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.

Ann Davies is currently a member of the following committees:

Member, Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill Committee

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We source information on APPG memberships from lists on APPG websites or asking APPGs for unpublished lists. Please report any incorrect or outdated information.

Ann Davies is an officer of the following groups

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Children in Wales (Secretary)

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• Purpose: To tackle key issues affecting children and young people in Wales and develop policies on children’s rights, family support, and child poverty – ensuring every child has the best possible start in life.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.childreninwales.org.uk/professionals/our-work/all-party-parliamentary-group-children-wales/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Fairtrade (Officer)

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• Purpose: To promote fairtrade within parliament; to deepen the relationship between local fairtrade organisations and parliamentarians and to further raise awareness of the importance of fairtrade.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.fairtrade.org.uk/what-is-fairtrade/policy-briefings-and-reports/fairtrade-all-party-parliamentary-group/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Hospitality, Events, Major Food and Drink Businesses in Wales (Vice Chair)

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• Purpose: To understand and promote the best of Welsh hospitality, events and food and drink, including the visitor economy.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Local Markets (Vice Chair)

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• Purpose: To provide a conduit for the markets industry to advance the case for markets and to raise issues about their welfare. It provides a forum for discussions about policy, strategy and operational issues recognising the role of markets and market trading in retail, tourism, employment, hospitality, and leisure sectors.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://nabma.com/all-party-parliamentary-markets-group/
• APPG register: Parliament website

Ann Davies is a member of the following groups

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Ageing and Older People

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• Purpose: To provide a cross-party forum in which to hold the government to account on issues affecting ageing older people.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: https://www.ageuk.org.uk/our-impact/politics-and-government/all-party-parliamentary-group/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Digital Creators

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• Purpose: To champion the digital creator economy and advocate for content creators as a profession in recognition of their profound economic and cultural contributions across the UK. Working to remove barriers to growth, helping all UK creators reach their full potential.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://digitalcommunities.inparliament.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Farming

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• Purpose: To raise the profile of and issues faced by British farmers and farming communities.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Fire Safety and Rescue

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• Purpose: To meet and consider important fire safety and rescue issues with appropriate specialists in these fields, consulting wider with other related agencies to create a safer built environment; contributing to fire safety events both inside and outside parliament, whilst raising issues of concern to government through its minsters.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: https://firesectorconfederation.co.uk/appg-for-fire-safety-and-rescue/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Ending the Need for Food Banks

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• Purpose: To bring together parliamentarians with a shared interest in and commitment to ending the need for food banks and the deep financial hardship that causes it; discussing the solutions that are needed; making recommendations to the relevant government departments that are key to achieving this.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group Genocide Prevention

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• Purpose: Providing parliamentarians with the information to act together to prevent genocides and crimes against humanity; learning from past genocides; supporting victims of genocides and crimes against humanity; promoting active peace building.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Listed Properties

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• Purpose: To speak up for listed properties in the UK and raise awareness in parliament of the role played by their owners in protecting the nation's heritage; and to advocate policies that support owners in preserving listed properties, including tax and planning reform.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness All-Party Parliamentary Group

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• Purpose: To raise concerns about the Loan Charge legislation and associated HMRC action against thousands of freelance, contract and locum workers and small company owners in the UK, as well as the wider context of fairness of the tax system and the conduct, performance and accountability of HMRC.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.loanchargeappg.co.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Music

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• Purpose: To provide a discussion forum between the music industry, parliamentarians and their constituencies.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://appgonmusic.wordpress.com/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

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• Purpose: To drive change by raising awareness of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) amongst parliamentarians, policy-makers and the public, to increase recognition of PCOS as a complex, lifelong condition, generating policy solutions to improve the lives of those living with PCOS.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.pcosappg.co.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS/PCOS)

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• Purpose: To drive change by raising awareness of Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS, formerly PCOS) amongst parliamentarians, policy-makers and the public, to increase recognition of PMOS as a complex, lifelong condition, generating policy solutions to improve the lives of those living with PMOS.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.pcosappg.co.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

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Water Pollution

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• Purpose: The APPG aims to promote understanding of the causes of, impacts of and solutions to water pollution, and to facilitate cross-party parliamentary action to tackle water pollution.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: http://www.waterpollutionappg.co.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Western Gateway

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• Purpose: To bring together parliamentarians in support of the Western Gateway, a cross-border economic partnership of local authorities, city regions, academics, industry groups and governments covering South Wales and Western England.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://western-gateway.co.uk/our-appg
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Women in Parliament

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• Purpose: Brings together MPs and peers to celebrate progress in women's representation and advocate for more women in parliament across all parties, aiming for a diverse, gender-equal parliament by 2028 - the centenary of equal franchise. Supports women in parliament and those standing for public office.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://centenaryaction.org.uk/appg-women-in-parliament/
• APPG register: Parliament website