Why This APPG Matters
On January 6, we were delighted to launch the initial work plan and the Global Commission on International Government Procurement, Commercial Growth & Efficiency. If you have any feedback on the work plan (found below) or would like to sign up to receive regular newsletters and notifications of reports, we would love to hear from you.
If you would like to pick up with Jacqui on the Commission, or the work of the APPG more generally, please feel free to email her on Jacqui.Rock@appgpse.org.uk
In his opening remarks, Josh Newbury MP, Chair of the APPG, set out the Group’s core ambition: to position efficiency as a positive change agenda, not simply about cost reduction, but about freeing up frontline capacity, improving productivity and morale, and ensuring every pound of public money delivers maximum value for citizens.
The APPG will provide a trusted parliamentary forum to connect learning across government and public services, surface what works, challenge barriers to reform, and focus on practical delivery.
How the APPG will work
Speaking on behalf of the Secretariat, Melaye Ras-Work outlined how the Group will be supported to deliver impact through:
- Evidence-based enquiry, drawing on UK and international data and insight
- Convening diverse voices, including parliamentarians, officials, frontline practitioners, suppliers, academics and civil society
- A focus on implementable change, ensuring each enquiry concludes with clear, practical actions that organisations can take forward
The Secretarial support will help to turn insight into tangible, deliverable action, not just report output.
Initial Workplan Launch: January – May 2026
The launch also marked the formal public launch of the APPG’s initial workplan, which includes planned enquiries into:
- Elected members’ views on procurement and commissioning in local government
- Lessons from London boroughs on managing demand with tightening budgets
- Strengthening sovereign resilience through national and local contracting
- Opportunities to accelerate collaboration across blue light services
- Improving agility in defence procurement
- Harness and share global perspectives on efficiency, through the Global Efficiency Commission chaired by Jacqui Rock, drawing on international best practice to inform UK public sector practitioners and help shape programme delivery
