To help explore, highlight, discuss, educate, celebrate, as well as challenge various dog-related activities, legislation, campaigns, petitions, and trends; with the overall aim of improving both the health and welfare of the UK's dogs, dog owners, and society in general.
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 Officers
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4 Current APPG Officers
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Irene Campbell
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - North Ayrshire and Arran
Joined: 1st December 2025
4 APPG Officer Positions
Bees, Pollinators, and Invertebrates , Credit Unions , Phasing Out Animal Experiments in Medical Research , Uyghurs
4 APPG Memberships
Animal Welfare , Healthcare Workers , Political and Media Literacy , Sepsis
Bees, Pollinators, and Invertebrates , Credit Unions , Phasing Out Animal Experiments in Medical Research , Uyghurs
4 APPG Memberships
Animal Welfare , Healthcare Workers , Political and Media Literacy , Sepsis
5 APPG Officer Positions
Alevis , Intellectual Property , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Semiconductors
19 APPG Memberships
Animal Welfare , Beauty and Wellbeing , Beer , Cats , Christians in Parliament , Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society , Healthcare Workers , International Conservation , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Key Cities , Listed Properties , Long Covid , Music , Political and Media Literacy , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies , Tennis , Tidy Britain , Vascular and Venous Disease , Waterways
Alevis , Intellectual Property , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Semiconductors
19 APPG Memberships
Animal Welfare , Beauty and Wellbeing , Beer , Cats , Christians in Parliament , Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society , Healthcare Workers , International Conservation , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Key Cities , Listed Properties , Long Covid , Music , Political and Media Literacy , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies , Tennis , Tidy Britain , Vascular and Venous Disease , Waterways
3 APPG Officer Positions
Animal Welfare , Antimicrobial Resistance , Maternity
11 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Cats , Central South , Climate Change , Digital Communities , Early Education and Childcare , Fair Elections , Marine Energy , South East , University , Water Pollution
Animal Welfare , Antimicrobial Resistance , Maternity
11 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Cats , Central South , Climate Change , Digital Communities , Early Education and Childcare , Fair Elections , Marine Energy , South East , University , Water Pollution
1 APPG Officer Position
Phasing Out Animal Experiments in Medical Research
3 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Cats , Fair Banking
Phasing Out Animal Experiments in Medical Research
3 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Cats , Fair Banking
Contact Details
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Irene Campbell MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.
Email: irene.campbell.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Dr Marc Abraham, Marc the Vet Ltd. Tel: 020 7219 1183
Email: marcthefunkyvet@hotmail.com
Secretariat:
Marc the Vet Ltd acts as the group's secretariat. https://marcthevet.net/
Group's Website:
No benefits in kind are on record for the Dog Advisory Welfare APPG
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Dog Advisory Welfare APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Rosie Duffield
Chair & Registered Contact
Independent - Canterbury
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 20th October 2025
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Jane Stevenson
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Wolverhampton North East
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Roger Gale
Vice Chair
Conservative - Herne Bay and Sandwich
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Christina Rees
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Former Member for Neath
Joined: 22nd July 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Wayne David
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Caerphilly
Joined: 22nd July 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Sheryll Murray
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for South East Cornwall
Joined: 22nd July 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lisa Cameron
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 1st November 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Margaret Ferrier
Vice Chair
Joined: 22nd July 2022Departed: 9th August 2023
7 APPG Officer Positions
Afghan Women and Girls , Creative Health , Defibrillators , Modern Conflict , Responsible Business , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Taiwan
Afghan Women and Girls , Creative Health , Defibrillators , Modern Conflict , Responsible Business , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Taiwan
No other APPG Memberships
Tommy Sheppard
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Edinburgh East
Joined: 13th February 2019Departed: 15th June 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Chris Williamson
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Derby North
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Ann Clwyd
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Cynon Valley
Joined: 13th February 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Ross Thomson
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Aberdeen South
Joined: 13th February 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Andrea Jenkyns
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Morley and Outwood
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Zac Goldsmith
Vice Chair
Joined: 13th February 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
7 APPG Officer Positions
Afghan Women and Girls , Creative Health , Defibrillators , Modern Conflict , Responsible Business , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Taiwan
Afghan Women and Girls , Creative Health , Defibrillators , Modern Conflict , Responsible Business , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Taiwan
No other APPG Memberships
John McNally
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Falkirk
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 2nd January 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Matthew Offord
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Hendon
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 2nd January 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
David Amess
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Southend West
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 2nd January 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships