Appointments

As well as representing constituents in parliament I hold a number of responsibilities which include;

Main Additional Responsibilities (non-paid)

• Chair, Co-operative Party

Other relevant appointments and interests (non-paid)

• Vice President, Local Government Association
• Hon Vice President, Co-operative Council Innovation Network
• Hon Fellow, University Centre Oldham
• Fellow, RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce)
• Fellow, British American Project
• Member, Co-operative Party National Executive Committee
• Hon Patron, Oldham Cancer Support Group

Membership of All Party Parliamentary Groups (APPG) (non-paid)

APPG’s are cross party informal groups where MPs with a particular interest meet to discuss issues and policy. I support the work of groups where I have a specialist interest because of my work life experience or where it supports the work I do as a constituency MP, for instance by sitting on the Contaminated Blood group.

• Greater Manchester (Vice Chair)
• Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (Member)
• Apprenticeships (Officer)
• Contaminated Blood (Member)
• Social Integration (Member)
• Town Centres (Member)
• Industrial Heritage (Member)
• British American (Member)
• Kashmir (Member)
• Pubs (Member)
• Challenger Banks and Building Societies (Member)