News Item: APPG for Events Chair Re-elected and Lays Out Five Point Industry Plan

On 28th March 2022 the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Events held its AGM, where the Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP was re-elected as its Chair.

Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP

The re-election means that the important work promoting the events sector to the Government can carry on without interruptions. The AGM also saw the election of several Vice-Chairs, including Fay Jones MP, Bob Seely MP, Robert Largan MP, Alex Sobel MP, Simon Baynes MP, and Mark Menzies MP.

Following the AGM the APPG has set out a five point plan for Parliament, which includes:

a government supported confidence campaign
a study on the impact of major events on local communities
financial incentives to create new UK based events
a coordinated approach to bring existing international events to the UK
government support to develop a more sustainable events strategy
The APPG is also supporting the introduction of the Protect Duty legislation (Martyn's Law) and short term 'event visas' for international delegates attending events in the UK.

For 2022, the APPG is considering widening its membership to include non-Parliamentarians as supporting partners, including commercial events organisations, to bring in greater expertise on the industry.

A full copy of the APPG's Plan of Work 2022 can be found here.

Published: 24-05-2022