To work towards the elimination of domestic violence and abuse, to highlight issues arising for survivors and specialist support services, and to contribute to the development of policy and legislation in this area.
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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25 Current APPG Officers
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7 APPG Memberships
Afghanistan , Flood Prevention , Get Refusal , Metaverse and Web 3.0 , Muslim Women , Race and Community , United Nations Women
Afghanistan , Flood Prevention , Get Refusal , Metaverse and Web 3.0 , Muslim Women , Race and Community , United Nations Women
No other APPG Memberships
7 APPG Memberships
British Council , Dalits , Dentistry and Oral Health , Get Refusal , Homelessness , Respiratory Health , Social Enterprise
British Council , Dalits , Dentistry and Oral Health , Get Refusal , Homelessness , Respiratory Health , Social Enterprise
28 APPG Memberships
Afrikan Reparations , Agroecology for Sustainable Food and Farming , Air Pollution , Carers , Choice at the End of Life , Citizens' Rights , Climate Change , Compassionate Politics , Coronavirus , Dark Skies , Deliberative Democracy , Drug Policy Reform , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Electoral Campaigning Transparency , Environment , Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency , Future Generations , Gaps in Support , Global Deforestation , Green New Deal , Land Value Capture , Limits to Growth , Mindfulness , Sixth Form Education , South East , Trade Justice , West Papua , Women in Parliament
Afrikan Reparations , Agroecology for Sustainable Food and Farming , Air Pollution , Carers , Choice at the End of Life , Citizens' Rights , Climate Change , Compassionate Politics , Coronavirus , Dark Skies , Deliberative Democracy , Drug Policy Reform , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Electoral Campaigning Transparency , Environment , Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency , Future Generations , Gaps in Support , Global Deforestation , Green New Deal , Land Value Capture , Limits to Growth , Mindfulness , Sixth Form Education , South East , Trade Justice , West Papua , Women in Parliament
13 APPG Memberships
American Football , Bahrain , Bingo , Child Contact Centres and Services , Deliberative Democracy , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths , Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery , Kashmir , Northern Ireland Economy , Parkrun , Running , Sport, Modern Slavery and Human Rights , Usher Syndrome
American Football , Bahrain , Bingo , Child Contact Centres and Services , Deliberative Democracy , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths , Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery , Kashmir , Northern Ireland Economy , Parkrun , Running , Sport, Modern Slavery and Human Rights , Usher Syndrome
72 APPG Memberships
Adult Education , Afrikan Reparations , Ageing and Older People , Austria , BBC , Black Maternal Health , British Overseas Territories , Carbon Monoxide , Citizens' Rights , Commonwealth , Community Development in Europe , Croatia , Cycling and Walking , Dalits , Dark Skies , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Dentistry and Oral Health , Disability , Equitable Life Policyholders , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Fatherhood , Flags and Heraldry , Frozen British Pensions , Gasworks Redevelopment , Global Security and Non-Proliferation , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Haiti , Hospice and End of Life Care , Immigration Detention , Internet, Communications and Technology , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Kosovo , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Limits to Growth , London's Planning and Built Environment , Longevity , Manufacturing , Maternity , Media , Metaverse and Web 3.0 , Music , No Recourse to Public Funds , Olympic and Paralympic Games , Opera , Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , Park Homes , Performing Arts Education and Training , Photography , Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 , Race and Community , Religion in the Media , Religious Education , Republic of Korea , Scientific , Scotch Whisky , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Social Enterprise , Social Integration , South Africa , St George's Day , Tibet , Transport Safety , United Nations , United Nations Women , Vascular and Venous Disease , Western Sahara , Wine and Spirits , Wine of Great Britain , Women in Transport , Youth Affairs , Zimbabwe
Adult Education , Afrikan Reparations , Ageing and Older People , Austria , BBC , Black Maternal Health , British Overseas Territories , Carbon Monoxide , Citizens' Rights , Commonwealth , Community Development in Europe , Croatia , Cycling and Walking , Dalits , Dark Skies , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Dentistry and Oral Health , Disability , Equitable Life Policyholders , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Fatherhood , Flags and Heraldry , Frozen British Pensions , Gasworks Redevelopment , Global Security and Non-Proliferation , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Haiti , Hospice and End of Life Care , Immigration Detention , Internet, Communications and Technology , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Kosovo , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Limits to Growth , London's Planning and Built Environment , Longevity , Manufacturing , Maternity , Media , Metaverse and Web 3.0 , Music , No Recourse to Public Funds , Olympic and Paralympic Games , Opera , Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , Park Homes , Performing Arts Education and Training , Photography , Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 , Race and Community , Religion in the Media , Religious Education , Republic of Korea , Scientific , Scotch Whisky , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Social Enterprise , Social Integration , South Africa , St George's Day , Tibet , Transport Safety , United Nations , United Nations Women , Vascular and Venous Disease , Western Sahara , Wine and Spirits , Wine of Great Britain , Women in Transport , Youth Affairs , Zimbabwe
Gavin Newlands
Officer
Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire North
Joined: 29th August 2018
16 APPG Memberships
American Football , Better Roads , Carers , Connected and Automated Mobility , Electric Vehicles , Golf , Green Deal Misselling , Greenland , Kidney , Motor , Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse , Road Freight and Logistics , Snooker , State Pension Inequality for Women , Tennis , White Ribbon UK
American Football , Better Roads , Carers , Connected and Automated Mobility , Electric Vehicles , Golf , Green Deal Misselling , Greenland , Kidney , Motor , Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse , Road Freight and Logistics , Snooker , State Pension Inequality for Women , Tennis , White Ribbon UK
32 APPG Memberships
Afghanistan , Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Bahá'í Faith , British Hindus , Cameroon , Drug Policy Reform , Fair Business Banking , Financial Markets and Services , Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency , Gaps in Support , HIV and AIDS , Hospitality and Tourism , Immigration Detention , Inclusive Growth , India , Industrial Heritage , International Students , Jazz , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Markets , Maternity , Mortgage Prisoners , Museums , Ovarian Cancer , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies , Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities , Theatre , Ticket Abuse , United Nations Women , White Ribbon UK , Working at Height , Yemen
Afghanistan , Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Bahá'í Faith , British Hindus , Cameroon , Drug Policy Reform , Fair Business Banking , Financial Markets and Services , Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency , Gaps in Support , HIV and AIDS , Hospitality and Tourism , Immigration Detention , Inclusive Growth , India , Industrial Heritage , International Students , Jazz , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Markets , Maternity , Mortgage Prisoners , Museums , Ovarian Cancer , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies , Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities , Theatre , Ticket Abuse , United Nations Women , White Ribbon UK , Working at Height , Yemen
10 APPG Memberships
Carers , Digital Skills , India , India Trade and Investment , Indian Traditional Sciences , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Midlands Engine , United Nations Women , Women and Enterprise , Zambia
Carers , Digital Skills , India , India Trade and Investment , Indian Traditional Sciences , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Midlands Engine , United Nations Women , Women and Enterprise , Zambia
18 APPG Memberships
Afghanistan , Apprenticeships , Endometriosis , First Do No Harm , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Hospitality and Tourism , ITV , Maritime and Ports , Oracy , Pedagogy, Curriculum and Accountability , Personal Banking and Fairer Financial Services , Sixth Form Education , Small and Micro Business , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Surgical Mesh , University , Vascular and Venous Disease , Zoos and Aquariums
Afghanistan , Apprenticeships , Endometriosis , First Do No Harm , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Hospitality and Tourism , ITV , Maritime and Ports , Oracy , Pedagogy, Curriculum and Accountability , Personal Banking and Fairer Financial Services , Sixth Form Education , Small and Micro Business , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Surgical Mesh , University , Vascular and Venous Disease , Zoos and Aquariums
6 APPG Memberships
Bangladesh , Côte d’Ivoire , Kashmir , Muslim Women , Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse , Religion in the Media
Bangladesh , Côte d’Ivoire , Kashmir , Muslim Women , Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse , Religion in the Media
3 APPG Memberships
Child Criminal Exploitation and Knife Crime , Midlands Engine , Recovery from Addictions
Child Criminal Exploitation and Knife Crime , Midlands Engine , Recovery from Addictions
23 APPG Memberships
Antibiotics , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Burma , Channel Islands , Child Criminal Exploitation and Knife Crime , Côte d’Ivoire , Cycling and Walking , Financial Resilience , Funerals and Bereavement , Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity , Isle of Man (Manx) , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Parks and Green Spaces , Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative , South Western Railway , Sustainable Resource , Trade Justice , Video Games and Esports , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene , Women in Parliament , Youth Employment
Antibiotics , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Burma , Channel Islands , Child Criminal Exploitation and Knife Crime , Côte d’Ivoire , Cycling and Walking , Financial Resilience , Funerals and Bereavement , Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity , Isle of Man (Manx) , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Parks and Green Spaces , Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative , South Western Railway , Sustainable Resource , Trade Justice , Video Games and Esports , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene , Women in Parliament , Youth Employment
20 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Caribbean , Creative Diversity , Cuba , Democratic Republic of Congo , Housing in the North , Kurdistan in Turkey and Syria , Liverpool City Region , Looked After Children and Care Leavers , Museums , National Trust , Palestine , Pedagogy, Curriculum and Accountability , Performers' Alliance , Race Equality in Education , School Exclusions and Alternative Provision , Somaliland , Western Sahara , Yemen , Zimbabwe
Apprenticeships , Caribbean , Creative Diversity , Cuba , Democratic Republic of Congo , Housing in the North , Kurdistan in Turkey and Syria , Liverpool City Region , Looked After Children and Care Leavers , Museums , National Trust , Palestine , Pedagogy, Curriculum and Accountability , Performers' Alliance , Race Equality in Education , School Exclusions and Alternative Provision , Somaliland , Western Sahara , Yemen , Zimbabwe
12 APPG Memberships
Carers , Compassionate Politics , Food Banks , Health and the Natural Environment , Immigration Detention , Migration , Mindfulness , No Recourse to Public Funds , Poverty , Rule of Law , Tennis , Universal Credit
Carers , Compassionate Politics , Food Banks , Health and the Natural Environment , Immigration Detention , Migration , Mindfulness , No Recourse to Public Funds , Poverty , Rule of Law , Tennis , Universal Credit
14 APPG Memberships
Afrikan Reparations , Bereavement Support , Black Maternal Health , British Overseas Territories , Child Criminal Exploitation and Knife Crime , Communities of Inquiry across the Generations , Crypto and Digital Assets , Dementia , Global Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT+) Rights , Healthcare Infrastructure , Immigration Detention , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Race and Community , Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia
Afrikan Reparations , Bereavement Support , Black Maternal Health , British Overseas Territories , Child Criminal Exploitation and Knife Crime , Communities of Inquiry across the Generations , Crypto and Digital Assets , Dementia , Global Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT+) Rights , Healthcare Infrastructure , Immigration Detention , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Race and Community , Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia
8 APPG Memberships
Blood Cancer , Child Contact Centres and Services , Muslim Women , Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia , Thalidomide , United Nations Women , Women and Work , Women's Health
Blood Cancer , Child Contact Centres and Services , Muslim Women , Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia , Thalidomide , United Nations Women , Women and Work , Women's Health
3 APPG Memberships
Social Media , Sport and Physical Activity in the Criminal Justice System , Women and Work
Social Media , Sport and Physical Activity in the Criminal Justice System , Women and Work
19 APPG Memberships
Action on Conflict and Global Britain , Africa , BBC , Friends of Syria , Fruit, Vegetables and Horticulture , International Conservation , Media Freedom , Midlands Engine , Museums , National Trust , Ocean , Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities , Theatre , Trade and Investment , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , United Nations Women , Visual Arts , Wilton Park , Women and Enterprise
Action on Conflict and Global Britain , Africa , BBC , Friends of Syria , Fruit, Vegetables and Horticulture , International Conservation , Media Freedom , Midlands Engine , Museums , National Trust , Ocean , Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities , Theatre , Trade and Investment , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , United Nations Women , Visual Arts , Wilton Park , Women and Enterprise
20 APPG Memberships
Animal Welfare , Broadband and Digital Communication , Coronavirus , Dementia , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Fisheries , Future Generations , Green New Deal , Heritage Rail , Hospitality, Events and Major Food and Drink Businesses in Wales , Hydrogen , Marine Energy , Mining and Quarrying , Museums , Small Modular Reactors , State Pension Inequality for Women , Stroke , Ukraine , United Nations Women , Women in Parliament
Animal Welfare , Broadband and Digital Communication , Coronavirus , Dementia , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Fisheries , Future Generations , Green New Deal , Heritage Rail , Hospitality, Events and Major Food and Drink Businesses in Wales , Hydrogen , Marine Energy , Mining and Quarrying , Museums , Small Modular Reactors , State Pension Inequality for Women , Stroke , Ukraine , United Nations Women , Women in Parliament
23 APPG Memberships
Adult Social Care , Africa , Azerbaijan , Commonwealth , Côte d’Ivoire , Cyber Security , Disability , Faith and Society , Future Generations , Inclusive Entrepreneurship , International Students , Libya , Management , Metaverse and Web 3.0 , Mongolia , Muslim Women , Population, Development and Reproductive Health , Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative , Religion in the Media , Social Work , Tunisia , Uzbekistan , Women and Work
Adult Social Care , Africa , Azerbaijan , Commonwealth , Côte d’Ivoire , Cyber Security , Disability , Faith and Society , Future Generations , Inclusive Entrepreneurship , International Students , Libya , Management , Metaverse and Web 3.0 , Mongolia , Muslim Women , Population, Development and Reproductive Health , Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative , Religion in the Media , Social Work , Tunisia , Uzbekistan , Women and Work
Contact Details
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Apsana Begum MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 0207 219 6826.
Email: apsana.begum.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Sophie Francis-Cansfield, Women's Aid Federation of England, PO Box 3245, Bristol BS2 2EH. Tel: 07986 801 132
Email: s.francis-cansfield@womensaid.org.uk
Secretariat:
Women's Aid Federation of England acts as the group's secretariat. http://www.womensaid.org.uk
Group's Website:
Benefits in Kind
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Date
22 Jan 2022
22 Jan 2022
Source
Women's Aid Federation of England
Women's Aid Federation of England
Description
Secretariat From : 22/01/2022 To : 21/01/2023
Secretariat From : 22/01/2022 To : 21/01/2023
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
22 Jan 2020
22 Jan 2020
Source
Women's Aid Federation of England
Women's Aid Federation of England
Description
Secretariat From : 22/01/2020 To : 21/01/2021
Secretariat From : 22/01/2020 To : 21/01/2021
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
19 Jul 2018
19 Jul 2018
Source
Women's Aid
Women's Aid
Description
Secretariat From : 19/07/2018 To : 18/07/2019
Secretariat From : 19/07/2018 To : 18/07/2019
Value
£1,501
£1,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Domestic Violence and Abuse APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Baroness Hamwee
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 10th March 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Burt of Solihull
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
6 APPG Memberships
Humanist , Manufacturing , Midlands Engine , Mindfulness , White Ribbon UK , Women in Parliament
Humanist , Manufacturing , Midlands Engine , Mindfulness , White Ribbon UK , Women in Parliament
Thangam Debbonaire
Officer
Labour - Bristol West
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 4th November 2020
Paul Scully
Officer
Conservative - Sutton and Cheam
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 24th February 2020
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Memberships
Siobhan Baillie
Officer
Conservative - Stroud
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 24th February 2020
6 APPG Memberships
Conception to Age Two - First 1001 Days , Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion , Maternity , Relationships , Weddings , Wetlands
Conception to Age Two - First 1001 Days , Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion , Maternity , Relationships , Weddings , Wetlands
19 APPG Memberships
Bees and Pollinators , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Catalonia , Commercial Sexual Exploitation , Death Penalty , Digital Regulation and Responsibility , Eating Disorders , Ethiopia and Djibouti , Foreign Affairs , Greece , Hong Kong , Industrial Heritage , Jazz , Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 , Street Children , Taiwan , Taxis , Vietnam , Zoos and Aquariums
Bees and Pollinators , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Catalonia , Commercial Sexual Exploitation , Death Penalty , Digital Regulation and Responsibility , Eating Disorders , Ethiopia and Djibouti , Foreign Affairs , Greece , Hong Kong , Industrial Heritage , Jazz , Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 , Street Children , Taiwan , Taxis , Vietnam , Zoos and Aquariums
Norman Lamb
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Former Member for North Norfolk
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Seema Malhotra
Officer
Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
13 APPG Memberships
Debt and Personal Finance , Down Syndrome , Entrepreneurship , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Inclusive Growth , India , Mortgage Prisoners , Nepal , Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , Parks and Green Spaces , South Western Railway , Vegetarianism and Veganism , Western Rail Link to Heathrow
Debt and Personal Finance , Down Syndrome , Entrepreneurship , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Inclusive Growth , India , Mortgage Prisoners , Nepal , Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , Parks and Green Spaces , South Western Railway , Vegetarianism and Veganism , Western Rail Link to Heathrow
Angela Smith
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Former Member for Penistone and Stocksbridge
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Memberships