All-Party Parliamentary Group for European Reform

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for European Reform (APPGER) was established in 2011.

Its function was designated, as stated in the Register of All-Party Parliamentary Groups:

'To explore each area where EU legislation impacts on the UK and assess whether this is better dealt with at the national or European level. To work with MEPs, interest groups and other experts to explore what a new UK-EU relationship could look like and what needs to be done to get there.'

The group was however dissolved following the general election of 2015.

People

Officers as of March 2015

• Co-chair: Julian Smith - Conservative Party
• Co-chair: Thomas Docherty - Labour
• Vice-chairs: Frank Field - Labour | Gisela Stuart - Labour | Baroness Emma Nicholson of Winterbourne - Liberal Democrats | Chris Heaton-Harris - Conservative Party | John Hemming | Mark Garnier - Conservative Party | Margot James - Conservative Party | Karen Lumley - Conservative Party | Anne Marie Morris - Conservative Party | Tim Loughton - Conservative Party

Secretariat

Open Europe acted as the APPGER's secretariat, helping the parliamentary officers organise events and day-to-day administration.