All Parliamentary Party Group
We provide the Secretariat for the Child of the North All-Party Parliamentary Group which is co-chaired by Emma Lewell-Buck MP and Mary Robinson MP. The group brings together key sector organisations and MPs from across the political spectrum.
Our purpose is to create a fairer future for children across the North of England and to develop policy solutions that will tackle the stark inequalities across our region so we can enable the children of the North to fulfil their potential.
Members
Emma Lewell-Buck MP for South Shields
Co-chair
Mary Robinson MP for Cheadle
Co-chair
Kim Johnson MP for Liverpool Riverside
Vice-chair
Rachel Maskell MP for York Central
Vice-chair
Sharon Hodgson MP for Washington and Sunderland West
Vice chair
Mary Glindon MP for North Tyneside
Officer
Peter Gibson MP for Darlington
Officer
Mike Amesbury MP for Weaver Vale
Officer
Liz Twist MP for Blaydon
Officer
Mary Kelly Foy MP for City of Durham
Officer
Simon Fell MP for Barrow and Furness
Officer
Baroness Blake of Leeds
Officer
The Lord Bishop of Durham
Officer
Resources
The Child of the North APPG holds regular meetings with its members to discuss issues regarding children in the North. It aims to develop policy solutions that will create lasting change.
The Child of the North also provides a platform for people with direct experience of poverty to engage with parliamentarians and key sector stakeholders and help inform the political dialogue surrounding the issues that face children in the North.
