All-Party Parliamentary Group on Diversity & Inclusion in STEMAbout the Group The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) in STEM aims to promote the inclusion and progression of people from diverse backgrounds in STEM, and to encourage government, parliamentarians, academics, businesses and other stakeholders to work towards a STEM sector that is representative of the population. We also want to consider and influence changes in policy that will lead to this outcome. For more updates, follow us on Twitter. As part of its work on equality, diversity and inclusion across the science and science engagement sectors, the British Science Association (BSA) acts as secretariat for the Group. The Group is made up of Members of Parliament and Lords, and is a focus for collaboration with businesses and other organisations in STEM. Details of previous meetings of the APPG can be found here. Visit the Inquiries section to read reports from this APPG Sponsors To enquire about sponsoring the APPG, contact Agasty Baylon Yogaratnam. Register for updates Sign up here to receive updates about the APPG on D&I in STEM. We will only use this information to contact you about the Group's work. Members The Officers and Members of the APPG are listed below. All Officers were elected at the APPG's AGM on 24 June 2021, which was held online. Chi Onwurah MP ChairLabour Baroness BrownOfficerCrossbench Chris ClarksonOfficerConservative Baroness Garden of Frognal, OfficerLiberal Democrat Baroness Grey-ThompsonOfficerCrossbench Lord LucasOfficerConservative Stephen Metcalfe MPOfficerConservative Carol Monaghan MPOfficerScottish National Party Alex Norris MPOfficerLabour (Co-op) Aaron Bell MPMemberConservative Baroness BenjaminMemberLiberal Democrat Lord Clement-JonesMemberLiberal Democrat Baroness GoldingMemberLabour Baroness GoudieMemberLabour Baroness HollinsMemberCrossbench Rupa Huq MPMemberLabour Darren Jones MPMemberLabour Lord Jones of CheltenhamMemberLiberal Democrat Baroness McIntosh of PickeringMemberConservative John McNally MPMemberScottish National Party Baroness MorganMemberLabour Lord PatelMemberCrossbench Baroness PrasharMemberCrossbench Baroness ProsserMemberLabour Lord Smith of FinsburyMemberUnaffiliated Sam Tarry MPMemberLabour Baroness ThorntonMemberLabour (Co-op) Baroness VermaMemberConservative Catherine West MPMemberLabour Lord WillettsMemberConservative Photos taken from the Parliament Website under an Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) licence. Photo of Lord Willetts taken by Duncan Hull under an Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) licence. This is not an official website of the House of Commons or the House of Lords. It has not been approved by either house or its committees. All-Party Parliamentary Groups are informal groups of members of both houses with a common interest in particular issues. The views expressed in these webpages are those of the group. Photo credit: Maurice APPG on D&I in STEM Our work Sponsors Get involved In the news The APPG in the news The work of the APPG on Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) in STEM has been mentioned in news and trade media. Below are just some articles citing findings from the inquiries: Equity in STEM workforce Nature Diversity in science workforce an ‘economic imperative’ The Engineer Minoritised STEM workforce hit hardest by pandemic The Engineer Comment: Removing barriers will boost STEM sector recruitment Eastern Eye STEM sector’s lack of diversity ‘will hold Britain back Research Professional News UK ‘could lose generation’ of STEM workers after pandemic Infrastructure Intelligence Diversity in STEM workforce worsened under Covid say MPs’ report IOP blog The impact of the APPG on Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) in STEM’s recommendations diginomica Inequity in the UK STEM workforce is being made worse by COVID-19 AAAS EurekAlert! Racial minorities 'systematically excluded' from geology and climate change sciences Sir Robert McAlpine Welcoming the ‘Equity in the STEM workforce report Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine Report on equity in STEM inquiry published Manage Cookie Preferences