Catherine Fookes

Catherine Fookes is the Labour MP for Monmouthshire, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

APPG officer roles

All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal cross-party groups that have no official status within Parliament. They are run by and for Members of the Commons and Lords, though many choose to involve individuals and organisations from outside Parliament in their administration and activities.

Officer Roles are drawn from the latest edition of the Register of APPGs. To see the latest edition of the register, go to Published Register of APPGs.

Farming
To raise the profile of and issues faced by British farmers and farming communities.
Chair & Registered Contact
Western Gateway
To bring together parliamentarians in support of the Western Gateway, a cross-border economic partnership of local authorities, city regions, academics, industry groups and governments covering South Wales and Western England.
Chair & Registered Contact
Women and Enterprise
The APPG provides a unique and dynamic forum for MPs and Peers of all parties to work collectively to explore the challenges and opportunities for female entrepreneurs, ensure they are considered in the political arena and make sure steps are taken to boost female entrepreneurship in the UK.
Co-Chair
Women and Work
The APPG provides a forum to constructively examine and debate the role that policy-makers can play to deliver gender balance within the economy.
Chair & Registered Contact