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We source information on APPG memberships from lists on APPG websites or asking APPGs for unpublished lists. Please report any incorrect or outdated information.

Sharon Dowey is an officer of the following groups

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Wood Panel Industry (Deputy Convener)

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• Purpose: To highlight the vital contribution that wood panel manufacturers make to the regional and national economies within the UK and to ensure growth for this domestic industry by addressing concerns about the supply of raw materials.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: http://www.appgwoodpanelindustry.org/
• APPG register: Parliament website

Sharon Dowey is a member of the following groups

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Aviation

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• Purpose: To promote the objective - as set out by the British Government - of making the UK the best country in the world for aviation through inspiring both current and future generations to take up science, technology, engineering and mathematics, thereby creating high-tech jobs and growth in our economy.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://aviationappg.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer

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• Purpose: The APPG seeks to keep cancer at the top of the political agenda and to ensure that policymaking remains firmly patient-centred, bringing together Parliamentarians from across the political spectrum to debate key issues and campaign together to improve cancer services.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.macmillan.org.uk/advocacy/our-work/government/appgc
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Gardening and Horticulture Group

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• Purpose: To promote and facilitate communication and understanding between representatives of the world of gardening and horticulture and Members of both Houses.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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India All-Party Parliamentary Group

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• Purpose: To promote the strengthening of the bilateral relationship between the UK and India, focusing on trade and investment, education, sustainable development, culture, health, science and innovation, defence and security, and enhancing the relationship between both countries’ parliaments on a national and regional level, and promoting people-to-people links.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.appgindia.org/
• 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 for Space

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• Purpose: To raise awareness in Parliament of the importance and opportunities of space based capabilities to the UK economy, policy making, society and the space community; to highlight and promote the benefits from the UK's investment in space and its leading role within the global space economy.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.ukspace.org/appg-for-space/
• APPG register: Parliament website