Chair: Gareth Thomas MP
Gareth Thomas has served as the Member of Parliament for Harrow West since 1997. He has held a number of ministerial roles, including Minister of State for International Development and Minister of State for Trade, Investment and Consumer Affairs, and most recently served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Services, Small Business and Exports. He is closely associated with the co-operative movement, having served as Chair of the Co-operative Party, and has been a consistent advocate for mutuals, credit unions and policies to support inclusive and responsible business. In Parliament, his work has focused on trade, international development, small business and the mutual sector.
Lord Naseby
Lord Naseby has been a Conservative member of the House of Lords since 1997. Prior to that, he was MP for Northampton South since 1974, and served as Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons for five years. Before entering parliament, he was Leader of Islington Council. In 2015 Lord Naseby took his Mutuals Deferred Shares Bill through Parliament. The Act permits friendly societies and mutual insurers to raise additional Tier 1 capital without threatening their mutual status.
Lord Wrigglesworth
Lord Wrigglesworth has been a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords since 2013. Previously, he was Member of Parliament for Stockport for thirteen years, and served as the first President of the Liberal Democrats.
The group currently has over eighty members. A full membership list can be found below:
Sadik Al-Hassan
Callum Anderson
Jess Asato
Siân Berry
Bob Blackman
Sir Christopher Chope
Marsha de Cordova
Paul Davies
Clive Efford
Chris Evans
Bill Esterson
Josh Fenton-Glynn
Mark Garnier
Sarah Hall
Sir Mark Hendrick
Kevin Hollinrake
Patrick Hurley
Christine Jardine
Paul Kohler
Andy Mcnae
Alex Norris
Andrew Pakes
Jo Platt
Kate Osamor
Marie Rimmer
Jim Shannon
Alex Sobel
Gareth Snell
Graham Stringer
Kirsteen Sullivan
Alistair Strathern
Matt Western
Ben Lake
Danny Kruger
Maya Ellis
Martin Rhodes
Lillian Jones
Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top
Lord Balfe of Dulwich
Lord Bird
Lord Campbell-Savours
Lord Clark of Windermere
Lord Colgrain
Lord Curry of Kirkharle
Earl of Erroll
Lord Flight
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
Lord Fox
Lord German
Lord Goddard
Lord Grantchester
Baroness Hamwee
Lord Haskel
Lord Holmes of Richmond
Lord Hunt of Wirral
Baroness Kramer
Lord Kennedy of Southwark
Lord Lennie
Lord Liddle
Lord Maude of Horsham
Lord McAvoy
Baroness McGregor-Smith
Lord McNally
Lord Mendelsohn
Lord Naseby
Lord Newby
Lord Northbrook
Baroness Prashar
Lord Rennard
Baroness Scott of Needham Market
Baroness Smith of Basildon
Lord Storey
Baroness Taylor of Bolton
Baroness Thornton
Lord Touhig
Lord Wrigglesworth
Baroness Altmann
Lord Taylor of Warwick
Lord Triesman
Baroness Bottomley
Viscount Trenchard