Drug Policy Reform APPG

First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 29/06/2026

The APPG promotes evidence-based drug policy and harm reduction, providing discussions on the effectiveness of current policy, potential reforms and measures to reduce drug-related harms.

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
4 Current APPG Officers
Jeff Smith Portrait
Jeff Smith
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Manchester Withington
Joined: 28th September 2017
Baroness Debbonaire Portrait
Baroness Debbonaire
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 29th June 2026
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Norton of Louth Portrait
Lord Norton of Louth
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
2 APPG Officer Positions
Skills, Careers and Employment , Social Science and Policy
2 APPG Memberships
University , Writers
Charlotte Nichols Portrait
Charlotte Nichols
Officer
Labour - Warrington North
Joined: 29th June 2026
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Jeff Smith MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 5878.

Email: [email protected]

Secretariat:

Transform Drug Policy Foundation acts as the group's secretariat. https://transformdrugs.org/

Date
13 May 2022
Source
Redfield & Wilton Strategies
Description
Polling services
Value
£9,001
Date
4 Jul 2018
Source
Frank Warburton Consultancy
Description
Secretariat   From : 04/07/2018 To : 03/07/2019
Value
£10,501
Date
4 Jul 2017
Source
Frank Warburton Consultancy
Description
Secretariat   From : 04/07/2017 To : 04/07/2018
Value
£19,501
Date
4 Jul 2017
Source
Frank Warburton Consultancy
Description
Secretariat   From : 04/07/2017 To : 03/07/2018
Value
£19,501
Date
12 Jul 2016
Source
Frank Warburton Consultancy
Description
Secretariat   From : 12/07/2016 To : 12/07/2017
Value
£21,001
Date
1 Jan 2015
Source
Frank Warburton Consultancy
Description
Secretariat   From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£22,501
Date
2 Jun 2026
Source
APPG for Drug Policy Reform in the previous Parliament
Value
£4,800
Date
21 Mar 2022
Source
UNITE – Association of Parliamentarians to End Infectious Diseases
Value
£9,844
Date
2 Mar 2021
Source
UNITE Global Parliamentary Network (via Frank Warburton)
Value
£10,340
Date
26 Jan 2018
Source
Open Society Foundation
Value
£58,057
Date
9 May 2016
Source
AB Charitable Trust
Value
£4,400
Former APPG Officers
Crispin Blunt Portrait
Crispin Blunt
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Reigate
Joined: 31st January 2018
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Meacher Portrait
Baroness Meacher
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Adam Holloway Portrait
Adam Holloway
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Gravesham
Joined: 8th April 2024
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Alison Thewliss Portrait
Alison Thewliss
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow Central
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lloyd Russell-Moyle Portrait
Lloyd Russell-Moyle
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Former Member for Brighton, Kemptown
Joined: 4th May 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Dan Carden Portrait
Dan Carden
Vice Chair
Labour - Liverpool Walton
Joined: 4th May 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
Rachael Maskell Portrait
Rachael Maskell
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - York Central
Joined: 14th July 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
Anne McLaughlin Portrait
Anne McLaughlin
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow North East
Joined: 14th July 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Caroline Lucas Portrait
Caroline Lucas
Vice Chair
Green Party - Former Member for Brighton, Pavilion
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Ronnie Cowan Portrait
Ronnie Cowan
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Inverclyde
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Paul Sweeney Portrait
Paul Sweeney
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Former Member for Glasgow North East
Joined: 31st July 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Paul Flynn Portrait
Paul Flynn
Vice-Chair
Labour - Former Member for Newport West
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 13th February 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Howarth of Newport Portrait
Lord Howarth of Newport
Vice-Chair & Treasurer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 18th July 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Walmsley Portrait
Baroness Walmsley
Vice-Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 18th July 2018
4 APPG Officer Positions
Dietary Health , Medical Cannabis under Prescription , Obesity , Scientific

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Stern Portrait
Baroness Stern
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Paddick Portrait
Lord Paddick
Vice Chair
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 21st July 2016
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Paul Monaghan Portrait
Paul Monaghan
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships