Down Syndrome APPG

First Registered: 02/06/2021 • Last updated on: 20/11/2024

To campaign for equal access and provision to ensure equality and promote respect at all stages of life for people with Down syndrome.

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 APPG Officers
Damian Hinds Portrait
Damian Hinds
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - East Hampshire
Joined: 20th November 2024
Andrew Cooper Portrait
Andrew Cooper
Co-Chair
Labour - Mid Cheshire
Joined: 20th November 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Hollins Portrait
Baroness Hollins
Officer
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 1st November 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Jack Abbott Portrait
Jack Abbott
Officer
Labour (Co-op) - Ipswich
Joined: 20th November 2024
2 APPG Memberships
Kurds , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Damian Hinds MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 7057.

Email: damian.hinds.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Rachael Ross, National Down Syndrome Policy Group. Tel: 07710 612807

Email: rachaelross@ndspg.org

Secretariat:

National Down Syndrome Policy Group acts as the group's secretariat. hhttps://ndspg.org/

Group's Website:

https://appg-ds.org/

Date
12 May 2021
Source
The Down Syndrome Policy Group
Description
Secretariat   From : 12/05/2021 To : 11/05/2022
Value
£3,001

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Down Syndrome APPG

Former APPG Officers
Liam Fox Portrait
Liam Fox
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for North Somerset
Joined: 24th January 2024
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Feryal Clark Portrait
Feryal Clark
Vice Chair
Labour - Enfield North
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Smith of Newnham Portrait
Baroness Smith of Newnham
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 30th May 2024
1 APPG Membership
Germany
Flick Drummond Portrait
Flick Drummond
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Meon Valley
Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Nick Fletcher Portrait
Nick Fletcher
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Don Valley
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Mark Logan Portrait
Mark Logan
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Bolton North East
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Seema Malhotra Portrait
Seema Malhotra
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Virendra Sharma Portrait
Virendra Sharma
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Ealing, Southall
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Matt Western Portrait
Matt Western
Vice Chair
Labour - Warwick and Leamington
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
Liam Fox Portrait
Liam Fox
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for North Somerset
Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 13th December 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Lisa Cameron Portrait
Lisa Cameron
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 9th August 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Ruth Cadbury Portrait
Ruth Cadbury
Vice Chair
Labour - Brentford and Isleworth
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 19th October 2022
Elliot Colburn Portrait
Elliot Colburn
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Carshalton and Wallington
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 19th October 2022
No other APPG Memberships
James Daly Portrait
James Daly
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Bury North
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 19th October 2022
No other APPG Memberships