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The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Art, Craft and Design in Education is an informal cross-party group which is run by and for Members of the Commons and Lords and meets in Westminster or online a minimum of once per term.

The secretariat was organised by NSEAD since the foundation of the group in 2012 until November 2024, when it reformed with a new Chair.

 

Current Officers of the APPG

Polly Billington MP, Co-Chair, Labour - East Thanet

The Earl of Clancarty, Co- Chair - Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary  

Sharon Hodgson, Officer Labour - Washington and Gateshead South

Lord Crathorne, Officer Conservative - Excepted Hereditary

 

Secretariat

Please note that NSEAD no longer provides secretariat services for this APPG. Co-ordination of this group is now entirely independent of NSEAD, it's staff and officers.

All papers for meetings from 2012 - December 2024 have been archived. Please contact [javascript protected email address] if you have any queries.

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