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. 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. If you can't see the form, please accept cookies in browser for this webpage. Members The Officers and Members of the APPG are listed below. All Officers were elected at the APPG's EGM on 18 March 2024. Chi Onwurah MP Chair and OfficerLabour Baroness BrownOfficerCrossbench Chris Clarkson MPOfficerConservative Carol Monaghan MPOfficerScottish National Party Baroness Garden of Frognal MemberLiberal Democrat Baroness Grey-ThompsonMemberCrossbench John McNally MPMemberScottish National Party Stephen Metcalfe MPMemberConservative Baroness VermaMemberConservative Baroness BenjaminMemberLiberal Democrat Lord Clement-JonesMemberLiberal Democrat Baroness GoldingMemberLabour Baroness GoudieMemberLabour Baroness HollinsMemberCrossbench Rupa Huq MPMemberLabour Darren Jones MPMemberLabour Lord LucasMemberConservative Baroness McIntosh of PickeringMemberConservative Baroness MorganMemberLabour Alex Norris MPMemberLabour (Co-op) Taiwo OwatemiMemberLabour Lord PatelMemberCrossbench Baroness PrasharMemberCrossbench Baroness ProsserMemberLabour Lord Smith of FinsburyMemberUnaffiliated Sam Tarry MPMemberLabour Baroness ThorntonMemberLabour (Co-op) 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 Equity in the STEM workforce – Data Analysis Brief In 2020, the APPG on Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) in STEM launched their second inquiry on equity in the STEM workforce. Prior to the inquiry, the APPG published a Data Analysis Brief on the diversity and representation in the STEM (including health) workforce as it stood in 2019. Download the Data Analysis Brief PDF (opens in new window) Key findings include: Out of a workforce of 32.8 million people, 5.9 million (18%) worked in STEM occupations. The STEM workforce has a lower share of female workers (27% vs. 52%) and disabled people (11% vs. 14%) than the rest of the workforce. The share of ethnic minority workers in STEM is on a par with the rest of the economy, as a result of a workers with Indian ethnicity being more likely to work in STEM than elsewhere. People of other ethnic minorities tend to be under-represented in STEM. Disabled people of all ethnicities are underrepresented in the STEM workforce. The gap in representation between STEM workers and others, is larger for disabled women than disabled men. While a majority of non-STEM disabled workers are female (59%), only one-third (33%) of STEM disabled workers are female. 65% of the STEM workforce are White men. Proportionally, White women are less likely to be STEM workers than ethnic minority women: 10% of White female workers are in STEM, compared to 13% of ethnic minority female workers. There is little difference in the gender balance of the STEM workforce when the youngest age group (16-29), within which 29% of STEM workers are female, is compared to those aged 30-49 in STEM, a group which is 28% female. Watch the online launch event Back to equity in STEM workforce inquiry and report Manage Cookie Preferences