Epilepsy APPG

First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 17/05/2023

Note: This APPG was last registered on 17th May 2023. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 20th November 2024 and may be defunct.

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To raise awareness of epilepsy among parliamentarians and to engage with individuals and organisations in supporting the promotion of the needs of the epilepsy community.

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 Members - Contact Details - Benefits in Kind - Financial Benefits
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Former APPG Members
Andy McDonald Portrait
Andy McDonald
Honorary Secretary
Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 17th May 2023
4 APPG Memberships
Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory) , Medical Cannabis on or under Prescription , Palestine , Spinal Cord Injury
David Linden Portrait
David Linden
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow East
Joined: 15th June 2022
Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Cat Smith Portrait
Cat Smith
Vice Chair
Labour - Lancaster and Wyre
Joined: 15th June 2022
Departed: 17th May 2023
2 APPG Memberships
Parkrun , West Coast Main Line
Caroline Ansell Portrait
Caroline Ansell
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Eastbourne
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Hussein-Ece Portrait
Baroness Hussein-Ece
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 31st August 2016
Departed: 17th May 2023
2 APPG Memberships
Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights , Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Valerie Vaz Portrait
Valerie Vaz
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Walsall and Bloxwich
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 17th May 2023
4 APPG Memberships
Gardening and Horticulture , Parkrun , Portugal , Publishing
David Amess Portrait
David Amess
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Southend West
Joined: 14th March 2018
Departed: 6th October 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Cheryl Gillan Portrait
Cheryl Gillan
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Chesham and Amersham
Joined: 14th March 2018
Departed: 10th March 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Daniel Zeichner Portrait
Daniel Zeichner
Vice Chair
Labour - Cambridge
Joined: 8th May 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Melanie Onn Portrait
Melanie Onn
Vice Chair
Labour - Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
Joined: 8th May 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
2 APPG Memberships
Fisheries , Kinship Care
Mike Kane Portrait
Mike Kane
Vice Chair
Labour - Wythenshawe and Sale East
Joined: 8th May 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Valerie Vaz Portrait
Valerie Vaz
Vice Chair
Labour - Walsall and Bloxwich
Joined: 23rd October 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
4 APPG Memberships
Gardening and Horticulture , Parkrun , Portugal , Publishing
Paula Sherriff Portrait
Paula Sherriff
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Former Member for Dewsbury
Joined: 31st August 2016
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Teresa Pearce Portrait
Teresa Pearce
Secretary
Labour - Former Member for Erith and Thamesmead
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 13th February 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Cheryl Gillan Portrait
Cheryl Gillan
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Chesham and Amersham
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Paul Maynard Portrait
Paul Maynard
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Blackpool North and Cleveleys
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Greg Mulholland Portrait
Greg Mulholland
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Former Member for Leeds North West
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Valerie Vaz MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 2237.

Email: valerie.vaz.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Daniel Jennings, Epilepsy Action, New Anstey House, Gateway Drive, Yeadon, Leeds LS19 7XY. Tel: 0113 210 8866

Email: appg@epilepsy.org.uk

Secretariat:

Epilepsy Action acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.epilepsy.org.uk/

Group's Website:

https://www.epilepsy.org.uk/appg

Benefits in Kind
Date
12 Feb 2022
Source
Epilepsy Action
Description
Secretariat   From : 12/02/2022 To : 11/02/2023
Value
£1,501
Date
12 Feb 2021
Source
Epilepsy Action
Description
Secretariat   From : 12/02/2021 To : 11/02/2022
Value
£1,501
Date
12 Feb 2020
Source
Epilepsy Action
Description
Joint Secretariat   From : 12/02/2020 To : 11/02/2021
Value
£1,501
Date
12 Feb 2020
Source
SUDEP
Description
Joint Secretariat   From : 12/02/2020 To : 11/02/2021
Value
£1,501
Date
21 Nov 2017
Source
Epilepsy Action
Description
Secretariat   From : 21/11/2017 To : 20/11/2018
Value
£1,501
Date
11 Jul 2016
Source
Young Epilepsy
Description
Secretariat   From : 11/07/2016 To : 10/07/2017
Value
£1,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Epilepsy APPG