Register Of All-Party Parliamentary Groups [as at 12 February 2025] Writers

Title

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Writers

Purpose

Representing the interests of all writers, enabling Parliamentarians from across the political spectrum to keep government and opposition parties informed on specific issues such as safeguarding intellectual property and ensuring writers receive a fair level of reward for their contribution to the economy and society.

Category

Subject Group

 

Officers

Role

Name

Party

Chair & Registered Contact

Chris Evans

Labour (Co-op)

Vice Chair

Sir John Whittingdale

Conservative

Vice Chair

Alison Hume

Labour

Vice Chair

Pete Wishart

Scottish National Party

 

Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Chris Evans MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 5025.

Email: chris.evans.mp@parliament.uk

 

Public Enquiry Point:

Barbara Hayes, Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society. Tel: 020 7264 5700

Email: allpartywritersgroup@alcs.co.uk

 

Secretariat:

Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.alcs.co.uk/

 

Group's Website:

https://allpartywritersgroup.co.uk/

 

 

Annual General Meeting

Date of most recent AGM in this Parliament

15/10/2024

Did the group publish an income and expenditure statement relating to the AGM above?

No

Reporting year

15 Oct to 14 Oct

Next reporting deadline

15/02/2026

 

Registrable benefits received by the group

 

Benefits In Kind

Source

Description

Value £s

In bands of £1,500

Received

Registered

Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society

Secretariat

 

From : 15/10/2024

To : 14/10/2025

 

3,001-4,500

15/10/2024

06/11/2024

Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society

Reception

 

7,501-9,000

03/12/2024

11/12/2024