To promote the interests of people who are deaf or have a hearing loss.
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
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Peter Prinsley
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Joined: 29th June 2026
4 APPG Officer Positions
British Jews , Emergency Care , Healthcare Workers , Prostate Cancer
12 APPG Memberships
Baby Loss , Beyond Pills , British Sign Language , Bus and Coach , Carers , Council Tax Reform , Creative Health , Fair Elections , Less Survivable Cancers , Listed Properties , Vascular and Venous Disease , Water Pollution
British Jews , Emergency Care , Healthcare Workers , Prostate Cancer
12 APPG Memberships
Baby Loss , Beyond Pills , British Sign Language , Bus and Coach , Carers , Council Tax Reform , Creative Health , Fair Elections , Less Survivable Cancers , Listed Properties , Vascular and Venous Disease , Water Pollution
Alison Griffiths
Vice Chair
Conservative - Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
Joined: 12th February 2025
4 APPG Officer Positions
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Beauty and Wellbeing , Cyber Innovation , Data Centres
10 APPG Memberships
British Sign Language , Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Environment , Future of Work , Internet, Communications and Technology , Multiple Sclerosis , Ocean , Responsible Business , Switzerland and Liechtenstein , Tennis
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Beauty and Wellbeing , Cyber Innovation , Data Centres
10 APPG Memberships
British Sign Language , Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Environment , Future of Work , Internet, Communications and Technology , Multiple Sclerosis , Ocean , Responsible Business , Switzerland and Liechtenstein , Tennis
1 APPG Officer Position
Aid Match
3 APPG Memberships
British Sign Language , Nutrition for Development , United Nations Global Goals
Aid Match
3 APPG Memberships
British Sign Language , Nutrition for Development , United Nations Global Goals
Contact Details
Show/HideRegistered Contact:
Dr Peter Prinsley MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.
Email: peter.prinsley.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Rob Geaney, RNID
Email: robert.geaney@rnid.org.uk
Secretariat:
RNID acts as the group's secretariat. https://rnid.org.uk
Group's Website:
https://rnid.org.uk/get-involved/campaign-with-us/the-all-party-parliamentary-group-on-deafness
Benefits in Kind
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Date
4 Nov 2025
4 Nov 2025
Source
SignHealth
SignHealth
Description
Reception
Reception
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
4 Nov 2025
4 Nov 2025
Source
Convo
Convo
Description
Reception
Reception
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
4 Nov 2025
4 Nov 2025
Source
National Deaf Children’s Society
National Deaf Children’s Society
Description
Reception
Reception
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
4 Nov 2025
4 Nov 2025
Source
RNID
RNID
Description
Reception
Reception
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
20 Jul 2023
20 Jul 2023
Source
RNID
RNID
Description
Secretariat From : 20/07/2023 To : 19/07/2024
Secretariat From : 20/07/2023 To : 19/07/2024
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
20 Jul 2022
20 Jul 2022
Source
RNID
RNID
Description
Secretariat From : 20/07/2022 To : 19/07/2023
Secretariat From : 20/07/2022 To : 19/07/2023
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
20 Jul 2021
20 Jul 2021
Source
RNID
RNID
Description
Secretariat From : 20/07/2021 To : 19/07/2022
Secretariat From : 20/07/2021 To : 19/07/2022
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
20 Jul 2020
20 Jul 2020
Source
Action on Hearing Loss
Action on Hearing Loss
Description
Secretariat From : 20/07/2020 To : 19/07/2021
Secretariat From : 20/07/2020 To : 19/07/2021
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
5 Sep 2018
5 Sep 2018
Source
Action on Hearing Loss
Action on Hearing Loss
Description
Secretariat From : 05/09/2018 To : 04/09/2019
Secretariat From : 05/09/2018 To : 04/09/2019
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
5 Sep 2017
5 Sep 2017
Source
Action on Hearing Loss
Action on Hearing Loss
Description
Secretariat From : 05/09/2017 To : 04/09/2018
Secretariat From : 05/09/2017 To : 04/09/2018
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
1 Oct 2016
1 Oct 2016
Source
Action on Hearing Loss
Action on Hearing Loss
Description
Secretariat From : 01/10/2016 To : 01/10/2017
Secretariat From : 01/10/2016 To : 01/10/2017
Value
£1,501
£1,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Deafness APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Catherine Atkinson
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Derby North
Joined: 12th February 2025Departed: 12th January 2026
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Peter Prinsley
Vice Chair
Labour - Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Joined: 12th February 2025Departed: 12th January 2026
4 APPG Officer Positions
British Jews , Emergency Care , Healthcare Workers , Prostate Cancer
British Jews , Emergency Care , Healthcare Workers , Prostate Cancer
No other APPG Memberships
Lilian Greenwood
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Nottingham South
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Chloe Smith
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Norwich North
Joined: 1st November 2023Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
4 APPG Officer Positions
Grid Networks , Non-Profit Making Members Clubs , Respiratory Health , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention
Grid Networks , Non-Profit Making Members Clubs , Respiratory Health , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention
No other APPG Memberships
Tommy Sheppard
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Edinburgh East
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Marion Fellows
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Motherwell and Wishaw
Joined: 30th November 2022Departed: 20th September 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Ian Mearns
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Gateshead
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 20th September 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Mike Penning
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Hemel Hempstead
Joined: 31st January 2018Departed: 20th September 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Shipley
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 20th September 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Rosie Cooper
Vice Chair
Joined: 7th August 2020Departed: 22nd February 2023
25 APPG Officer Positions
Art, Craft and Design in Education , Assistive and Accessible Technology , Bladder and Bowel Continence Care , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Built Environment , Coastal Communities , Greyhound , Hazaras , Healthy Homes and Buildings , Healthy Places , Hemp Carbon Capture and Rural Development , Latin America , Modernising Employment , Northern Culture , Pensions and Growth , Race Equality in Education , Radiotherapy , Running , Social Mobility , Sustainable Flood and Drought Management , Sustainable Plastics , Swimming , Syria , Tigray , West Papua
Art, Craft and Design in Education , Assistive and Accessible Technology , Bladder and Bowel Continence Care , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Built Environment , Coastal Communities , Greyhound , Hazaras , Healthy Homes and Buildings , Healthy Places , Hemp Carbon Capture and Rural Development , Latin America , Modernising Employment , Northern Culture , Pensions and Growth , Race Equality in Education , Radiotherapy , Running , Social Mobility , Sustainable Flood and Drought Management , Sustainable Plastics , Swimming , Syria , Tigray , West Papua
No other APPG Memberships
Jim Fitzpatrick
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Former Member for Poplar and Limehouse
Joined: 28th April 2016Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Stephen Lloyd
Vice-Chair
Liberal Democrat - Former Member for Eastbourne
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Sir Mike Penning
Vice-Chair
Joined: 8th November 2017Departed: 20th December 2017
25 APPG Officer Positions
Art, Craft and Design in Education , Assistive and Accessible Technology , Bladder and Bowel Continence Care , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Built Environment , Coastal Communities , Greyhound , Hazaras , Healthy Homes and Buildings , Healthy Places , Hemp Carbon Capture and Rural Development , Latin America , Modernising Employment , Northern Culture , Pensions and Growth , Race Equality in Education , Radiotherapy , Running , Social Mobility , Sustainable Flood and Drought Management , Sustainable Plastics , Swimming , Syria , Tigray , West Papua
Art, Craft and Design in Education , Assistive and Accessible Technology , Bladder and Bowel Continence Care , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Built Environment , Coastal Communities , Greyhound , Hazaras , Healthy Homes and Buildings , Healthy Places , Hemp Carbon Capture and Rural Development , Latin America , Modernising Employment , Northern Culture , Pensions and Growth , Race Equality in Education , Radiotherapy , Running , Social Mobility , Sustainable Flood and Drought Management , Sustainable Plastics , Swimming , Syria , Tigray , West Papua
No other APPG Memberships
Mike Penning
Vice-Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Hemel Hempstead
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 28th September 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Neil Carmichael
Vice Chair
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
25 APPG Officer Positions
Art, Craft and Design in Education , Assistive and Accessible Technology , Bladder and Bowel Continence Care , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Built Environment , Coastal Communities , Greyhound , Hazaras , Healthy Homes and Buildings , Healthy Places , Hemp Carbon Capture and Rural Development , Latin America , Modernising Employment , Northern Culture , Pensions and Growth , Race Equality in Education , Radiotherapy , Running , Social Mobility , Sustainable Flood and Drought Management , Sustainable Plastics , Swimming , Syria , Tigray , West Papua
Art, Craft and Design in Education , Assistive and Accessible Technology , Bladder and Bowel Continence Care , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Built Environment , Coastal Communities , Greyhound , Hazaras , Healthy Homes and Buildings , Healthy Places , Hemp Carbon Capture and Rural Development , Latin America , Modernising Employment , Northern Culture , Pensions and Growth , Race Equality in Education , Radiotherapy , Running , Social Mobility , Sustainable Flood and Drought Management , Sustainable Plastics , Swimming , Syria , Tigray , West Papua
No other APPG Memberships