Black Health APPG

First Registered: 12/02/2025 • Last updated on: 12/02/2025

To create a forum to raise political awareness of stark health inequalities disproportionately impacting Black Caribbean and African people in the UK, and to advocate for actions to reduce health inequalities. To stimulate dialogue, drive evidence-based research, policy development, and promote equitable healthcare access and outcomes through influencing policy and practice.

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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4 Current APPG Officers
Paulette Hamilton Portrait
Paulette Hamilton
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Birmingham Erdington
Joined: 12th February 2025
Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne Portrait
Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 12th February 2025
Ben Coleman Portrait
Ben Coleman
Officer
Labour - Chelsea and Fulham
Joined: 12th February 2025
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Boateng Portrait
Lord Boateng
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 12th February 2025
No other APPG Memberships
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Paulette Hamilton MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.

Email: paulette.hamilton.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Charles Kwaku-Odoi, Caribbean & African Health Network. Tel: 07575 579377

Email: appg@cahn.org.uk

Secretariat:

Caribbean & African Health Network acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.cahn.org.uk/

Group's Website:

http://www.appgblackhealth.uk/

Date
22 Jan 2025
Source
Caribbean & African Health Network
Description
Secretariat   From : 22/01/2025 To : 21/01/2026
Value
£13,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Black Health APPG