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.

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We source information on APPG memberships from lists on APPG websites or asking APPGs for unpublished lists. Please report any incorrect or outdated information.

Adam Dance is an officer of the following groups

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) (Vice Chair)

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• Purpose: To raise awareness of Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) and its personal, economical, and social impact. To help bring positive change to the lives of people living with ADHD. To share ideas, and act as a link between Government, Parliament, organisations and charities involved with this issue.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

Adam Dance 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 Diabetes

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• Purpose: The APPG provides a conduit for diabetes charities, researchers and experts to parliamentarians. It will facilitate discussions about policy, research and treatment of diabetes.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://diabetesappg.wordpress.com/
• 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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Drugs, Alcohol and Justice All-Party Parliamentary Group

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• Purpose: To provide a policy forum for frontline drug and alcohol treatment sector providers and interested parliamentarians with a focus on evidence-based harm reduction, treatment and recovery. We believe in evidence, not prejudice, in policy - and treatment, not punishment, in practice.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: https://www.wearewithyou.org.uk/about-us/policy-and-research/drugs-alcohol-and-justice-all-party-parliamentary-group
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dyslexia

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• Purpose: To improve awareness, understanding, and support for children and adults with dyslexia and co-occurring difficulties - which includes dyspraxia and dyscalculia. The APPG aims to provide a forum for Parliamentarians and connected groups to consider current provisions for dyslexic people, the impact of dyslexia on both individuals and society, and propose reform.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/support-us/campaigns/all-party-parliamentary-group-for-dyslexia
• 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 on Learning Disability

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• Purpose: To explore the issues faced by people with a learning disability and by their families. The group explores the key issues of the day, across areas including health, social care, education, employment and benefits.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: https://www.mencap.org.uk/all-party-parliamentary-group-learning-disability
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Prostate Cancer

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• Purpose: To raise awareness of prostate cancer issues with parliament, provide a forum for MPs and peers to discuss issues impacting people with prostate cancer, and to advocate for improvements in policy to improve equitable early diagnosis, treatment, care and survival for people with prostate cancer.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://appgprostatecancer.org.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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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