Autism APPG

First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 07/05/2025

To raise awareness of issues affecting autistic people, their families and carers; to raise parliamentary awareness of autism; to campaign for changes to government policy to benefit autistic people and improve diagnosis or support for autistic people.

Note: All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal, cross-party groups formed by MPs and Members of the House of Lords who share a common interest in a particular policy area, region or country. APPGs have no official status within Parliament.
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Reticulating Splines
4 Current APPG Officers
Marie Tidball Portrait
Marie Tidball
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Penistone and Stocksbridge
Joined: 9th October 2024
Baroness Browning Portrait
Baroness Browning
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 9th October 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Dementia , Parkinson's , Policing
2 APPG Memberships
Christians in Parliament , Healthcare Workers
Lord Touhig Portrait
Lord Touhig
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
2 APPG Officer Positions
France , Netherlands
4 APPG Memberships
Adoption and Permanence , Christians in Parliament , Italy , Mutuals
107 Current APPG Members
Lord Bird Portrait
Lord Bird
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
4 APPG Memberships
India , Mutuals , Political and Media Literacy , United Nations Global Goals
Lord Boswell of Aynho Portrait
Lord Boswell of Aynho
Member
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone Portrait
Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone
Member
Conservative - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Mental Health
3 APPG Memberships
Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Mutuals , University
Lord Bradley Portrait
Lord Bradley
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
3 APPG Memberships
Animal Welfare , Beer , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System
Viscount Bridgeman Portrait
Viscount Bridgeman
Member
Conservative - Excepted Hereditary
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
Ocean
Alex Burghart Portrait
Alex Burghart
Member
Conservative - Brentwood and Ongar
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Campbell of Surbiton Portrait
Baroness Campbell of Surbiton
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood
Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen Portrait
Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
Member
Non-affiliated - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Osteoporosis and Bone Health

No other APPG Memberships

Ben Coleman Portrait
Ben Coleman
Member
Labour - Chelsea and Fulham
1 APPG Officer Position
Black Health
5 APPG Memberships
Adult Social Care , Beyond Pills , Fairtrade , Social Science and Policy , Waterways
Andrew Cooper Portrait
Andrew Cooper
Member
Labour - Mid Cheshire
Lord Crathorne Portrait
Lord Crathorne
Member
Conservative - Excepted Hereditary
Lord Dykes Portrait
Lord Dykes
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
2 APPG Memberships
Cyprus , Greece
Natalie Fleet Portrait
Natalie Fleet
Member
Labour - Bolsover
No other APPG Officer Positions
4 APPG Memberships
Beauty and Wellbeing , Customer Service , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Women in Parliament
Earl of Glasgow Portrait
Earl of Glasgow
Member
Liberal Democrat - Excepted Hereditary
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands
Baroness Gohir Portrait
Baroness Gohir
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
2 APPG Memberships
Bosnia and Herzegovina , Women in Parliament
Lord Goldsmith Portrait
Lord Goldsmith
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

John Grady Portrait
John Grady
Member
Labour - Glasgow East
1 APPG Officer Position
Social Mobility
1 APPG Membership
Energy Studies
Sarah Hall Portrait
Sarah Hall
Member
Labour (Co-op) - Warrington South
Mark Hendrick Portrait
Mark Hendrick
Member
Labour (Co-op) - Preston
Bernard Jenkin Portrait
Bernard Jenkin
Member
Conservative - Harwich and North Essex
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb Portrait
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
Member
Green Party - Life peer
3 APPG Officer Positions
Ocean , Restorative Justice , Transport Safety
3 APPG Memberships
London , Water Pollution , Waterways
Lord Layard Portrait
Lord Layard
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
3 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Future of Work , Humanist
Alex Mayer Portrait
Alex Mayer
Member
Labour - Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
3 APPG Officer Positions
Bus and Coach , Micromobility , Woods and Trees
1 APPG Membership
Tidy Britain
Baroness Newlove Portrait
Baroness Newlove
Member
Conservative - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Caroline Nokes Portrait
Caroline Nokes
Member
Conservative - Romsey and Southampton North
No other APPG Officer Positions
5 APPG Memberships
Beer , Cyprus , Environment , Financial Education for Young People , Tennis
Lord Patel Portrait
Lord Patel
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
4 APPG Memberships
Healthy Places , India , Internet, Communications and Technology , Life Sciences
Mark Pritchard Portrait
Mark Pritchard
Member
Conservative - The Wrekin
5 APPG Officer Positions
Egypt , Georgia , India , Libya , Turkey
7 APPG Memberships
Beer , Belarus , Diabetes , Financial Education for Young People , Modern Conflict , Tennis , Uyghurs
Lord Sahota Portrait
Lord Sahota
Member
Labour - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Customer Service
1 APPG Membership
India
Julian Smith Portrait
Julian Smith
Member
Conservative - Skipton and Ripon
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
Beer
Nick Smith Portrait
Nick Smith
Member
Labour - Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
Baroness Stedman-Scott Portrait
Baroness Stedman-Scott
Member
Conservative - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Parents
4 APPG Memberships
Heritage Rail , Modernising Employment , South East , Women in Parliament
Lord Sterling of Plaistow Portrait
Lord Sterling of Plaistow
Member
Conservative - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Strasburger Portrait
Lord Strasburger
Member
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Long Covid
2 APPG Memberships
Modern Conflict , Music
Baroness Thomas of Winchester Portrait
Baroness Thomas of Winchester
Member
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Tom Tugendhat Portrait
Tom Tugendhat
Member
Conservative - Tonbridge
Helen Whately Portrait
Helen Whately
Member
Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent
1 APPG Officer Position
Farming
1 APPG Membership
Beer
Lord Wigley Portrait
Lord Wigley
Member
Plaid Cymru - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Chess
6 APPG Memberships
Energy Studies , Heritage Rail , Infrastructure , Nuclear Energy , Ocean , Writers
Mike Wood Portrait
Mike Wood
Member
Conservative - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Lord Wrigglesworth Portrait
Lord Wrigglesworth
Member
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Mutuals
2 APPG Memberships
Fair Banking , United Nations Global Goals
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Dr Marie Tidball MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 0207 219 7636.

Email: marie.tidball.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Hope Conway-Gebbie, National Autistic Society

Email: appga@nas.org.uk

Secretariat:

National Autistic Society acts as the group's secretariat. http://www.autism.org.uk/

Group's Website:

https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/campaign/england/how-we-work-with-parliament/all-party-parliamentary-group

Date
10 Sep 2024
Source
National Autistic Society
Description
Secretariat   From : 10/09/2024 To : 09/09/2025
Value
£12,001
Date
14 Jan 2024
Source
National Autistic Society
Description
Secretariat   From : 14/01/2024 To : 13/01/2025
Value
£12,001
Date
14 Jan 2023
Source
National Autistic Society
Description
Secretariat   From : 14/01/2023 To : 13/01/2024
Value
£12,001
Date
14 Jan 2022
Source
National Autistic Society
Description
Secretariat   From : 14/01/2022 To : 13/01/2023
Value
£12,001
Date
14 Jan 2021
Source
National Autistic Society
Description
Secretariat   From : 14/01/2021 To : 13/01/2022
Value
£16,501
Date
14 Jan 2020
Source
National Autistic Society
Description
Secretariat   From : 14/01/2020 To : 13/01/2021
Value
£9,001
Date
11 Jul 2019
Source
National Autistic Society
Description
Secretariat   From : 11/07/2019 To : 10/07/2020
Value
£9,001
Date
11 Jul 2018
Source
National Autistic Society
Description
Secretariat   From : 11/07/2018 To : 10/07/2019
Value
£9,001
Date
11 Jul 2017
Source
National Autistic Society
Description
Secretariat   From : 11/07/2017 To : 10/07/2018
Value
£9,001
Date
1 Jan 2016
Source
National Autistic Society
Description
Secretariat   From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Value
£9,001
Date
1 Jan 2015
Source
National Autistic Society
Description
Secretariat   From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£13,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Autism APPG

Former APPG Officers
Justin Madders Portrait
Justin Madders
Vice Chair
Labour - Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Hollins Portrait
Baroness Hollins
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 31st August 2016
Departed: 30th May 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
Down Syndrome , Learning Disability

No other APPG Memberships

Robert Buckland Portrait
Robert Buckland
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for South Swindon
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Cat Smith Portrait
Cat Smith
Officer
Labour - Lancaster and Wyre
Joined: 31st August 2016
Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Officer Positions
Christianity in the Holy Land , Funerals and Bereavement , Parkrun , West Coast Main Line

No other APPG Memberships

Kate Osborne Portrait
Kate Osborne
Officer
Labour - Jarrow and Gateshead East
Joined: 15th June 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Global Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT+) Rights , North East , Women's Football

No other APPG Memberships

Peter Gibson Portrait
Peter Gibson
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Darlington
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Mary Kelly Foy Portrait
Mary Kelly Foy
Officer
Labour - City of Durham
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Charities and Volunteering , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Smoking and Health

No other APPG Memberships

Jonathan Reynolds Portrait
Jonathan Reynolds
Officer
Labour (Co-op) - Stalybridge and Hyde
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Barry Sheerman Portrait
Barry Sheerman
Officer
Labour (Co-op) - Former Member for Huddersfield
Joined: 15th June 2022
Departed: 22nd February 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Huw Merriman Portrait
Huw Merriman
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Bexhill and Battle
Joined: 31st August 2016
Departed: 22nd February 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Paul Bristow Portrait
Paul Bristow
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Peterborough
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 22nd February 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Darren Henry Portrait
Darren Henry
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Broxtowe
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 22nd February 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Sharon Hodgson Portrait
Sharon Hodgson
Officer
Labour - Washington and Gateshead South
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 22nd February 2023
John Howell Portrait
John Howell
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Henley
Joined: 5th November 2019
Departed: 4th May 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Kieran Mullan Portrait
Kieran Mullan
Officer
Conservative - Bexhill and Battle
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 4th May 2022
Lisa Cameron Portrait
Lisa Cameron
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
Joined: 21st November 2018
Departed: 4th May 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Helen Hayes Portrait
Helen Hayes
Officer
Labour - Dulwich and West Norwood
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 4th May 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

James Cartlidge Portrait
James Cartlidge
Officer
Conservative - South Suffolk
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 4th May 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Uddin Portrait
Baroness Uddin
Officer
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 4th May 2022
7 APPG Officer Positions
Commonwealth , Digital Identity , Kuwait , Libya , Saudi Arabia , Turkey , Women and Work

No other APPG Memberships

Marion Fellows Portrait
Marion Fellows
Officer
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Motherwell and Wishaw
Joined: 5th November 2019
Departed: 4th May 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Sterling of Plaistow Portrait
Lord Sterling of Plaistow
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 21st November 2018
Departed: 4th May 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Warner Portrait
Lord Warner
Officer
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 4th May 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Debbonaire Portrait
Baroness Debbonaire
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 4th May 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Christina Rees Portrait
Christina Rees
Officer
Labour (Co-op) - Former Member for Neath
Joined: 31st August 2016
Departed: 4th May 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Cheryl Gillan Portrait
Cheryl Gillan
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Chesham and Amersham
Joined: 31st January 2018
Departed: 10th March 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Mike Wood Portrait
Mike Wood
Officer
Conservative - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Joined: 21st November 2018
Departed: 23rd October 2019
Anne-Marie Trevelyan Portrait
Anne-Marie Trevelyan
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed
Joined: 21st November 2018
Departed: 23rd October 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Jim Shannon Portrait
Jim Shannon
Officer
Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 10th October 2018
Maria Caulfield Portrait
Maria Caulfield
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Lewes
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 10th October 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Cheryl Gillan Portrait
Cheryl Gillan
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Chesham and Amersham
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 20th December 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Steve Brine Portrait
Steve Brine
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Winchester
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Charlotte Leslie Portrait
Charlotte Leslie
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Bristol North West
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Robert Flello Portrait
Robert Flello
Officer
Labour - Former Member for Stoke-on-Trent South
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Flick Drummond Portrait
Flick Drummond
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Meon Valley
Joined: 31st August 2016
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Ronnie Cowan Portrait
Ronnie Cowan
Officer
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Inverclyde
Joined: 31st August 2016
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships