All-Party Parliamentary Group on Diversity & Inclusion in STEMAbout the Group The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) in STEM aims to promote the inclusion and progression of people from diverse backgrounds in STEM, and to encourage government, parliamentarians, academics, businesses and other stakeholders to work towards a STEM sector that is representative of the population. We also want to consider and influence changes in policy that will lead to this outcome. As part of its work on equality, diversity and inclusion across the science and science engagement sectors, the British Science Association (BSA) acts as secretariat for the Group. The Group is made up of Members of Parliament and Lords, and is a focus for collaboration with businesses and other organisations in STEM. Details of previous meetings of the APPG can be found here. Follow the APPG on LinkedIn and BlueSky Read reports from this APPG Sponsors To enquire about sponsoring the APPG, contact Agasty Baylon Yogaratnam. Register for updates Sign up here to receive updates about the APPG on D&I in STEM. We will only use this information to contact you about the Group's work. If you can't see the form, please accept cookies in browser for this webpage. Members (2024-2029 parliament) The Officers and Members of the APPG are listed below. All Officers were elected at the APPG's AGM on 11 February 2026. Samantha Niblett MP Chair Labour Sureena Brackenridge MP Officer Labour Baroness Brown Officer Crossbench Baroness Verma Officer Conservative Valerie Vaz MP Member Labour Siân Berry MP Member Green Adam Thompson MP Member Labour Sam Carling MP Member Labour Sadik Al-Hassan MP Member Labour Pippa Heylings MP Member Liberal Democrat Lord Smith of Finsbury Member Labour Baroness Benjamin Member Liberal Democrat Lord Clement-Jones Member Liberal Democrat Liz Jarvis MP Member Liberal Democrat Baroness Morgan of Drefelin Member Labour James Asser MP Member Labour Gordon McKee MP Member Labour Baroness Golding Member Labour Baroness Goudie Member Labour Ellie Chowns MP Member Green Baroness Prashar Member Crossbench Dan Aldridge MP Member Labour Baroness Thornton Member Labour Chi Onwurah MP Member Labour Lauren Sullivan MP Member Labour Ben Spencer MP Member Conservative Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP Member Labour Lord Watson of Invergowrie Member Labour Dawn Butler MP Member Labour Baroness Grey-Thompson Member Crossbench Baroness Freeman Member Crossbench Baroness McIntosh of Pickering Member Conservative Photos taken from the Parliament Website under an Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) licence. This is not an official website of the House of Commons or the House of Lords. It has not been approved by either house or its committees. All-Party Parliamentary Groups are informal groups of members of both houses with a common interest in particular issues. The views expressed in these webpages are those of the group. Photo credit: Maurice APPG on D&I in STEM Our work Sponsors Get involved Meetings and events APPG Annual General Meeting 2026 The annual general meeting (AGM) of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Diversity & Inclusion in STEM was held on Wednesday 11 February 2026 for the year from 22 October 2024 to 21 October 2025. It took place in Room T, Portcullis House from 13:00 to 13:30. The following Parliamentarians were in attendance: Samantha Niblett MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP Baroness Freeman Lord Watson of Invergowrie Sureena Brackenridge MP Dr Roz Savage MP Gurinder Singh Josan MP Torchuil Crichton MP The minutes of the meeting are below. Gill Furniss MP, an external chair appointed by the Speaker’s Office, checked that the meeting was quorate. 1. Election of Officers Parliamentarians were voted into the following positions: Chair: Samantha Niblett MP, Labour, Returning Officer: Sureena Brackenridge MP, Labour, New Officer: Baroness Brown of Cambridge, Crossbench, Returning Officer: Baroness Verma, Conservative, New 2. Confirmation of financial statement, annual report, and due diligence statement The Group approved its financial statement, annual report, and due diligence checklist. The Chair, Samantha Niblett MP, checked and signed off the financial statement and due diligence statement. Manage Cookie Preferences