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Groups and assemblies
All-Party Groups

All-Party Groups (APGs) are informal, cross-party, interest All-Party Groups
intranet.
groups that have no official status within Parliament and
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are not accorded any powers or funding by it. They should apgroups
not be confused with select committees, which are formal
institutions of the House.
There are a number of APGs. They cover many and diverse
fields such as health, education, transport, defence, finance,
the media, and sports. Some exist to foster links with other
countries and parliaments, others to address a particular
issue, and some exist mainly for social reasons. Some APGs
have existed for many decades whereas others come and go
in response to issues of the day.
APGs are essentially run by and for Members of the House
of Commons and House of Lords. Mostly they are run
by backbenchers though Ministers may also be officers
or members of APGs and many groups choose to involve
individuals and organisations from outside Parliament in
their administration and activities.

Announcements about the meetings of All-Party Groups All-Party Whip
intranet.
can be found in the All-Party Whip, which is available on
parliament.uk/
the intranet. The Assistant Registrar is responsible for the apwhips
All-Party Groups’ register.
Assistant Registrar
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