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 Meetings of the APPG on Diversity and Inclusion in STEM 2026 meetings Annual General Meeting, Wednesday 11 February Risk, AI, and gendered harms - evidence session, Monday 18 May 2025 meetings EDI strategies in STEM - panel discussion, Tuesday 18 March Data collection, insight and analysis - roundtable discussion, Tuesday 1 July 2024 meetings Annual General Meeting, Tuesday 21 May Inaugural Meeting, Tuesday 22 October 2023 meetings Annual General Meeting, Thursday 27 April Regional STEM skills inequity - panel discussion, Thursday 27 April Autumn meeting: Diversity & Inclusion in critical technologies - panel discussion, Monday 4 December 2022 meetings Annual General Meeting, Wednesday 27 April EDI priorities in STEM - stakeholder meeting, Wednesday 23 November 2021 meetings Annual General Meeting, Thursday 24 June 2020 meetings Election of Officers Meeting, Monday 10 February 2019 meetings Equity in STEM Education evidence session 1, Monday 19 March Equity in STEM Education expert roundtable 1, Monday 20 May Annual General Meeting, Tuesday 16 July 2018 meetings Education and skills, Wednesday 23 May 2018 Our first meeting explored the education system, looking at how it is working for people from different groups and how it can work to improve diversity and inclusion in STEM. A report of the day is available here. SpeakersChi Onwurah MP, Shadow Minister for Industrial Strategy, Science & InnovationProf Louise Archer, Professor of Sociology of Education at the University College London Institute of EducationLord David Willetts, Former Minister for Universities and ScienceSiena Castellon, 15 year-old autism and neurodiversity advocate Annual General Meeting, Monday 25 June 2018 We held our Annual General Meeting to establish the group. Read the minutes of our AGM here. Business and the Industrial Strategy, Tuesday 26 June 2018 Our second meeting discussed the role of business in improving the chances of people from different backgrounds working in STEM, and what the Industrial Strategy can do to push things forward. A report of the day is available here. SpeakersChi Onwurah MP, Shadow Minister for Industrial Strategy, Science & InnovationNaomi Weir, Deputy Director, Campaign for Science and EngineeringNike Folayan, Chair, Association for Black and Minority Ethnic EngineersElaine Morley, Senior Policy Advisor, UK Research and Innovation Regional disparity, Tuesday 11 September 2018 Our third meeting explored how access to STEM study, careers and engagement are shaped by geographical location within the UK. A report of the day is available here. SpeakersAnna Round, Senior Research Fellow at IPPR NorthMhairi McCann, 19-year-old scientist and Scottish Ambassador for the Young Scientists JournalOnline submissions from people across the UK were included in this meeting Social mobility, Monday 3 December 2018 Our fourth meeting explored how access to STEM study, careers and engagement are shaped by people's socioeconomic status and background. A report of the day is available here. Speakers Norman Lamb MP, Chair of the House of Commons Science and Technology Select CommitteeGraham Randles, Managing Director, NEF ConsultingDr Jo Littler, social mobility academic, City, University of London 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 Manage Cookie Preferences