To provide a forum for parliamentary discussion on the issues surrounding sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) defibrillators and resuscitation, whilst providing evidence-based solutions to improve the survival rates of SCA.
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
8 Additional APPG Publications
4 Current APPG Officers
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2 APPG Officer Positions
Ageing and Older People , Disability
11 APPG Memberships
Assistive and Accessible Technology , Aviation , Climate Change , Football Supporters , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Parks and Green Spaces , Prostate Cancer , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention , Tidy Britain , Water Pollution
Ageing and Older People , Disability
11 APPG Memberships
Assistive and Accessible Technology , Aviation , Climate Change , Football Supporters , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Parks and Green Spaces , Prostate Cancer , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention , Tidy Britain , Water Pollution
2 APPG Officer Positions
Digital Communities , Estonia
8 APPG Memberships
Aid Match , Assistive and Accessible Technology , British Buses , Christians in Parliament , Fair Elections , Falkland Islands , Hydrogen , Prostate Cancer
Digital Communities , Estonia
8 APPG Memberships
Aid Match , Assistive and Accessible Technology , British Buses , Christians in Parliament , Fair Elections , Falkland Islands , Hydrogen , Prostate Cancer
2 APPG Officer Positions
Archaeology , Industrialised Construction
6 APPG Memberships
Boxing , Commonwealth , Environment , Ocean , Sepsis , War Crimes
Archaeology , Industrialised Construction
6 APPG Memberships
Boxing , Commonwealth , Environment , Ocean , Sepsis , War Crimes
4 APPG Officer Positions
Iraq , Snooker , Somaliland , Sri Lanka
6 APPG Memberships
Aid Match , Beer , Financial Education for Young People , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies , Waterways
Iraq , Snooker , Somaliland , Sri Lanka
6 APPG Memberships
Aid Match , Beer , Financial Education for Young People , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies , Waterways
25 Current APPG Members
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No other APPG Officer Positions
11 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Classics , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Less Survivable Cancers , Music , Music Education , Performing Arts Education and Training , Responsible Business , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Visual Arts and Artists , Writers
11 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Classics , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Less Survivable Cancers , Music , Music Education , Performing Arts Education and Training , Responsible Business , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Visual Arts and Artists , Writers
No other APPG Officer Positions
12 APPG Memberships
Aviation , British Buses , Bus and Coach , Climate Change , Fair Elections , Infrastructure , International Students , Net Zero , Parkrun , Transport Safety , United Nations Global Goals , University
12 APPG Memberships
Aviation , British Buses , Bus and Coach , Climate Change , Fair Elections , Infrastructure , International Students , Net Zero , Parkrun , Transport Safety , United Nations Global Goals , University
5 APPG Officer Positions
Africa , Central Asia , Eating Disorders , Nigeria , Responsible Business
10 APPG Memberships
Autism , British Council and Soft Power , Classics , Climate Change , Financial Education for Young People , Future of Financial Services , Global Education , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , United Nations Global Goals , Women in Parliament
Africa , Central Asia , Eating Disorders , Nigeria , Responsible Business
10 APPG Memberships
Autism , British Council and Soft Power , Classics , Climate Change , Financial Education for Young People , Future of Financial Services , Global Education , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , United Nations Global Goals , Women in Parliament
5 APPG Officer Positions
Blockchain Technologies , Dairy , Education , Emotional Support for Parent Carers of Seriously Ill and Disabled Children , Osteoporosis and Bone Health
6 APPG Memberships
Early Education and Childcare , International Conservation , Miscarriages of Justice , Republic of Korea , Vascular and Venous Disease , Water Pollution
Blockchain Technologies , Dairy , Education , Emotional Support for Parent Carers of Seriously Ill and Disabled Children , Osteoporosis and Bone Health
6 APPG Memberships
Early Education and Childcare , International Conservation , Miscarriages of Justice , Republic of Korea , Vascular and Venous Disease , Water Pollution
No other APPG Officer Positions
7 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , ClimateTech , Commonwealth , Fair Banking , Financial Technology , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
7 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , ClimateTech , Commonwealth , Fair Banking , Financial Technology , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
2 APPG Officer Positions
Forestry and Timber Security , Hazaras
3 APPG Memberships
India , Listed Properties , Mutuals
Forestry and Timber Security , Hazaras
3 APPG Memberships
India , Listed Properties , Mutuals
No other APPG Officer Positions
10 APPG Memberships
Afghan Women and Girls , Aid Match , Armenia , Christians in Parliament , Environment , Faith and Society , International Students , Listed Properties , United Nations Global Goals , Women in Parliament
10 APPG Memberships
Afghan Women and Girls , Aid Match , Armenia , Christians in Parliament , Environment , Faith and Society , International Students , Listed Properties , United Nations Global Goals , Women in Parliament
6 APPG Officer Positions
Carbon Monoxide , Children of Alcoholics , Children who need Palliative Care , Dying Well , Hospice and End of Life Care , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention
31 APPG Memberships
Adoption and Permanence , Antimicrobial Resistance , Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Autism , Beyond Pills , Blockchain Technologies , Carers , Commonwealth , Creative Health , Dementia , Dentistry and Oral Health , Environment , Explosive Weapons and their Impact , Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society , Health , Healthy Places , Housing and Care for Older People , Internet, Communications and Technology , Less Survivable Cancers , Life Sciences , Long Covid , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Multiple Sclerosis , Music Education , Occupational Safety and Health , Pharmacy , Sepsis , Smoking and Health , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies , University , Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics
Carbon Monoxide , Children of Alcoholics , Children who need Palliative Care , Dying Well , Hospice and End of Life Care , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention
31 APPG Memberships
Adoption and Permanence , Antimicrobial Resistance , Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Autism , Beyond Pills , Blockchain Technologies , Carers , Commonwealth , Creative Health , Dementia , Dentistry and Oral Health , Environment , Explosive Weapons and their Impact , Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society , Health , Healthy Places , Housing and Care for Older People , Internet, Communications and Technology , Less Survivable Cancers , Life Sciences , Long Covid , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Multiple Sclerosis , Music Education , Occupational Safety and Health , Pharmacy , Sepsis , Smoking and Health , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies , University , Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics
4 APPG Officer Positions
Rail , Wheelchair Users , Women in Parliament , Women's Football
22 APPG Memberships
Adult Social Care , Antimicrobial Resistance , Assistive and Accessible Technology , Aviation , Boxing , British Sign Language , Children's Online Safety , Digital Communities , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Financial Education for Young People , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Healthcare Workers , Housing and Care for Older People , Long Covid , Media , North East , Parkrun , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Sport and Physical Activity in the Criminal Justice System , Transport Safety , United Nations Global Goals , Woods and Trees
Rail , Wheelchair Users , Women in Parliament , Women's Football
22 APPG Memberships
Adult Social Care , Antimicrobial Resistance , Assistive and Accessible Technology , Aviation , Boxing , British Sign Language , Children's Online Safety , Digital Communities , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Financial Education for Young People , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Healthcare Workers , Housing and Care for Older People , Long Covid , Media , North East , Parkrun , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Sport and Physical Activity in the Criminal Justice System , Transport Safety , United Nations Global Goals , Woods and Trees
6 APPG Officer Positions
Cardiac Risk in the Young , Equitable Governance , Financial Education for Young People , Food and Drink , Future Homes, Skills and Innovation , Public Sector Efficiency
10 APPG Memberships
Baby Loss , Furniture Industry , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Healthy Homes and Buildings , Infrastructure , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Maternity , Modernising Employment , Pharmacy , Transport Safety
Cardiac Risk in the Young , Equitable Governance , Financial Education for Young People , Food and Drink , Future Homes, Skills and Innovation , Public Sector Efficiency
10 APPG Memberships
Baby Loss , Furniture Industry , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Healthy Homes and Buildings , Infrastructure , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Maternity , Modernising Employment , Pharmacy , Transport Safety
5 APPG Officer Positions
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Commonwealth , Foreign Affairs , International Trade and Investment , Ireland and the Irish in Britain
15 APPG Memberships
Beauty and Wellbeing , Digital Communities , Environment , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Fair Elections , Faith and Society , Financial Technology , Freight and Logistics , International Conservation , Less Survivable Cancers , Multiple Sclerosis , Music , Race and Community , Tidy Britain , University
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Commonwealth , Foreign Affairs , International Trade and Investment , Ireland and the Irish in Britain
15 APPG Memberships
Beauty and Wellbeing , Digital Communities , Environment , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Fair Elections , Faith and Society , Financial Technology , Freight and Logistics , International Conservation , Less Survivable Cancers , Multiple Sclerosis , Music , Race and Community , Tidy Britain , University
6 APPG Officer Positions
Adoption and Permanence , Ageing and Older People , Archaeology , Child of the North , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Dying Well
47 APPG Memberships
Adult Social Care , Afghan Women and Girls , Animal Welfare , Autism , Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Baby Loss , Beer , Beyond Pills , Blockchain Technologies , British Sign Language , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Carers , Christians in Parliament , City Regions Transport , Classics , Climate Change , Dentistry and Oral Health , Early Education and Childcare , Environment , Fair Elections , Fairtrade , Faith and Society , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Healthy Homes and Buildings , Heritage Rail , Housing and Care for Older People , Hydrogen , Music Education , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Obesity , Performing Arts Education and Training , Pharmacy , Prostate Cancer , Respiratory Health , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Sepsis , Smoking and Health , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention , United Nations Global Goals , University , Visual Arts and Artists , Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics , Women in Parliament , Youth Affairs
Adoption and Permanence , Ageing and Older People , Archaeology , Child of the North , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Dying Well
47 APPG Memberships
Adult Social Care , Afghan Women and Girls , Animal Welfare , Autism , Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Baby Loss , Beer , Beyond Pills , Blockchain Technologies , British Sign Language , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Carers , Christians in Parliament , City Regions Transport , Classics , Climate Change , Dentistry and Oral Health , Early Education and Childcare , Environment , Fair Elections , Fairtrade , Faith and Society , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Healthy Homes and Buildings , Heritage Rail , Housing and Care for Older People , Hydrogen , Music Education , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Obesity , Performing Arts Education and Training , Pharmacy , Prostate Cancer , Respiratory Health , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Sepsis , Smoking and Health , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention , United Nations Global Goals , University , Visual Arts and Artists , Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics , Women in Parliament , Youth Affairs
6 APPG Officer Positions
Airport Communities , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Immigration Detention , Indian Traditional Sciences , Intergenerational Inquiry , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services
19 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Autism , Beer , Carers , Environment , Fair Banking , Fair Elections , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Humanist , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , London , Miscarriages of Justice , Modernising Employment , Music Education , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
Airport Communities , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Immigration Detention , Indian Traditional Sciences , Intergenerational Inquiry , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services
19 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Autism , Beer , Carers , Environment , Fair Banking , Fair Elections , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Humanist , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , London , Miscarriages of Justice , Modernising Employment , Music Education , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
No other APPG Officer Positions
5 APPG Memberships
Armenia , Belarus , Fair Elections , Taiwan , United Nations Global Goals
5 APPG Memberships
Armenia , Belarus , Fair Elections , Taiwan , United Nations Global Goals
5 APPG Officer Positions
Abraham Accords , Brain Tumours , Cardiac Risk in the Young , Morocco , War Crimes
4 APPG Memberships
Aid Match , Get Refusal , Israel , Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics
Abraham Accords , Brain Tumours , Cardiac Risk in the Young , Morocco , War Crimes
4 APPG Memberships
Aid Match , Get Refusal , Israel , Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics
1 APPG Officer Position
Customer Service
3 APPG Memberships
Infrastructure , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention , Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics
Customer Service
3 APPG Memberships
Infrastructure , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention , Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics
6 APPG Officer Positions
Diabetes , Global Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT+) Rights , Political and Media Literacy , Smoking and Health , Taiwan , Vietnam
16 APPG Memberships
Aid Match , Autism , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Cyprus , Dark Skies , Digital Communities , Fair Elections , Healthy Places , India , Italy , Multiple Sclerosis , Mutuals , Obesity , Sepsis , Serbia , Youth Affairs
Diabetes , Global Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT+) Rights , Political and Media Literacy , Smoking and Health , Taiwan , Vietnam
16 APPG Memberships
Aid Match , Autism , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Cyprus , Dark Skies , Digital Communities , Fair Elections , Healthy Places , India , Italy , Multiple Sclerosis , Mutuals , Obesity , Sepsis , Serbia , Youth Affairs
3 APPG Officer Positions
Healthy Homes and Buildings , Maritime and Ports , Volunteer Rescue Services
4 APPG Memberships
Dementia , Fair Elections , Housing and Care for Older People , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
Healthy Homes and Buildings , Maritime and Ports , Volunteer Rescue Services
4 APPG Memberships
Dementia , Fair Elections , Housing and Care for Older People , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
6 APPG Officer Positions
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , British Heritage , Commonwealth , Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories , San Marino , Switzerland and Liechtenstein
18 APPG Memberships
Animal Welfare , Armenia , Autism , Beer , British Buses , British Jews , Carbon Monoxide , Carers , Cyprus , Dentistry and Oral Health , Falkland Islands , Infrastructure , International Conservation , Listed Properties , Parks and Green Spaces , Pharmacy , Pro-Life , Taiwan
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , British Heritage , Commonwealth , Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories , San Marino , Switzerland and Liechtenstein
18 APPG Memberships
Animal Welfare , Armenia , Autism , Beer , British Buses , British Jews , Carbon Monoxide , Carers , Cyprus , Dentistry and Oral Health , Falkland Islands , Infrastructure , International Conservation , Listed Properties , Parks and Green Spaces , Pharmacy , Pro-Life , Taiwan
6 APPG Officer Positions
Bahá'í Faith , Healthy Homes and Buildings , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Pakistani Minorities , Respiratory Health , Vascular and Venous Disease
28 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Antimicrobial Resistance , Armenia , Autism , Beer , Blockchain Technologies , Carbon Monoxide , Christians in Parliament , Dentistry and Oral Health , Diabetes , Energy Studies , Fair Banking , Faith and Society , Global Education , Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society , Healthcare Workers , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Marine Energy , Mutuals , Ocean , Parks and Green Spaces , Pro-Life , Sepsis , Serbia , Taiwan , Tidy Britain , Transport Safety , Wood Panel Industry
Bahá'í Faith , Healthy Homes and Buildings , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Pakistani Minorities , Respiratory Health , Vascular and Venous Disease
28 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Antimicrobial Resistance , Armenia , Autism , Beer , Blockchain Technologies , Carbon Monoxide , Christians in Parliament , Dentistry and Oral Health , Diabetes , Energy Studies , Fair Banking , Faith and Society , Global Education , Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society , Healthcare Workers , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Marine Energy , Mutuals , Ocean , Parks and Green Spaces , Pro-Life , Sepsis , Serbia , Taiwan , Tidy Britain , Transport Safety , Wood Panel Industry
4 APPG Officer Positions
British Buses , Community Development Finance Institutions , Hydrogen , Indonesia
9 APPG Memberships
Beer , Belarus , Environment , Fair Banking , Net Zero , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , Sepsis , Tennis , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
British Buses , Community Development Finance Institutions , Hydrogen , Indonesia
9 APPG Memberships
Beer , Belarus , Environment , Fair Banking , Net Zero , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , Sepsis , Tennis , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
No other APPG Officer Positions
5 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Digital Communities , Listed Properties , London
5 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Digital Communities , Listed Properties , London
No other APPG Officer Positions
5 APPG Memberships
Carers , Christians in Parliament , Dementia , Pro-Life , Sepsis
5 APPG Memberships
Carers , Christians in Parliament , Dementia , Pro-Life , Sepsis
Contact Details
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Steve Darling MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.
Email: steve.darling.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Anna Trevers, DGA Group
Email: appgdefibrillator@dgagroup.com
Secretariat:
DGA Group acts as the group's secretariat. https://dgagroup.com/
Group's Website:
Benefits in Kind
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Date
29 Oct 2025
29 Oct 2025
Source
DGA Group
DGA Group
Description
DGA Group is paid by the following to act as the APPG's secretariat: Resuscitation Council UK and Defib Plus. From: 29/10/2025 To: 28/10/2026
DGA Group is paid by the following to act as the APPG's secretariat: Resuscitation Council UK and Defib Plus. From: 29/10/2025 To: 28/10/2026
Value
£7,501
£7,501
Date
29 Oct 2024
29 Oct 2024
Source
DGA Group
DGA Group
Description
DGA Group is paid by the following to act as the APPG's secretariat: Resuscitation Council UK, AED Donate, Defib Plus From : 29/10/2024 To : 28/10/2025
DGA Group is paid by the following to act as the APPG's secretariat: Resuscitation Council UK, AED Donate, Defib Plus From : 29/10/2024 To : 28/10/2025
Value
£16,501
£16,501
Date
29 Oct 2024
29 Oct 2024
Source
DGA Group
DGA Group
Description
DGA Group is paid by the following to act as the APPG's secretariat: Resuscitation Council UK, Defib Plus, AED Donate, Stryker From : 29/10/2024 To : 28/10/2025
DGA Group is paid by the following to act as the APPG's secretariat: Resuscitation Council UK, Defib Plus, AED Donate, Stryker From : 29/10/2024 To : 28/10/2025
Value
£18,001
£18,001
Date
29 Oct 2024
29 Oct 2024
Source
DGA Group
DGA Group
Description
DGA Group is paid by the following to act as the APPG's secretariat: Resuscitation Council UK, Defib Plus, AED Donate, Stryker From: 29/10/2024 To: 28/10/2025
DGA Group is paid by the following to act as the APPG's secretariat: Resuscitation Council UK, Defib Plus, AED Donate, Stryker From: 29/10/2024 To: 28/10/2025
Value
£18,001
£18,001
Date
12 Dec 2022
12 Dec 2022
Source
Dentons Global Advisors
Dentons Global Advisors
Description
Dentons Global Advisors is paid by Rapid Response Revival to act as the group's secretariat From : 12/12/2022 To : 11/12/2023
Dentons Global Advisors is paid by Rapid Response Revival to act as the group's secretariat From : 12/12/2022 To : 11/12/2023
Value
£49,501
£49,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Defibrillators APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Lord Aberdare
Vice Chair
Joined: 11th January 2023Departed: 12th January 2026
3 APPG Officer Positions
Responsible Business , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Tigray
Responsible Business , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Tigray
No other APPG Memberships
Connor Rand
Officer
Labour - Altrincham and Sale West
Joined: 2nd January 2025Departed: 12th January 2026
Jonathan Gullis
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Stoke-on-Trent North
Joined: 11th January 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Stephen Hammond
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Wimbledon
Joined: 11th January 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Flick Drummond
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Meon Valley
Joined: 11th January 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Sara Britcliffe
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Hyndburn
Joined: 11th January 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Stephanie Peacock
Vice Chair
Labour - Barnsley South
Joined: 11th January 2023Departed: 13th December 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships