All-Party Parliamentary Group

All-party parliamentary groups within the British parliament are regarded as relatively informal groups compared with, for example, select committees of the House. The membership of all-party groups is mainly comprised of backbench Members of the House of Commons and Lords but may also include ministers and non-parliamentarians. Groups flourish and wane according to the interests and enthusiasm of Members.

Groups are classified either as subject groups (relating to a particular topic eg forestry) or country groups (relating to a particular country or region). Most country groups are affiliated to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association's United Kingdom Branch and/or to the Inter-Parliamentary Union's British Group.

Other SourceWatch resources

• All Party Groups in the House of Commons: Subject Groups
• All Party Groups in the House of Commons: Country Groups

External links

• "The Nature of All-Party Groups," United Kingdom Parliament.
• "Register of All-Party Groups", United Kingdom Parliament. (List dated 21 December 2005.)
• Sam Coates, "How business pays for a say in Parliament: All-party groups accused of compromising independence; Lobbyists write controversial reports in the name of MPs", The Times (UK), January 13, 2006.
• Ravi Chandiramani, "Poll shows MPs at ease with influence of APGs", PR Week"", August 3, 2006. (Sub req'd).