Cancer APPG
First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 30/05/2024
Note: This APPG was last registered on 30th May 2024. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 18th June 2025 and may be defunct.
To keep cancer on the political agenda, monitor implementation of government initiatives, provide briefings to parliamentarians, and ensure policy-making is evidence-based and patient-centred.
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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Former APPG Officers
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Amy Callaghan
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for East Dunbartonshire
Joined: 8th April 2020Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 30th May 2024
5 APPG Officer Positions
Carbon Monoxide , Children of Alcoholics , Children who need Palliative Care , Dying Well , Hospice and End of Life Care
Carbon Monoxide , Children of Alcoholics , Children who need Palliative Care , Dying Well , Hospice and End of Life Care
No other APPG Memberships
6 APPG Officer Positions
Beer , Commercial Sexual Exploitation , ITV , Medical Cannabis under Prescription , Modern Languages , Rugby Union Football Club
Beer , Commercial Sexual Exploitation , ITV , Medical Cannabis under Prescription , Modern Languages , Rugby Union Football Club
No other APPG Memberships
Elliot Colburn
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Carshalton and Wallington
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
4 APPG Officer Positions
Cuba , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Racing and Bloodstock , Radiotherapy
Cuba , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Racing and Bloodstock , Radiotherapy
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Rennard
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 8th April 2020Departed: 24th January 2024
5 APPG Officer Positions
Diabetes , Global Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT+) Rights , Political and Media Literacy , Smoking and Health , Vietnam
Diabetes , Global Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT+) Rights , Political and Media Literacy , Smoking and Health , Vietnam
No other APPG Memberships
Marion Fellows
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Motherwell and Wishaw
Joined: 17th May 2023Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Nicola Richards
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for West Bromwich East
Joined: 8th April 2020Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Greg Smith
Vice Chair
Conservative - Mid Buckinghamshire
Joined: 17th May 2023Departed: 24th January 2024
5 APPG Officer Positions
Beer , Formula 1 and Motorsport , Furniture Industry , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness
Beer , Formula 1 and Motorsport , Furniture Industry , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness
No other APPG Memberships
Shailesh Vara
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for North West Cambridgeshire
Joined: 17th May 2023Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Walmsley
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 26th April 2018Departed: 24th January 2024
Baroness Morgan of Drefelin
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 24th January 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
Life Sciences , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies
Life Sciences , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies
No other APPG Memberships
Tim Farron
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 24th January 2024
4 APPG Officer Positions
Christians in Parliament , Migration , Radiotherapy , Volunteer Rescue Services
Christians in Parliament , Migration , Radiotherapy , Volunteer Rescue Services
No other APPG Memberships
Henry Smith
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Crawley
Joined: 8th April 2020Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Sharon Hodgson
Vice Chair
Labour - Washington and Gateshead South
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 24th January 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
Art, Craft and Design in Education , First Do No Harm - Mesh, Primodos, Valproate , Leamside Line , Parents , School Food , Ticket Abuse
Art, Craft and Design in Education , First Do No Harm - Mesh, Primodos, Valproate , Leamside Line , Parents , School Food , Ticket Abuse
No other APPG Memberships
Christina Rees
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Former Member for Neath
Joined: 8th April 2020Departed: 5th April 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Masham of Ilton
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 22nd February 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Craig Tracey
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for North Warwickshire
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 4th May 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Mark Pritchard
Vice Chair
Conservative - The Wrekin
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 21st April 2021
Rupa Huq
Vice Chair
Labour - Ealing Central and Acton
Joined: 8th April 2020Departed: 21st April 2021
6 APPG Officer Positions
British Sikhs , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Fairtrade , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Single-Parent Families , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
British Sikhs , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Fairtrade , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Single-Parent Families , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
No other APPG Memberships
Colleen Fletcher
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Coventry North East
Joined: 8th May 2019Departed: 21st April 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
John Baron
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Basildon and Billericay
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 21st April 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Albert Owen
Vice-Chair
Labour - Former Member for Ynys Môn
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
David Tredinnick
Vice-Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Bosworth
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Ruth George
Vice-Chair
Labour - Former Member for High Peak
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Nicholas Dakin
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Scunthorpe
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Jim Shannon
Vice Chair
Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford
Joined: 3rd June 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
5 APPG Officer Positions
Healthy Homes and Buildings , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Respiratory Health , UK Food Security , Vascular and Venous Disease
Healthy Homes and Buildings , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Respiratory Health , UK Food Security , Vascular and Venous Disease
No other APPG Memberships
Mark Durkan
Vice Chair
Social Democratic & Labour Party - Former Member for Foyle
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Jo Churchill
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Bury St Edmunds
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Guto Bebb
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Aberconwy
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 28th April 2016
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Contact Details
Show/HideRegistered Contact:
Elliot Colburn MP,
Email: No email supplied
Secretariat:
Macmillan Cancer Support acts as the group's secretariat. http://macmillian.org.uk/
Group's Website:
Benefits in Kind
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Date
11 Feb 2024
11 Feb 2024
Source
Macmillan Cancer Support
Macmillan Cancer Support
Description
Secretariat From : 11/02/2024 To : 10/02/2025
Secretariat From : 11/02/2024 To : 10/02/2025
Value
£15,001
£15,001
Date
11 Feb 2023
11 Feb 2023
Source
Macmillan Cancer Support
Macmillan Cancer Support
Description
Secretariat From : 11/02/2023 To : 10/02/2024
Secretariat From : 11/02/2023 To : 10/02/2024
Value
£25,501
£25,501
Date
11 Feb 2022
11 Feb 2022
Source
Macmillan Cancer Support
Macmillan Cancer Support
Description
Secretariat From : 11/02/2022 To : 10/02/2023
Secretariat From : 11/02/2022 To : 10/02/2023
Value
£25,501
£25,501
Date
11 Feb 2021
11 Feb 2021
Source
Macmillan Cancer Support
Macmillan Cancer Support
Description
Secretariat From : 11/02/2021 To : 10/02/2022
Secretariat From : 11/02/2021 To : 10/02/2022
Value
£25,501
£25,501
Date
11 Feb 2020
11 Feb 2020
Source
Macmillan Cancer Support
Macmillan Cancer Support
Description
Secretariat From : 11/02/2020 To : 10/02/2021
Secretariat From : 11/02/2020 To : 10/02/2021
Value
£25,501
£25,501
Date
1 Jan 2019
1 Jan 2019
Source
Macmillan Cancer Support
Macmillan Cancer Support
Description
Secretariat From : 01/01/2019 To : 31/12/2019
Secretariat From : 01/01/2019 To : 31/12/2019
Value
£39,001
£39,001
Date
1 Jan 2018
1 Jan 2018
Source
Macmillan Cancer Support
Macmillan Cancer Support
Description
Secretariat From : 01/01/2018 To : 31/12/2018
Secretariat From : 01/01/2018 To : 31/12/2018
Value
£39,001
£39,001
Date
1 Jan 2017
1 Jan 2017
Source
Macmillan Cancer Support
Macmillan Cancer Support
Description
Secretariat From : 01/01/2017 To : 31/12/2017
Secretariat From : 01/01/2017 To : 31/12/2017
Value
£39,001
£39,001
Date
1 Jan 2016
1 Jan 2016
Source
Macmillian Cancer Support
Macmillian Cancer Support
Description
Secretariat From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Secretariat From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Value
£49,501
£49,501
Date
1 Jan 2015
1 Jan 2015
Source
Macmillian Cancer Support
Macmillian Cancer Support
Description
Secretariat From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Secretariat From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£51,001
£51,001
Financial Benefits Received
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Date
28 Jan 2019
28 Jan 2019
Source
Novartis International
Novartis International
Value
£3,345
£3,345
Date
1 Nov 2018
1 Nov 2018
Source
Reynolds-Mackenzie
Reynolds-Mackenzie
Value
£1,745
£1,745
Date
30 Oct 2018
30 Oct 2018
Source
Astra Zeneca UK LT
Astra Zeneca UK LT
Value
£2,800
£2,800
Date
15 Dec 2017
15 Dec 2017
Source
Merck Serono
Merck Serono
Value
£6,900
£6,900
Date
8 Dec 2017
8 Dec 2017
Source
Boehringer Ingelheim
Boehringer Ingelheim
Value
£2,800
£2,800
Date
29 Sep 2017
29 Sep 2017
Source
Bristol Myers Squibb
Bristol Myers Squibb
Value
£6,900
£6,900
Date
22 Dec 2016
22 Dec 2016
Source
Merck Serono Ltd
Merck Serono Ltd
Value
£6,900
£6,900
Date
19 Dec 2016
19 Dec 2016
Source
Celgene Ltd
Celgene Ltd
Value
£4,800
£4,800
Date
15 Dec 2016
15 Dec 2016
Source
Pfizer Ltd
Pfizer Ltd
Value
£6,900
£6,900
Date
12 Dec 2016
12 Dec 2016
Source
Roche Products Ltd
Roche Products Ltd
Value
£6,900
£6,900
Date
9 Dec 2016
9 Dec 2016
Source
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Value
£6,900
£6,900
Date
7 Mar 2016
7 Mar 2016
Source
Novartis Phamaceuticals UK Ltd
Novartis Phamaceuticals UK Ltd
Value
£6,900
£6,900
Date
13 Jan 2016
13 Jan 2016
Source
Roche
Roche
Value
£6,900
£6,900
Date
8 Jan 2016
8 Jan 2016
Source
Bristol Myers Squibb
Bristol Myers Squibb
Value
£6,900
£6,900
Date
7 Jan 2016
7 Jan 2016
Source
Pfizer
Pfizer
Value
£6,900
£6,900
Date
22 Dec 2015
22 Dec 2015
Source
Celgene
Celgene
Value
£4,800
£4,800
Date
26 Nov 2015
26 Nov 2015
Source
Merck Serono
Merck Serono
Value
£6,900
£6,900
Date
21 Oct 2015
21 Oct 2015
Source
Sanofi-Pasteur
Sanofi-Pasteur
Value
£4,800
£4,800
Date
15 Oct 2015
15 Oct 2015
Source
Boehringer-Ingelheim
Boehringer-Ingelheim
Value
£2,800
£2,800
Date
6 Oct 2015
6 Oct 2015
Source
Eli Lilly
Eli Lilly
Value
£2,800
£2,800
Date
9 Jan 2015
9 Jan 2015
Source
Pfizer LTD
Pfizer LTD
Value
£6,900
£6,900