All-Party Parliamentary Group on Diversity & Inclusion in STEM
About 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.
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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.
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The annual general meeting (AGM) of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Diversity & Inclusion in STEM was held on Wednesday 11 February 2026 for the year from 22 October 2024 to 21 October 2025. It took place in Room T, Portcullis House from 13:00 to 13:30.
The following Parliamentarians were in attendance:
- Samantha Niblett MP
- Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP
- Baroness Freeman
- Lord Watson of Invergowrie
- Sureena Brackenridge MP
- Dr Roz Savage MP
- Gurinder Singh Josan MP
- Torchuil Crichton MP
The minutes of the meeting are below.
Gill Furniss MP, an external chair appointed by the Speaker’s Office, checked that the meeting was quorate.
1. Election of Officers
Parliamentarians were voted into the following positions:
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Chair: Samantha Niblett MP, Labour, Returning
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Officer: Sureena Brackenridge MP, Labour, New
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Officer: Baroness Brown of Cambridge, Crossbench, Returning
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Officer: Baroness Verma, Conservative, New
2. Confirmation of financial statement, annual report, and due diligence statement