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Peter Swallow

Labour MP for Bracknell

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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.

Peter Swallow is currently a member of the following committees:

Member, Education Committee

The Education Committee scrutinises the work of the Department for Education, covering children’s social care, schools, colleges, the early years and higher education.

The Committee also holds regular hearings with DfE’s arms-length bodies, including Ofsted, Ofqual and the Children’s Commissioner. You can follow the Committee on X (formerly Twitter)@CommonsEd.

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Member, General Cemetery Bill [HL] Committee

The Committee on the General Cemetery Bill [HL] was set up to oversee the Bill’s petitioning period.

The Committee provides individuals and bodies directly and specially affected by the Bill with the opportunity to object to the Bill’s specific provisions and to seek its amendment.

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Member, Norwich Livestock Market Bill [HL] Committee

The Committee on the Norwich Livestock Market Bill [HL] was set up to oversee the Bill’s petitioning period.

The Committee provides individuals and bodies directly and specially affected by the Bill with the opportunity to object to the Bill’s specific provisions and to seek its amendment.

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Member, Court of Referees

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, Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL] Committee ( 5 Mar 2025 to 20 Mar 2025)

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.

Peter Swallow is an officer of the following groups

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

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Schools, Learning and Assessment (Chair & Registered Contact)

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

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  • Purpose: To discuss and evaluate key issues and indicators of social mobility and barriers to it. To hold seminars and meetings to present and highlight the latest research on social mobility.
  • Membership Source: Source
  • APPG Website: N/A
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group for the South East (Vice Chair)

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Thames Valley (Officer)

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  • Purpose: To advance the Thames Valley’s global reputation as a business location of choice and an engine of growth for the United Kingdom. The ambition is to shape local and national growth plans that can secure the thriving, green, healthier future we want for a truly competitive Thames Valley.
  • Membership Source: Source
  • APPG Website: N/A
  • APPG register: Parliament website

Peter Swallow is a member of the following groups

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Adoption and Permanence

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  • Purpose: To amplify the voices and experiences of adoptees and those in other forms of permanence and their families and use that to inform parliamentarians on issues around adoption and permanence and promote the development and implementation of effective policy and practice. To provide an opportunity for the ambitious exploration of innovative solutions to enable adoptees and those in other forms of permanence and their families to thrive.
  • Membership Source: Source
  • APPG Website: https://appgap.info/
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Armed Forces Community

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Better Roads

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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 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 on Learning Disability

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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 on New Towns

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  • Purpose: To celebrate the UK’s New Towns, identify common challenges and make the case for investment and sustainable growth. This APPG will examine how to best support the needs of the 2.8 million people already living in new towns and consider the needs of the residents of the future. Learning the lessons from past new towns in championing and supporting the creation of more new towns.
  • Membership Source: Source
  • APPG Website: https://www.tcpa.org.uk/resources/all-party-parliamentary-group-on-new-towns/
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Single-Parent Families

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Tidy Britain All-Party Parliamentary Group

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  • Purpose: To highlight issues related to local environmental quality, including littering, pollution and fly­tipping, and their detrimental impact on communities; to raise these issues on the parliamentary agenda; to provide a forum for parliamentarians and advocates of local environmental quality; and to highlight the work of volunteer litter-picking groups and individuals.
  • Membership Source: Source
  • APPG Website: https://www.keepbritaintidy.org/tidy-britain-appg
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Transport Safety

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  • Purpose: To provide opportunities to debate transport safety matters (on road, rail, air and water) and to encourage the government to address transport safety issues. To work in partnership with others supporting safe, sustainable and healthy transport.
  • Membership Source: Source
  • APPG Website: https://transportsafetyappg.org.uk/
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Water Group

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  • Purpose: Provides a forum for parliamentarians and interested stakeholders to monitor government and regulatory policy and maintain a dialogue with government, Parliament, the water sector and a wide range of other interested groups.
  • Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
  • APPG Website: N/A
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Western Rail Link to Heathrow

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  • Purpose: To advocate for a western rail link to Heathrow Airport.
  • Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
  • APPG Website: N/A
  • APPG register: Parliament website

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