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. 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. Follow the APPG on LinkedIn and BlueSky 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 (2024-2029 parliament) The Officers and Members of the APPG are listed below. All Officers were elected at the APPG's AGM on 11 February 2026. Samantha Niblett MP Chair Labour Sureena Brackenridge MP Officer Labour Baroness Brown Officer Crossbench Baroness Verma Officer Conservative Valerie Vaz MP Member Labour Siân Berry MP Member Green Adam Thompson MP Member Labour Sam Carling MP Member Labour Sadik Al-Hassan MP Member Labour Pippa Heylings MP Member Liberal Democrat Lord Smith of Finsbury Member Labour Baroness Benjamin Member Liberal Democrat Lord Clement-Jones Member Liberal Democrat Liz Jarvis MP Member Liberal Democrat Baroness Morgan of Drefelin Member Labour James Asser MP Member Labour Gordon McKee MP Member Labour Baroness Golding Member Labour Baroness Goudie Member Labour Ellie Chowns MP Member Green Baroness Prashar Member Crossbench Dan Aldridge MP Member Labour Baroness Thornton Member Labour Chi Onwurah MP Member Labour Lauren Sullivan MP Member Labour Ben Spencer MP Member Conservative Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP Member Labour Lord Watson of Invergowrie Member Labour Dawn Butler MP Member Labour Baroness Grey-Thompson Member Crossbench Baroness Freeman Member Crossbench Baroness McIntosh of Pickering Member Conservative Photos taken from the Parliament Website under an Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) 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 Meetings and events 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