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What are All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs)?
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Date:
18 Mar 2009
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All-Party Parliamentary Groups are informal, cross-party groups of MPs and Members of the House of Lords who share a particular interest in a subject and hold meetings related to their shared interest.
They are essentially run by and for Members of the Commons and Lords, although many groups involve individuals and organisations from outside Parliament in their administration and activities.
The APPG for Building Societies and Financial Mutuals
Officers
Joint Chairs: Jonathan Evans MP (Conservative, Cardiff North)
Baroness Maddock (Liberal Democrat)
Cathy Jamieson (Labour/Co-op, Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Vice Chairmen: Rt Hon Lord Naseby (Conservative)
Hon. Treasurer: Kelvin Hopkins MP (Labour, Luton North)
Hon. Secretary: Russell Brown MP (Labour, Dumfries and Galloway)
Administrative Secretary: Matthew Ball
Scope of the Group
The Group is committed to supporting mutuality in building societies and financial mutuals. Its administrative costs are provided, in large part, by the Building Societies Association, with a lesser part contributed by the Association of British Credit Unions, the Association of Friendly Societies, the Association of Mutual Insurers, Co-operative Financial Services, NFU Mutual Insurance Society and Royal London Insurance Society.
Membership
By political party, membership is:
| Labour | 49 | Plaid Cymru | 1 |
| Conservative | 25 | SNP | 1 |
| Liberal Democrat | 12 |
Funding
Mutuo acts as the group's secretariat. The post of Administrative Secretary plus the group's activities are funded by the following donations: £5,520 from Building Societies Association, plus £902 each from: Association of British Credit Unions, Association of Financial Mutuals, Co-operative Financial Services and Royal London Insurance
