Technology , Beyond Pills , Bladder and Bowel Continence Care , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Built Environment , Central Asia , Children's Online Safety , Coastal Communities , Consumer Protection , Craft , Dark Skies , Defence and Security Sectors Supporting Local Communities , Digital Communities , Dog Advisory Welfare , Explosive Weapons and their Impact , Fatherhood , Fiji , Financial Markets and Services , Forestry and Timber Security , Funerals, Coroners and Bereavement , Fusion Energy , Greyhound , Hazaras , Healthy Homes and Buildings , Healthy Places , Hemp Carbon Capture and Rural Development , Japan , Latin America , Modernising Employment , Northern Culture , Nuclear Energy , Pensions and Growth , Race Equality in Education , Radiotherapy , Reserves and Cadets , Running , Russia and Democracy , Scientific , Social Mobility , Sustainable Flood and Drought Management , Sustainable Plastics , Swimming , Syria , Tigray , University , West Papua
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
5 APPG Officer Positions
Private Capital , Sovereign Wealth Funds , Space , Thailand , United Arab Emirates
Private Capital , Sovereign Wealth Funds , Space , Thailand , United Arab Emirates
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
Contact Details
Show/HideRegistered Contact:
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
Financial Benefits Received
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Date
12 Feb 2026
12 Feb 2026
Source
Trowers and Hamlins
Trowers and Hamlins
Value
£2,500
£2,500
Date
29 Jan 2026
29 Jan 2026
Source
PHTA
PHTA
Value
£100,000
£100,000
Date
4 Nov 2025
4 Nov 2025
Source
Bradford Estates
Bradford Estates
Value
£10,000
£10,000
Date
28 Oct 2025
28 Oct 2025
Source
Harper Adams University
Harper Adams University
Value
£2,500
£2,500
Date
24 Oct 2025
24 Oct 2025
Source
Aaron and Partners
Aaron and Partners
Value
£2,000
£2,000
Date
13 Oct 2025
13 Oct 2025
Source
Cadent
Cadent
Value
£6,000
£6,000
Date
9 Oct 2025
9 Oct 2025
Source
Newcastle and Staffordshire College Group
Newcastle and Staffordshire College Group
Value
£2,500
£2,500