All-Party Parliamentary Furniture Industry Group
The UK All-Party Parliamentary Furniture Industry Group was set up:
- '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
Purpose
The cross-party group discusses issues and problems involving the furniture industry, such as the economic recovery, small business lending and fire regulation.[2]
Re-establishment after 2015 general election
The group was reformed in June 2015. Chairman of the British Furniture Confederation, Paul von der Heyde said:
- 'I'm very pleased to confirm that the APPFIG has been successfully re-established following the General Election. The Group provides a valuable forum to discuss issues of importance to the furniture, furnishings and bed industry, including biomass subsidies, apprenticeships and flammability regulations. I wish the Group the best in its work over this Parliament, and am excited to be working with Members going forwards.'[3]
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 | Gary Streeter | Charles Walker | Dr Andrew Murrison | Lord Philip Harris of Peckham | Lord Graham Kirkham | Baroness Doreen Miller of Hendon
- Labour - Madeline Moon | Frank Doran | Paul Murphy | Tom Clarke | Rosie Cooper | Julie Hilling | Tom Watson | David Heyes | Graham Jones | Earl Errol (Crossbencher) [2]
Secretariat
The British Furniture Confederation, a furniture trade association, pays lobbying firm Brevia Consulting to act as the group's secretariat, funding the group's activities and administration.
Registered benefits
Brevia Consulting received (in bands of £1,500) £22,501-£24,000 for 2015-16.[1]
Website
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
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 British Furniture Confederation: All-Party Group, British Furniture Confederation, accessed 11 November 2015
- ↑ Westminster All Party Group Re-established,FIRA, accessed 11 November 2015
