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.

Committee memberships held in the past

• Member, Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Committee (15 Jan 2025 to 25 Mar 2025)
• Member, Backbench Business Committee (28 Oct 2024 to 3 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We source information on APPG memberships from lists on APPG websites or asking APPGs for unpublished lists. Please report any incorrect or outdated information.

Jack Abbott is an officer of the following groups

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Down Syndrome (Officer)

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• Purpose: To campaign for equal access and provision to ensure equality and promote respect at all stages of life for people with Down syndrome.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://appg-ds.org/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Renewable and Sustainable Energy

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• Purpose: The APPG supports parliamentarians to advance and inform energy transition policy. The Group seeks to strengthen cross-party dialogue to build consensus by convening policymakers with industry, civil society, and academics.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://renewables.inparliament.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

Jack Abbott is a member of the following groups

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Energy Studies

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• Purpose: To inform the parliamentarians of the day on the energy issues of the day.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: http://pges.org.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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Football All-Party Parliamentary Group

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• Purpose: To hold meetings for parliamentarians about football issues and raise matters of importance with the football authorities.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Football Supporters

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• Purpose: To represent the interests of match-going football fans and to support the aims and objectives of the Football Supporters’ Association.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://thefsa.org.uk/our-work/appg-for-football-supporters/
• 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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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

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nuclear Energy

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• Purpose: To explore the opportunities and challenges currently facing the civil nuclear sector to better understand, support and call for further development of new nuclear across the UK on a cross-party basis.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://sites.google.com/tusne.org/nuclearenergyappg/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on School Food

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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: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: http://www.schoolfood.org.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Schools, Learning and Assessment

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• Purpose: To promote and support school level education, the quality of learning, assessment and outcomes for all pupils.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.schoolsappg.org.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Sport and Physical Activity

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• Purpose: To be the central, constructive, cross-party voice for sport in parliament and to promote the wider health, economic and societal benefits of sport and physical activity in the UK.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website