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.

Antonia Bance is currently a member of the following committees:

Member, Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls

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Member, Business and Trade Committee

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We source information on APPG memberships from lists on APPG websites or asking APPGs for unpublished lists. Please report any incorrect or outdated information.

Antonia Bance is an officer of the following groups

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dying Well (Officer)

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• Purpose: To promote excellence in palliative care for all to meet their needs and prevent the legalisation of doctor assisted suicide and euthanasia.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Freight and Logistics (Vice Chair)

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• Purpose: To promote and represent the interests of the UK haulage, logistics and coaches sector and provide a forum to discuss opportunities and challenges.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.roadfreightappg.org/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Manufacturing Group (Officer)

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• Purpose: To encourage the exchange of knowledge and understanding between Parliament and the UK's diverse manufacturing industries, helping to raise the profile of manufacturing both inside and outside Parliament.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.policyconnect.org.uk/apmg
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for the West Midlands (Vice Chair)

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• Purpose: 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.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

Antonia Bance is a member of the following groups

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Apprenticeships

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• Purpose: To provide a forum for parliamentarians and employers to discuss how to promote the role of high quality apprenticeships.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.appgapprenticeships.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group Beauty and Wellbeing

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• Purpose: The group seeks to spotlight and raise the reputation of the beauty industry by investigating and exploring key issues that impact the sectors within it. By highlighting these issues, the group aims to underscore the importance of tackling misinformation, and the economic and social benefits to the UK.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.baw-appg.co.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Children

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• Purpose: To raise greater awareness in the Houses of Parliament of aspects of the well-being of the nation's children and young people, ensuring the voice and experience of children are at the heart of policy making; and to work with children, children's organisations, and politicians from all sides, to promote first-class government policy for children.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: https://www.ncb.org.uk/what-we-do/influencing-policy/all-party-parliamentary-group-children-appgc
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Commercial Sexual Exploitation

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• Purpose: To develop and advocate for public policy to prevent commercial sexual exploitation - which is the exchange of money, accommodation, services or other goods in return for sex acts. The primary objectives of the APPG's work are to support victims, hold perpetrators to account, and deter demand for commercial sexual exploitation.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.appg-cse.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Furniture Industry

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• Purpose: To raise awareness of the furniture, flooring and furnishings industry and to publicise and promote the industry in the UK in order to protect jobs and investment.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://britishfurnitureconfederation.org.uk/all-party-parliamentary-group/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on HIV, AIDS and Sexual Health

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• Purpose: HIV is not yesterday's story. It is with us today in the UK and affecting families all over the world. The APPG believes that as parliamentarians we should play our part in addressing this epidemic along with addressing the rising STI (sexually transmitted infection) rate.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.appghivaids.org.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Steel and Metals-Related Industries

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• Purpose: To ensure a fair deal for the UK steel and metal related industries by liaising with and lobbying the government, to raise the profile of cultural, environmental and social issues in the industry and its communities, and to research and develop policies which will promote thriving steel and cast metal industries in the UK.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website