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The APPGFT is the first all-party parliamentary group of its kind, and was set up after the 2015 general election. | The APPGFT is the first all-party parliamentary group of its kind, and was set up after the 2015 general election. | ||
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*Chair: [[Adam Afriyie]] - [[Conservative Party]] | *Chair: [[Adam Afriyie]] - [[Conservative Party]] | ||
*Vice-Chair: [[Chi Onwurah]] - [[Labour]] | *Vice-Chair: [[Chi Onwurah]] - [[Labour]] | ||
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*Vice-Chair: Lord [[Christopher Holmes]] of Richmond - [[Conservative Party]] | *Vice-Chair: Lord [[Christopher Holmes]] of Richmond - [[Conservative Party]] | ||
*Vice-Chair: [[Gavin Robinson]] - [[Democratic Unionist Party]] | *Vice-Chair: [[Gavin Robinson]] - [[Democratic Unionist Party]] | ||
| − | *Secretary: [[Mark Field]] - [[Conservative Party]]<ref name="Mar">[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/160316/financial-technology.htm Financial Technology APPG], ''parliament.uk'', accessed 27 April 2016</ref> | + | *Secretary: [[Mark Field]] - [[Conservative Party]]<ref name="Mar">[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/160316/financial-technology.htm Financial Technology APPG], ''parliament.uk'', accessed 27 April 2016</ref><ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/160203/financial-technology.htm Financial Technology APPG, Feb16 Register], ''parliament.uk'', accessed 28 April 2016</ref> |
==Secretariat== | ==Secretariat== | ||
Revision as of 14:51, 28 April 2016
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Financial Technology (APPGFT) was formed to:
- raise awareness in Parliament of the growing importance of Fin Tech (Financial Technology) to the UK economy, to policy-making and consumers; to promote a regulatory framework that encourages a growing, inclusive and competitive FinTech Industry; to investigate the potential applications of FinTech including peer-to-peer lending, crowdfunding, digital currencies, internet banking. [1]
The APPGFT is the first all-party parliamentary group of its kind, and was set up after the 2015 general election.
Contents
People
Officers Feb and March 2016
- Chair: Adam Afriyie - Conservative Party
- Vice-Chair: Chi Onwurah - Labour
- Vice-Chair: Nick Hurd - Conservative Party
- Vice-Chair: Lord Christopher Holmes of Richmond - Conservative Party
- Vice-Chair: Gavin Robinson - Democratic Unionist Party
- Secretary: Mark Field - Conservative Party[2][3]
Secretariat
Innovate Finance acts as the group's secretariat, helping to organise meetings and events, and day- to-day administrative tasks.
Registered benefits
As of February 2016, Innovate Finance was registered to have paid (in bands of £1,500) £6,001-£7,500 in benefits to the APPGFT. [2]
Contact
The register of All-Party Parliamentary Groups names Dan Morgan as the public enquiry point for the group.
Address: Innovate Finance, Level 39, 1 Canada Square, London E14 5AB
Telephone: 07709 393 156
Email: daniel@innovatefinance.com
Website
The APPGFT does not currently have a website.
Notes
- ↑ Register of 29 September 2015,www.parliament.uk, accessed 16 October 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Financial Technology APPG, parliament.uk, accessed 27 April 2016
- ↑ Financial Technology APPG, Feb16 Register, parliament.uk, accessed 28 April 2016
