UK All Party Parliamentary Group for Events re-elects Theresa Villiers as chair

The UK’s All-Party Parliamentary Group for Events (APPG) has re-elected the Rt Hon Theresa Villiers, MP as its chair. This decision was made at its annual general meeting, which took place on 28 March at Portcullis House, London. The meeting also elected five new vice-chairs to support the work of the APPG. They are: 1) Alex Sobel, Member of Parliament for Leeds North West 2) Greg Smith, Member of Parliament for Buckingham 3) Chris Green, Member of Parliament for Bolton West 4) Rachel Hopkins, Member of Parliament for Luton South 5) Mark Menzies, Member of Parliament for Fylde. Commenting on her re-election, Villiers said: “The events sector provides an enormous opportunity to deliver significant growth in our economy, help every community reach its productivity potential, and contribute to the Government’s objective of creating opportunities for everyone in the UK. “I welcome the work of the recently launched Business of Events policy unit and look forward to working with them to develop new policy initiatives that can unlock the huge potential that exists within the UK’s world-leading events sector. I will continue to support this vital industry and represent it in Parliament and seek to ensure that its significance is recognised by my parliamentary colleagues and ministers.”