All-Party Parliamentary Manufacturing Group

APMG Holds Webinar on Building Resilience in UK Manufacturing

On Wednesday 8th July, the APMG brought together a distinguished panel of expert voices from across industry for a webinar chaired by APMG Co-Chair Mark Pawsey MP. The panel discussed what is needed for the manufacturing sector needs to ensure that it can drive the country through the COVID-19 recovery and weather any future storms.

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APMG Convenes Return to Work webinar

On Thursday 28th May, the APMG convened an expert panel from across industry to discuss for a webinar, chaired by APMG co-chair Jack Dromey MP, to discuss what the manufacturing sector needs to return to full production and drive the economy forward.

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APMG Convenes 'Financing the recovery' webinar

On Thursday 7th May, the APMG brought together a distinguished panel of expert voices from across finance and industry for a webinar chaired by APMG Co-Chair Mark Pawsey MP to discuss what the manufacturing sector needs to recover from the COVID-19 crisis and drive the whole economy forward.

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Green Manufacturing Scoping

On Wednesday 25th March, the APMG brought together a range of stakeholders from across manufacturing to discuss the potential of Green Manufacturing, and to focus the workstream for the year ahead.

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APMG Reconstitutes and agrees direction for year ahead

On Tuesday 14th January 2020, the APMG met to reconstitute for the new parliament. The event was also an opportunity for parliamentarians and associate members to feedback on the proposed work programme and to add additional themes for consideration.

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Party Conferences 2019

The APMG held fringe events at Labour and Conservative Party Conferences this year. The events were sponsored by ABB and the High Value Manufacturing Catapult and featured Ministers and Shadow Ministers, high level speakers from indsutry and the public sector. 

You can read more about both using the following links: Labour & Conservative

Manufacturing Commission holds second regional LIS evidence session

On Friday 13th September, the Manufacturing Commission held its second evidence session in the Local Industrial Strategy Inquiry at Cummins Turbo Technologies in Hudderfield The session brought together policy makers and manufacturers to discuss how the LIS can best support manufacturing.  

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APMG and Make UK hold Annual Summer Reception

Senior figures from across the manufacturing sectors joined MPs and Peers for the APMG and Make UK’s summer reception on Wednesday 4th July, 2019. Held on the House of Lords Terrace overlooking the Thames, guests were joined by a series of high-profile speakers, including Richard Harrington MP, former Minister of State for Business and Industry and Make UK Award Winning Apprentices Heather Johnson of BAE Systems and Tobias Cowan of HepcoMotion.

Hosted by APMG Vice-Chair and Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Jonathan Reynolds MP, the event brought manufacturing colleagues together to network and discuss the current state of British manufacturing with policy makers from across the political spectrum. In his keynote, Richard Harrington spoke frankly about the importance of securing a constructive relationship with the European Union. 

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APMG holds Brexit briefing with Prof. Anand Menon and Prof. Philip McCann

On Wednesday 3rd April, the APMG were pleased to present to members a Brexit Breifing with Professors Anand Menon and Philip McCann of the UK in a Changing Europe Initiative. 

APMG Co-Chair Barry Sheerman MP opened the event with remarks on the debate within Parliament, and where MPs felt the process was headed before handing over to Prof. Menon to give a general update on where we were, and what was likely to come next. This was followed by Prof. Philip McCann who presented on the impact of Brexit on different regions and sectors within the UK. 

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In conversation with Andy Haldane

On Monday 11th February, the APMG were pleased to present to members an In Conversation event with Lord Bilimoria, Chairman and Founder of Cobra Beer, and Chair of the Manufacturing Commission in discussion with Andy Haldane, Chief Economist of the Bank of England and Chair of the Industrial Strategy Council.

The discussion and questions which followed were off the record, and the conversation was extremely candid covering a range of topic key to the successful implementation of the Industrial Strategy.

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