Committees

In the UK Parliament, committees are groups of MPs or Peers who examine specific issues in more detail than can be done in debates.

Some committees focus on checking the government’s decisions and spending, while others investigate specific topics and proposed legislation.

Emma Lewell is currently a member of the following committees:

Member, Panel of Chairs

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Member, Defence Committee

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Committee memberships held in the past

• Member, Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill Committee (17 Apr 2024 to 24 Apr 2024)
• Member, Licensing Hours Extensions Bill Committee ( 7 Feb 2024 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill Committee (15 Jun 2022 to 20 Oct 2022)
• Member, National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (16 Jun 2021 to 22 Jun 2021)
• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls ( 6 Jul 2020 to 16 Jan 2024)
• Member, Defence Sub-Committee ( 5 Mar 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Defence Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Work and Pensions Committee ( 8 Jul 2015 to 1 Feb 2016)
• Member, Draft Protection of Charities Bill (Joint Committee) ( 6 Nov 2014 to 3 Feb 2015)
• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (10 Jun 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)

All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs)

All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal cross-party groups made up of MPs and Peers who share an interest in a particular country or subject.

They do not have formal powers or funding, but can book rooms on the parliamentary estate and may receive funding from outside organisations and companies.

We source information on APPG memberships from lists on APPG websites or asking APPGs for unpublished lists. Please report any incorrect or outdated information.

Emma Lewell is an officer of the following groups

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Child of the North All-Party Parliamentary Group (Chair & Registered Contact)

More info

• Purpose: Building a fairer future for children across the North of England.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/appg-reports
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on School Food (Officer)

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• Purpose: To bring together a range of organisations and stakeholders from the sector to champion the school meal service, highlight the issues at a political level, and collaborate to identify best practice.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: http://www.schoolfood.org.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Women in Defence (Officer)

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• Purpose: To act as a conduit to inform on the challenges in achieving female representation across the defence enterprise - including military, civil services, agencies, private sector, academia, not-for-profits, and parliamentarians - and provide opportunities for the women in defence community to share leading practice, recognise and report on progress.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

Emma Lewell is a member of the following groups

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Armed Forces

More info

• Purpose: To promote better understanding of His Majesty's Armed Forces in Parliament.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on City Regions Transport

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• Purpose: The APPG provides an opportunity for parliamentarians from across Urban Transport Group (UTG) member areas and the whole country to engage on the latest developments in the sector, and to receive updates and briefings from UTG, our member transport authorities, sector leaders and other stakeholders.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.urbantransportgroup.org/city-regions-transport-appg
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Grid Networks

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• Purpose: The APPG is focused on grid sustainability and resilience, policy and legislative challenges relating to power grid capacity in the UK; investment in National Grid infrastructure; planning policy and the development of energy infrastructure; emerging renewable energy systems; and the role of the public and private sector in power grid.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.gridnetworks.co.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Leamside Line

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• Purpose: To campaign for the re-opening of the Leamside Line in full, which would provide significant economic, social and environmental benefits for the whole country, particularly the North East of England. These include providing rail access to thousands more people and easing the burden on the East Coast Mainline.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Local Transport

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• Purpose: The APPG provides an opportunity for parliamentarians from across Urban Transport Group (UTG) member areas and the whole country to engage on the latest developments in the sector, and to receive updates and briefings from UTG, our member transport authorities, sector leaders and other stakeholders.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.urbantransportgroup.org/city-regions-transport-appg
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Speech and Language Difficulties

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• Purpose: To make parliament aware that the ability to communicate is a crucial life skill for all; to increase awareness about the impact communication difficulties have on other people's lives; to highlight the importance of early identification and intervention; and to press for increased provision of speech and language therapy.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on State Pension Inequality for Women

More info

• Purpose: To provide a cross-party forum in which to hold the government to account on the issue of transitional arrangements to compensate 1950's-born women who are affected by changes to the state pension age and to campaign on issues around the state pension age.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://rebeccalongbailey.com/spifwlist/
• APPG register: Parliament website