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The '''All-Party Parliamentary Furniture Industry Group''' was set up in the hope: | The '''All-Party Parliamentary Furniture Industry Group''' was set up in the hope: | ||
: 'To raise awareness of the furniture industry and to publicise and promote the industry in the UK in order to protect jobs and investment.'<ref name="Register">[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/furniture-industry.htm 'Furniture Industry APPG'],''parliament.uk'', accessed 11 November 2015</ref> | : 'To raise awareness of the furniture industry and to publicise and promote the industry in the UK in order to protect jobs and investment.'<ref name="Register">[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/furniture-industry.htm 'Furniture Industry APPG'],''parliament.uk'', accessed 11 November 2015</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Background== | ||
| + | The group provides an arena in which to discuss issues and problems involving the furniture industry, such as the economic recovery, small business lending and fire regulation. The group draws membership from across the party spectrum and both parliamentary chambers. | ||
==People== | ==People== | ||
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*Vice-chair - [[Maggie Throup]] - [[Conservative Party]] | *Vice-chair - [[Maggie Throup]] - [[Conservative Party]] | ||
*Vice-char - Lord [[Doug Hoyle]] - [[Labour]] <ref name="Register"/> | *Vice-char - Lord [[Doug Hoyle]] - [[Labour]] <ref name="Register"/> | ||
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| + | ==Membership== | ||
| + | *[[Conservative Party]] - [[Jessica Lee]] | [[Duncan Hames]] | [[Steven Baker]] | [[Jake Berry]] | [[Simon Reevell]] | [[Andrew Stephenson]] | ||
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==Secretariat== | ==Secretariat== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[The British Furniture Confederation]], a furniture trade association, acts as the groups secretariat, funding the groups activities and managing day to day affairs. |
===Registered benefits=== | ===Registered benefits=== | ||
Revision as of 14:26, 11 November 2015
The All-Party Parliamentary Furniture Industry Group was set up in the hope:
- 'To raise awareness of the furniture industry and to publicise and promote the industry in the UK in order to protect jobs and investment.'[1]
Contents
Background
The group provides an arena in which to discuss issues and problems involving the furniture industry, such as the economic recovery, small business lending and fire regulation. The group draws membership from across the party spectrum and both parliamentary chambers.
People
Officers, September 2015
- Chair - Stephen McPartland - Conservative Party
- Vice-chair - Lord Garfield Davies of Coity - Labour
- Vice-chair - Maggie Throup - Conservative Party
- Vice-char - Lord Doug Hoyle - Labour [1]
Membership
- Conservative Party - Jessica Lee | Duncan Hames | Steven Baker | Jake Berry | Simon Reevell | Andrew Stephenson
Secretariat
The British Furniture Confederation, a furniture trade association, acts as the groups secretariat, funding the groups activities and managing day to day affairs.
Registered benefits
By July 2015, Brevia Consulting had paid (in bands of £1,500) £22,501-£24,000 in benefits to the group.[1]
Contact
Will Smith of Brevia is the group's Public Enquiry Point.
Address: 5 Salamanca Place, London SE1 7HP
Tel: 020 7091 1650
Email: will.smith@brevia.co.uk
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 'Furniture Industry APPG',parliament.uk, accessed 11 November 2015
