All-Party Parliamentary Group

All-Party Parliamentary Groups are informal, cross-party interest groups. They are not part of the official structure of the Houses of Parliament and are therefore not accorded any role or powers by it.

According to the UK parliament's website:

All Party Parliamentary Groups 'are regarded as relatively informal compared with other cross-party bodies such as select committees of the House. The membership of all-party groups mainly comprises backbench Members of the House of Commons and Lords but may also include ministers and non-parliamentarians. Groups flourish and wane according to the interests and enthusiasm of Members.Groups are classified either as subject groups (relating to a particular topic eg. forestry) or country groups (relating to a particular country or region)'.

Rules for all party groups can be found here.

Resources

• All Party Parliamentary Groups in the House of Commons: Subject Groups
• All Party Parliamentary Groups in the House of Commons: Country Groups