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Alex Sobel

Labour/Co-operative MP for Leeds Central and Headingley

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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.

Alex Sobel is currently a member of the following committees:

Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee)

The Joint Committee on Human Rights consists of twelve members, appointed from both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, to examine matters relating to human rights within the United Kingdom, as well as scrutinising every Government Bill for its compatibility with human rights.

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Committee memberships held in the past

  • Member, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (15 Jan 2024 to 30 May 2024)
  • Member, Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation (15 Jan 2024 to 30 May 2024)
  • Member, Shark Fins Bill Committee ( 9 Nov 2022 to 16 Nov 2022)
  • Member, Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform Bill) Committee ( 2 Nov 2022 to 29 Nov 2022)
  • Member, Highgate Cemetery Bill Committee (21 Jun 2021 to 30 May 2024)
  • Member, Monken Hadley Common Bill Unopposed Bill Committee (16 Jun 2021 to 17 Nov 2020)
  • Member, Highgate Cemetery Bill Committee (16 Jun 2021 to 16 Jun 2021)
  • Member, Environmental Audit Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 22 Feb 2021)
  • Member, Backbench Business Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
  • Member, Environmental Audit Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)

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We source information on APPG memberships from lists on APPG websites or asking APPGs for unpublished lists. Please report any incorrect or outdated information.

Alex Sobel is an officer of the following groups

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Fair Elections (Chair & Registered Contact)

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  • Purpose: To enhance the integrity of UK democracy by: replacing First Past the Post with a proportional electoral system; eliminating dark money and undemocratic influence from politics; countering disinformation in public discourse. The APPG's goal is to deliver clean and fair elections where all votes count.
  • Membership Source: Source
  • APPG Website: https://www.fairelections.uk/
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Greenland

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Music (Co-Chair)

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Net Zero All-Party Parliamentary Group

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  • Purpose: The APPG accelerates policy change, promotes zero carbon solutions, supports clean growth technology, and embeds the UK’s commitment to a net zero carbon economy. It provides a forum for MPs and peers to collectively advocate for urgent government action for a low carbon future in the UK.
  • Membership Source: Source
  • APPG Website: https://netzeroappg.org.uk/
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Students (Chair & Registered Contact)

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  • Purpose: To bring HE and FE (higher and further education) students’ issues to Westminster, connecting students’ unions, students and decision-makers to better understand student life today.
  • Membership Source: Source
  • APPG Website: N/A
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Ukraine (Chair & Registered Contact)

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  • Purpose: To promote and strengthen relations between the UK and Ukrainian parliaments.
  • Membership Source: Source
  • APPG Website: N/A
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group on West Papua (Chair & Registered Contact)

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Alex Sobel is a member of the following groups

All-Party Parliamentary Group Against Antisemitism

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Aviation

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  • Purpose: To promote the objective - as set out by the British Government - of making the UK the best country in the world for aviation through inspiring both current and future generations to take up science, technology, engineering and mathematics, thereby creating high-tech jobs and growth in our economy.
  • Membership Source: Source
  • APPG Website: https://aviationappg.uk/
  • APPG register: Parliament website

Bahrain All-Party Parliamentary Group

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  • Purpose: To foster good relationships between the UK and Bahrain and to assist in raising awareness amongst parliamentarians and the public of the developments that have been taking place in Bahrain.
  • Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
  • APPG Website: N/A
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Freedom and Democracy in Belarus

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  • Purpose: To raise awareness, provide support, and advocate for those fighting for freedom and democracy in Belarus.
  • Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
  • APPG Website: N/A
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Bosnia and Herzegovina

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on British Jews

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  • Purpose: To promote understanding of the aspirations and challenges of the UK's Jewish community, with topics including religious freedom, faith based education, welfare and social justice. To celebrate the culture, contribution and achievements of the UK's Jewish community.
  • Membership Source: Source
  • APPG Website: https://bod.org.uk/appg-british-jews/
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Chess

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  • Purpose: To further chess in the UK.
  • Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
  • APPG Website: N/A
  • APPG register: Parliament website

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

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Climate Change

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  • Purpose: To run events and activities in parliament with the purpose of advancing understanding of policy issues surrounding climate change and enabling cross-party discussion and action on climate policy.
  • Membership Source: Source
  • APPG Website: https://www.climateappg.co.uk/
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Climate, Nature and Security

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  • Purpose: To advance understanding of the issues surrounding climate, biodiversity, and security by communicating salient information and analysis through events and activities in Parliament - with the purpose of supporting informed cross-party discussion and action on climate security policy in order to improve the UK’s resilience.
  • Membership Source: Source
  • APPG Website: https://www.appgclimsec.uk/
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Conflict Prevention, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding

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  • Purpose: The APPG will provide a forum for the discussion and analysis of conflict prevention, conflict resolution and peacebuilding, both in specific conflicts and globally; and to build cross-party consensus around effective approaches and the need for strategic prioritisation of conflict prevention.
  • Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
  • APPG Website: N/A
  • APPG register: Parliament website

Drugs, Alcohol and Justice All-Party Parliamentary Group

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Financial Technology

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  • Purpose: To provide a collaborative forum for parliamentarians to discuss the challenges and opportunities relating to the growth and competitiveness of the Financial Technology (FinTech) ecosystem in the UK, covering the depth and breadth of the sector.
  • Membership Source: Source
  • APPG Website: https://appgfintech.org.uk/
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Fusion Energy

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  • Purpose: To accelerate policy change to facilitate the commercialisation of fusion technology and provide a forum for parliamentarians of all parties to work together to make the case for investment in fusion energy.
  • Membership Source: Source
  • APPG Website: https://fusionenergyappg.co.uk/
  • APPG register: Parliament website

Future Homes, Skills and Innovation All-Party Parliamentary Group

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  • Purpose: The APPG brings cross-party collaboration to accelerate the delivery of high-quality, affordable, sustainable, decarbonised and future-proofed UK homes. Our mission is to drive low-carbon growth by advancing innovation, investment and the essential skills needed to adapt, build and retrofit homes fit for the UK’s future.
  • Membership Source: Source
  • APPG Website: https://www.fhsiappg.co.uk/
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Genetic, Rare and Undiagnosed Conditions

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  • Purpose: To increase awareness in parliament of genetic, rare and undiagnosed conditions and help to ensure that patients and families affected by those conditions have access to appropriate care and support.
  • Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
  • APPG Website: https://geneticalliance.org.uk/westminster-appg
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Georgia

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  • Purpose: To foster good bilateral relations and understanding between the UK and Georgia.
  • Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
  • APPG Website: N/A
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Greece

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  • Purpose: To further UK-Greece relations and discuss issues affecting both countries.
  • Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
  • APPG Website: N/A
  • APPG register: Parliament website

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

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Gypsies, Travellers and Roma

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  • Purpose: To provide a forum for parliamentarians concerned about issues facing Gypsy, Traveller and Roma communities and seek to address these issues and challenge inequalities.
  • Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
  • APPG Website: https://www.gypsy-traveller.org/appg/
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Human Rights Group

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on International Conservation

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  • Purpose: To provide a forum to address wildlife conservation and biodiversity issues affecting our planet including but not limited to ecosystem collapse, species extinctions, land degradation, invasive species, illegal fishing and other threats to the natural world.
  • Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
  • APPG Website: https://internationalconservation.org/operations/uk
  • APPG register: Parliament website

Parliamentary Internet, Communications and Technology Forum All-Party Parliamentary Group

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  • Purpose: The APPG brings together parliamentarians from all parties and both Houses with key players in the internet, communications and technology sectors to engage with the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.
  • Membership Source: Source
  • APPG Website: https://pictfor.org.uk/
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services

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  • Purpose: To advocate for the victims of financial misconduct, crimes, scandals, frauds and regulatory failures, by driving positive, progressive, and purposeful reforms that achieve a fair, trusted and just system, where the service providers, regulators and government agencies provide appropriate protection and deliver good outcomes, including redress for historical wrongs.
  • Membership Source: Source
  • APPG Website: https://www.appgifffs.org/
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Italy

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  • Purpose: To further UK-Italy relations and discuss issues affecting both countries.
  • Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
  • APPG Website: N/A
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Kosovo and Albania

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  • Purpose: To help bilateral relations between the UK and Kosovo and the UK and Albania, and to improve parliamentary relations between the three countries.
  • Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
  • APPG Website: N/A
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Kurds

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  • Purpose: To develop friendship and understanding of Kurds in the UK and abroad though sharing cultural, economic and social issues through dialogues and discussion; organising events and exchanges between Members and Kurdish communities and community leaders in the UK and abroad.
  • Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
  • APPG Website: N/A
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Long Covid

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  • Purpose: To work with like-minded MPs and organisations to research the prevalence of Long Covid; assess and request scientific research and medical inquiries; raise awareness of the profound impacts on millions of people worldwide; and outlining our asks to government.
  • Membership Source: Source
  • APPG Website: https://www.longcovid.org/impact/appg-on-long-covid
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Medical Cannabis Under Prescription

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  • Purpose: The APPG exists to promote the importance of medical cannabis for patients in the UK. To raise awareness of the industry and the importance to growth of the economy and jobs within the sector. To work with other parties within government to raise awareness of this medication and the importance for patients, to help create an understanding of how this medication could sit within current medical frameworks.
  • Membership Source: Source
  • APPG Website: https://www.cicouncil.org.uk/members/appg-medical-cannabis/
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Modern Conflict

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  • Purpose: The APPG is an interest group for parliamentarians considering the capabilities and commitments driving contemporary warfare. Our work advances discussion and policy-making regarding protection considerations, technology, covert operations, and other issues which are outpacing conventional oversight mechanisms in the context of modern conflict.
  • Membership Source: Source
  • APPG Website: https://www.appgmodernconflict.org/
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Mutuals

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Northern Culture All-Party Parliamentary Group

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  • Purpose: The APPG champions the huge economic contribution made by the North’s cultural sector, providing a united voice on pan-northern cultural priorities in order to shape and influence future government decision-making and promoting the need for investment in the North’s strong cultural talent pipeline and heritage.
  • Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
  • APPG Website: https://curiousminds.org.uk/northern-culture-appg/
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Race and Community

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  • Purpose: The group focuses on issues of racial justice. It aims to increase the coverage in parliament of issues relating to race and ethnicity; to update members on these issues as well as on up-to-date research; and to connect the group with charities and other organisations working on these issues around the country.
  • Membership Source: Source
  • APPG Website: https://www.appg-race.com/
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Running

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  • Purpose: To work collectively to inspire people of all ages and abilities to enjoy the mental and physical health benefits of getting active through running, jogging and active lifestyles.
  • Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
  • APPG Website: N/A
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Self-Driving Vehicles

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  • Purpose: The APPG provides a forum for parliamentarians and industry to discuss and promote the benefits of AVs (Automated Vehicles) for a variety of uses across all parts of the UK, acting as the voice of the AV sector in Parliament.
  • Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
  • APPG Website: https://www.self-drivingappg.co.uk/
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Space

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  • Purpose: To raise awareness in Parliament of the importance and opportunities of space based capabilities to the UK economy, policy making, society and the space community; to highlight and promote the benefits from the UK's investment in space and its leading role within the global space economy.
  • Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
  • APPG Website: https://www.ukspace.org/appg-for-space/
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Tennis

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  • Purpose: To promote the sport of tennis, and to enable MPs and peers to play tennis matches together and compete with outside tennis teams.
  • Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
  • APPG Website: N/A
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Thailand

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  • Purpose: To maintain links with and develop an understanding of Thailand, its culture and politics.
  • Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
  • APPG Website: N/A
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Video Games and Esports

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  • Purpose: To work with the games and interactive entertainment industry, including with its trade body UK Interactive Entertainment, to supercharge the industry's economic, technological and cultural contributions within parliament.
  • Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
  • APPG Website: N/A
  • APPG register: Parliament website

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene All-Party Parliamentary Group

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  • Purpose: To raise awareness within parliament and government of the impact that a lack of water, sanitation and hygiene has on the lives of people around the world, and the governments obligation to help meet the Sustainable Development Goal on water and sanitation.
  • Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
  • APPG Website: N/A
  • APPG register: Parliament website

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