The Associate Parliamentary Engineering Group is the only parliamentary group dedicated solely to the promotion of engineering in Parliament. APEG was established in February 1986 with a representative membership of ca. 100+ MPs and Peers, 40+ non-Parliamentary individuals and some 100+ engineering companies, consultancies, universities and other corporate bodies.

The Group acts as a forum for the exchange of information and views on engineering development. It operates on an all-party basis within and outside Parliament in order to:

• Promote positively a clear understanding of the contribution of engineering to national prosperity in the context of the world economy.
• Highlight topical issues, which are of concern to engineering industry and to the profession.
• Encourage a climate in which engineering can thrive.
• Emphasise the importance of high quality education and training to engineering and for engineers as business managers.
• Work with The Royal Academy of Engineering, the EEF (Engineering Employers' Federation), the Engineering & Technology Board, the Engineering & Marine Training Authority, the engineering institutions and other bodies in achieving these aims.

Its main means of promotion is a programme of meetings in the House of Commons while Parliament is in session.

APEG publishes a twice-yearly Newsletter, Engineering in Parliament, which seeks to keep Members informed of issues relating to engineering in Parliament and the groups activities.

The Parliamentary Information Technology Committee (PITCOM) was established in 1981.

ICT has become pervasive in society and most legislation has an ICT content. PITCOM provides a forum for MPs, Peers, senior civil servants, academics and ICT professionals to exchange information and opinions. The remit of IT ranges from computers, computer systems, telecommunications, data protection, broadcasting, the Internet, plus education and employment issues. PITCOM addresses the public policy issues generated by ICT and their application across the public and private sectors of the UK economy.