All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal cross-party groups that have no official status within Parliament. They are run by and for Members of the Commons and Lords, though many choose to involve individuals and organisations from outside Parliament in their administration and activities.

The group members include:

MPs: Conservative: 7; Labour: 0;Liberal Democrat:0; Scotish National Party: 1.

Peers: Conservative 1; Labour: 3; Liberal Democrat:1; Cross-Bench:2.

Project 1: ‘A boy today’

To create a narrative ‘What is it like to be a boy, today, in the UK?’, based on evidence and personal testimony.

Process:

  • look at the life of a boy by inviting analysis and evidence from those who work with boys and men.
  • support the analysis with personal testimony from boys and men.
  • use this evidence to develop a narrative which answers the question above.
  • publish the narrative and use as the basis for further work by the APPG.

Potential future issues:

  • The high male suicide rate
  • The challenges faced by boys and men at all stages of education including attainment and re-skilling
  • Men’s health (including male cancers), shorter life expectancy, infertility and workplace deaths
  • The challenges faced by the most marginalised men and boys in society (for instance, homeless men, boys in care and the high rate of male deaths in custody)
  • Male victims of violence, including sexual violence
  • The challenges faced by men as parents, particularly new fathers, separated fathers and shared parenting
  • Male victims and survivors of sexual abuse, rape, sexual exploitation, domestic abuse, forced marriage, honour-based crime, stalking and slavery
  • The negative portrayal of men, boys and fathers

This is a result of the effort of Mike Bell founder of Equi Law Uk. he had a great talk at the International Conference on Men's Issues titled " From Outrage to Engagement: Focussing Energy on Effective Campaigning"