Parliamentary Work
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Race Equality in Education
We are the secretariat of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Race Equality in Education at the Houses of Parliament.
The group's aim is to support children and students from ethnic minority backgrounds, to enhance educational environments, and to increase racial diversity in teaching across the UK.
There are over 60 MPs and peers in our group, which makes us one of the largest Parliamentary groups across the Houses of Parliament.
The Group is led by the following MPs and Peers:
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Diane Abbott MP (Chair of the APPG)
Independent MP, former Shadow Home Secretary, the first Black woman elected to Parliament, and also the longest-serving Black MP
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Lord Simon Woolley (Vice-Chair of the APPG)
Crossbench Member of the UK House of Lords, Principal of Homerton College Cambridge University, Founder of Operation Black Vote, and previously the Advisory Chair of the UK Government’s Race Disparity Unit
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Adam Afriyie MP (Officer of the APPG)
Conservative MP, formerly sat on the Child, Schools and Families Committee, and was previously the Shadow Minister for Science and Innovation
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Baroness Doreen Lawrence (Officer of the APPG)
Labour Peer, currently sits on the Human Rights Joint Committee, Chair of the Labour Party’s Race Equality Taskforce, and also formerly sat on the Children and Families Act Committee
A full list of our MPs and Peers can be found on the APPG website. You can find out more about the APPG by clicking on the below links.