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.

Baroness Blower is currently a member of the following committees:

Member, International Agreements Committee

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Member, Social Mobility Policy Committee

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Committee memberships held in the past

• Member, Education for 11–16 Year Olds Committee (31 Jan 2023 to 23 Nov 2023)
• Member, Children and Families Act 2014 Committee (19 Jan 2022 to 21 Nov 2022)
• Member, Youth Unemployment Committee (22 Jul 2021 to 16 Nov 2021)
• Member, National Plan for Sport and Recreation Committee (15 Oct 2020 to 24 Nov 2021)

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We source information on APPG memberships from lists on APPG websites or asking APPGs for unpublished lists. Please report any incorrect or outdated information.

Baroness Blower is an officer of the following groups

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Airport Communities (Vice Chair)

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• Purpose: To examine the economic, social, health and environmental impacts of airport operations on local communities.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.airportcommunities.co.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Food and Drink (Vice Chair)

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• Purpose: To debate the policy priorities and issues related to the UK’s largest manufacturing sector, the food and drink sector. The group will aim to promote dialogue and discussion between industry and politicians through a series of policy roundtables, events and site visits.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Future Generations (Officer)

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• Purpose: To create space for cross-party dialogue on combating short-termism and to identify ways to internalise concern for future generations into today's policy making.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global Education (Vice Chair)

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• Purpose: UK Parliamentarians working to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 4: to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.globaleducationappg.co.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Kurds (Vice Chair)

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• Purpose: To develop friendship and understanding of Kurds in the UK and abroad though sharing cultural, economic and social issues through dialogues and discussion; organising events and exchanges between Members and Kurdish communities and community leaders in the UK and abroad.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Literacy (Officer)

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• Purpose: The APPG is committed to promoting parliamentary understanding and support for the latest national research, policies, and best practices in literacy across the early years, schools and criminal justice system. It will raise awareness of the importance of improving literacy levels and advocates for a targeted, place-based, collaborative, cross-sector approach to achieving this goal.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on School Food (Officer)

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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: Source
• APPG Website: http://www.schoolfood.org.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

Baroness Blower is a member of the following groups

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All-Party Parliamentary Human Rights Group

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• Purpose: To raise the profile of international human rights issues within Parliament and to investigate and publicise human rights abuses occurring.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.appghumanrights.com/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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Parliamentary Internet, Communications and Technology Forum All-Party Parliamentary Group

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• Purpose: The APPG brings together parliamentarians from all parties and both Houses with key players in the internet, communications and technology sectors to engage with the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://pictfor.org.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Modern Languages

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• Purpose: To explore the benefits of learning and using languages throughout the UK; provide a parliamentary forum for information exchange and consultation on languages and linguists; encourage and support policies and action improving the take-up of languages in schools, further and higher education, in the workplace and in the community.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.ciol.org.uk/appgml
• APPG register: Parliament website

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Britain-Palestine All-Party Parliamentary Group

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• Purpose: To foster good relations and understanding between Britain and Palestine and to promote a just and lasting peace in the Middle East.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Parents

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• Purpose: To promote the role of parents.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.parentkind.org.uk/research-and-policy/education-policy/policy-in-england/all-party-parliamentary-group-for-england
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Race Equality in Education

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• Purpose: To support children and students from racialised backgrounds, to enhance educational environments, and to increase racial diversity in teaching across the UK.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://raceequalityineducationappg.org/
• 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 on Women, Peace and Security

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• Purpose: To provide a forum for the discussion and analysis of issues relating to Women, Peace and Security (WPS). Among other issues, the APPG is focused on the UK Government’s implementation of WPS commitments and work on Women and Girls rights.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://gaps-uk.org/parliament/appg/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Youth Employment

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• Purpose: To promote youth employment in all its forms and the role of young people within the economy; to ensure that young people's voices are heard; to highlight the need for quality opportunities; and to share best practice.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.youthemployment.org.uk/about-us/appg-for-youth-employment/
• APPG register: Parliament website