All-Party Parliamentary Group on Literacy
What is the APPG?
All Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) focus on the issues that matter most to the country.
APPGs don’t make laws - but they do raise awareness, influence policy and lead campaigns in Parliament through meetings, questions and debates.
The APPG on Literacy brings together cross-party MPs and Peers from across the UK to champion literacy as a vital tool in ending intergenerational cycles of disadvantage.
The National Literacy Trust provides the secretariat for this group and our officers are:
- Chair: Gareth Snell MP
- Baroness Christine Blower
- Baroness Floella Benjamin
- Tom Tugendhat MP
View the full membership of the APPG on Literacy.
You can find an overview of the group’s previous meetings below:
15/10/25 Intro to the National Literacy Trust
03/06/26 Developing Firm Foundations Report Launch
30/06/26 National Year of Reading parliamentary drop-in event
Get in touch
To find out more about this APPG, please contact the Chair, Gareth Snell MP at gareth.snell.mp@parliament.uk, or the Secretariat at helen.rampton@literacytrust.org.uk
This is not an official website of Parliament. It has not been approved by either House.
APPGs are informal groups of Parliamentarians with a common interest in particular issues. The views expressed are those of the group