Disability APPG
First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 01/09/2026
Note: This APPG was last registered on 1st September 2026. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 12th October 2026 and may be defunct. Perhaps you are looking for the Learning Disability APPG?
A cross-party group of members of Parliament from both the commons and the lords. Focusing on the issues that affect all disabled people regardless of their disability, impairment, health condition or other protected characteristics.
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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Baroness Brown of Silvertown
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 18th June 2025Departed: 1st September 2026
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Julian Lewis
Officer
Conservative - New Forest East
Joined: 18th June 2025Departed: 1st September 2026
5 APPG Officer Positions
Afghan Women and Girls , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Outdoor Learning , Publishing , State Pension Inequality for Women
Afghan Women and Girls , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Outdoor Learning , Publishing , State Pension Inequality for Women
No other APPG Memberships
Marsha De Cordova
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Battersea
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 1st September 2026
5 APPG Officer Positions
Christians in Parliament , Eye Health and Visual Impairment , Football , Jamaica , Tennis
Christians in Parliament , Eye Health and Visual Impairment , Football , Jamaica , Tennis
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
9 APPG Officer Positions
Children’s Parliament , Commonwealth , Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Data and Emerging Technologies , Digital Identity , Kuwait , Saudi Arabia , Türkiye , Yemen
Children’s Parliament , Commonwealth , Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Data and Emerging Technologies , Digital Identity , Kuwait , Saudi Arabia , Türkiye , Yemen
No other APPG Memberships
Lisa Cameron
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Shinkwin
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
Assistive and Accessible Technology , Complex and Co-occurring Needs , Disability Employment , Eye Health and Visual Impairment , Hong Kong , Wheelchair Users
Assistive and Accessible Technology , Complex and Co-occurring Needs , Disability Employment , Eye Health and Visual Impairment , Hong Kong , Wheelchair Users
No other APPG Memberships
5 APPG Officer Positions
Closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility , Czechia , Lebanon , Multiple Sclerosis , Refugees
Closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility , Czechia , Lebanon , Multiple Sclerosis , Refugees
No other APPG Memberships
Jim Shannon
Vice Chair
Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 6th March 2024
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
Bahá'í Faith , Healthy Homes and Buildings , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Pakistani Minorities , Respiratory Health , Vascular and Venous Disease
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Sterling of Plaistow
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 31st July 2019Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
3 APPG Officer Positions
Down Syndrome , Learning Disability , Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities
Down Syndrome , Learning Disability , Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Rennard
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
Mary Glindon
Vice Chair
Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Joined: 31st July 2019Departed: 6th March 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
British Offshore Energy Industry , Grid Networks , Hadrian's Wall , North East , Obesity , Responsible Vaping
British Offshore Energy Industry , Grid Networks , Hadrian's Wall , North East , Obesity , Responsible Vaping
No other APPG Memberships
Peter Bottomley
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Worthing West
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Debbie Abrahams
Vice Chair
Labour - Oldham East and Saddleworth
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Officer Positions
Dementia , Kashmir , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Palestine
Dementia , Kashmir , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Palestine
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Masham of Ilton
Officer
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 12th October 2016Departed: 22nd February 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Julia Lopez
Secretary (Commons)
Conservative - Hornchurch and Upminster
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 10th March 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Debbonaire
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 10th March 2021
Ruth George
Officer
Labour - Former Member for High Peak
Joined: 31st July 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Heidi Allen
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Former Member for South Cambridgeshire
Joined: 12th October 2016Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Stephen Lloyd
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Former Member for Eastbourne
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Jared O'Mara
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Sheffield, Hallam
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 19th June 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Campbell of Surbiton
Secretary (Lords)
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 12th October 2016Departed: 18th July 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Neil Coyle
Secretary (Commons)
Labour - Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Joined: 12th October 2016Departed: 18th July 2018
6 APPG Officer Positions
Action Against Illegal Gambling , Anti-Social Behaviour , Food Banks , Housing and Care for Older People , Shakespeare , Terrorism and Security
Action Against Illegal Gambling , Anti-Social Behaviour , Food Banks , Housing and Care for Older People , Shakespeare , Terrorism and Security
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Addington
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 18th July 2018
Stephen McPartland
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Stevenage
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 18th July 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Johnny Mercer
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Plymouth, Moor View
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 31st January 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Neil Gray
Officer
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Airdrie and Shotts
Joined: 12th October 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Thomas of Winchester
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
6 APPG Officer Positions
Disability Employment , Micromobility , Rail , Wheelchair Users , Women in Parliament , Women's Football
Disability Employment , Micromobility , Rail , Wheelchair Users , Women in Parliament , Women's Football
No other APPG Memberships
Contact Details
Show/HideRegistered Contact:
Marsha De Cordova MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.
Email: [email protected]
Public Enquiry Point:
Fazilet Hadi, Disability Rights UK
Email: [email protected]
Secretariat:
Disability Rights UK acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/
Group's Website:
https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/policy-campaigns/all-party-parliamentary-disability-group-appdg
Benefits in Kind
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Date
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Source
Disability Rights UK
Disability Rights UK
Description
Secretariat From: 14/05/2025 To: 13/05/2026
Secretariat From: 14/05/2025 To: 13/05/2026
Value
£7,501
£7,501
Date
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Source
Disability Rights UK
Disability Rights UK
Description
Secretariat From : 14/05/2025 To : 13/05/2026
Secretariat From : 14/05/2025 To : 13/05/2026
Value
£7,501
£7,501
Date
14 Jan 2023
14 Jan 2023
Source
Kings Business School
Kings Business School
Description
Secretariat From : 14/01/2023 To : 13/01/2024
Secretariat From : 14/01/2023 To : 13/01/2024
Value
£18,001
£18,001
Date
20 Jun 2022
20 Jun 2022
Source
Warwick Business School
Warwick Business School
Description
Event
Event
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
14 Jan 2022
14 Jan 2022
Source
Kings Business School
Kings Business School
Description
Secretariat From : 14/01/2022 To : 13/01/2023
Secretariat From : 14/01/2022 To : 13/01/2023
Value
£4,501
£4,501
Date
14 Jan 2022
14 Jan 2022
Source
Warwick Business School
Warwick Business School
Description
Secretariat From : 14/01/2022 To : 13/01/2023
Secretariat From : 14/01/2022 To : 13/01/2023
Value
£18,001
£18,001
Date
14 Jan 2021
14 Jan 2021
Source
Warwick Business School
Warwick Business School
Description
Joint Secretariat From : 14/01/2021 To : 13/01/2022
Joint Secretariat From : 14/01/2021 To : 13/01/2022
Value
£18,001
£18,001
Date
14 Jan 2021
14 Jan 2021
Source
Disability Rights UK
Disability Rights UK
Description
Joint Secretariat From : 14/01/2021 To : 13/01/2022
Joint Secretariat From : 14/01/2021 To : 13/01/2022
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
14 Jan 2020
14 Jan 2020
Source
Disability Rights UK
Disability Rights UK
Description
Joint Secretariat From : 14/01/2020 To : 13/01/2021
Joint Secretariat From : 14/01/2020 To : 13/01/2021
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
14 Jan 2020
14 Jan 2020
Source
Warwick Business School
Warwick Business School
Description
Joint Secretariat From : 14/01/2020 To : 13/01/2021
Joint Secretariat From : 14/01/2020 To : 13/01/2021
Value
£13,501
£13,501
Date
13 Jul 2019
13 Jul 2019
Source
Warwick Business School
Warwick Business School
Description
Joint Secretariat From : 13/07/2019 To : 12/07/2020
Joint Secretariat From : 13/07/2019 To : 12/07/2020
Value
£16,501
£16,501
Date
13 Jul 2019
13 Jul 2019
Source
Disability Rights UK
Disability Rights UK
Description
Joint Secretariat From : 13/07/2019 To : 12/07/2020
Joint Secretariat From : 13/07/2019 To : 12/07/2020
Value
£4,501
£4,501
Date
13 Jul 2019
13 Jul 2019
Source
Disability Rights UK
Disability Rights UK
Description
Disability Rights UK is part-funded by Warwick Business School to act as the group's secretariat From : 13/07/2019 To : 12/07/2020
Disability Rights UK is part-funded by Warwick Business School to act as the group's secretariat From : 13/07/2019 To : 12/07/2020
Value
£19,501
£19,501
Date
13 Jul 2019
13 Jul 2019
Source
Disability Rights UK
Disability Rights UK
Description
Disability Rights UK is funded by Warwick Business School to act as the group's secretariat From : 13/07/2019 To : 12/07/2020
Disability Rights UK is funded by Warwick Business School to act as the group's secretariat From : 13/07/2019 To : 12/07/2020
Value
£18,001
£18,001
Date
13 Jul 2018
13 Jul 2018
Source
Disability Rights UK
Disability Rights UK
Description
Disability Rights UK is funded by Warwick Business School to act as the group's secretariat From : 13/07/2018 To : 12/07/2019
Disability Rights UK is funded by Warwick Business School to act as the group's secretariat From : 13/07/2018 To : 12/07/2019
Value
£15,001
£15,001
Date
13 Jul 2017
13 Jul 2017
Source
Disability Rights UK
Disability Rights UK
Description
Disability Rights UK is funded by Warwick Business School to act as the group's secretariat From : 13/07/2017 To : 12/07/2018
Disability Rights UK is funded by Warwick Business School to act as the group's secretariat From : 13/07/2017 To : 12/07/2018
Value
£15,001
£15,001
Date
13 Jul 2017
13 Jul 2017
Source
Disability Rights UK
Disability Rights UK
Description
Secretariat From : 13/07/2017 To : 12/07/2018
Secretariat From : 13/07/2017 To : 12/07/2018
Value
£10,501
£10,501
Date
21 Jul 2016
21 Jul 2016
Source
Disability Rights UK
Disability Rights UK
Description
Secretariat From : 21/07/2016 To : 20/07/2017
Secretariat From : 21/07/2016 To : 20/07/2017
Value
£7,501
£7,501
Date
1 Jan 2015
1 Jan 2015
Source
Disability Rights UK
Disability Rights UK
Description
Secretariat From : 01/01/2015 To : 20/07/2016
Secretariat From : 01/01/2015 To : 20/07/2016
Value
£7,501
£7,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Disability APPG