To bring together parliamentarians with a shared interest in and commitment to ending the need for food banks and the deep financial hardship that causes it; discussing the solutions that are needed; making recommendations to the relevant government departments that are key to achieving this.
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
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Johanna Baxter
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Paisley and Renfrewshire South
Joined: 1st December 2025
4 APPG Officer Positions
Animal Welfare , Cats , Moldova , Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics
4 APPG Memberships
Belarus , Environment , Internet, Communications and Technology , Modernising Employment
Animal Welfare , Cats , Moldova , Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics
4 APPG Memberships
Belarus , Environment , Internet, Communications and Technology , Modernising Employment
3 APPG Officer Positions
Anti-Social Behaviour , Housing and Care for Older People , Shakespeare
9 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Autism , Beer , Freight and Logistics , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Homelessness , International Students , United Nations Global Goals , Writers
Anti-Social Behaviour , Housing and Care for Older People , Shakespeare
9 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Autism , Beer , Freight and Logistics , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Homelessness , International Students , United Nations Global Goals , Writers
5 APPG Officer Positions
Cyber Innovation , Debt and Financial Inclusion , PANS PANDAS , Spinal Cord Injury , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies
10 APPG Memberships
Adoption and Permanence , Beer , British Council and Soft Power , Carers , Christians in Parliament , Financial Education for Young People , Occupational Safety and Health , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Theatre , Visual Arts and Artists
Cyber Innovation , Debt and Financial Inclusion , PANS PANDAS , Spinal Cord Injury , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies
10 APPG Memberships
Adoption and Permanence , Beer , British Council and Soft Power , Carers , Christians in Parliament , Financial Education for Young People , Occupational Safety and Health , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Theatre , Visual Arts and Artists
No other APPG Officer Positions
5 APPG Memberships
Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Environment , Homelessness , Prostate Cancer , Safeguarding in Faith Communities
5 APPG Memberships
Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Environment , Homelessness , Prostate Cancer , Safeguarding in Faith Communities
Contact Details
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Johanna Baxter MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 8493.
Email: johanna.baxter.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Martha Loach, Trussell. Tel: 07548763071
Email: public.affairs@trussell.org.uk
Secretariat:
Trussell acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.trussell.org.uk/
Benefits in Kind
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Date
23 Oct 2025
23 Oct 2025
Source
Trussell
Trussell
Description
Secretariat From: 23/10/2025 To: 22/10/2026
Secretariat From: 23/10/2025 To: 22/10/2026
Value
£9,001
£9,001
Date
15 Sep 2025
15 Sep 2025
Source
Trussell
Trussell
Description
Report launch reception
Report launch reception
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
23 Oct 2024
23 Oct 2024
Source
The Trussell Trust
The Trussell Trust
Description
Secretariat From : 23/10/2024 To : 22/10/2025
Secretariat From : 23/10/2024 To : 22/10/2025
Value
£9,001
£9,001
Date
23 Oct 2024
23 Oct 2024
Source
Trussell
Trussell
Description
Secretariat From : 23/10/2024 To : 22/10/2025
Secretariat From : 23/10/2024 To : 22/10/2025
Value
£9,001
£9,001
Date
23 Oct 2024
23 Oct 2024
Source
Trussell
Trussell
Description
Secretariat From: 23/10/2024 To: 22/10/2025
Secretariat From: 23/10/2024 To: 22/10/2025
Value
£9,001
£9,001
Date
14 Dec 2023
14 Dec 2023
Source
The Trussell Trust
The Trussell Trust
Description
Secretariat From : 14/12/2023 To : 13/12/2024
Secretariat From : 14/12/2023 To : 13/12/2024
Value
£9,001
£9,001
Date
22 Mar 2023
22 Mar 2023
Source
The Trussell Trust
The Trussell Trust
Description
Inquiry costs (community workshop, report production and launch event)
Inquiry costs (community workshop, report production and launch event)
Value
£4,501
£4,501
Date
14 Dec 2022
14 Dec 2022
Source
The Trussell Trust
The Trussell Trust
Description
Secretariat From : 14/12/2022 To : 13/12/2023
Secretariat From : 14/12/2022 To : 13/12/2023
Value
£7,501
£7,501
Date
14 Dec 2021
14 Dec 2021
Source
The Trussell Trust
The Trussell Trust
Description
Secretariat From : 14/12/2021 To : 13/12/2022
Secretariat From : 14/12/2021 To : 13/12/2022
Value
£12,001
£12,001
Date
14 Dec 2020
14 Dec 2020
Source
The Trussell Trust
The Trussell Trust
Description
Secretariat From : 14/12/2020 To : 13/12/2021
Secretariat From : 14/12/2020 To : 13/12/2021
Value
£12,001
£12,001
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Food Banks APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Wendy Chamberlain
Chair & Registered Contact
Liberal Democrat - North East Fife
Joined: 27th January 2021Departed: 20th October 2025
6 APPG Officer Positions
Afghan Women and Girls , Carers , Golf , PANS PANDAS , Scotch Whisky , Survivors of Fayed and Harrods
Afghan Women and Girls , Carers , Golf , PANS PANDAS , Scotch Whisky , Survivors of Fayed and Harrods
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Lister of Burtersett
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 27th January 2021Departed: 30th May 2024
5 APPG Officer Positions
Compassion in Politics , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Migration , Poverty and Inequality , Social Science and Policy
Compassion in Politics , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Migration , Poverty and Inequality , Social Science and Policy
No other APPG Memberships
Caroline Ansell
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Eastbourne
Joined: 17th May 2023Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
3 APPG Officer Positions
Acquired Brain Injury , Holy See , Motor Neurone Disease
Acquired Brain Injury , Holy See , Motor Neurone Disease
No other APPG Memberships
Catherine McKinnell
Officer
Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne North
Joined: 27th January 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
6 APPG Officer Positions
Bahrain , British Muslims , Central Asia , Greater Manchester , Pakistan , Parks and Green Spaces
Bahrain , British Muslims , Central Asia , Greater Manchester , Pakistan , Parks and Green Spaces
No other APPG Memberships
Sharon Hodgson
Officer
Labour - Washington and Gateshead South
Joined: 27th January 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
Beauty and Wellbeing , First Do No Harm - Mesh, Primodos, Valproate , Leamside Line , Parents , School Food , Ticket Abuse
Beauty and Wellbeing , First Do No Harm - Mesh, Primodos, Valproate , Leamside Line , Parents , School Food , Ticket Abuse
No other APPG Memberships
Marion Fellows
Officer
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Motherwell and Wishaw
Joined: 27th January 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
3 APPG Officer Positions
Football Supporters , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Sport and Physical Activity in the Criminal Justice System
Football Supporters , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Sport and Physical Activity in the Criminal Justice System
No other APPG Memberships
Wayne David
Officer
Labour - Former Member for Caerphilly
Joined: 17th May 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
3 APPG Officer Positions
Local Nature Recovery , Migration , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
Local Nature Recovery , Migration , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
No other APPG Memberships
Peter Aldous
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Waveney
Joined: 27th January 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Paulette Hamilton
Vice Chair
Labour - Birmingham Erdington
Joined: 17th May 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
Black Health , Caribbean , Cyprus , Hospice and End of Life Care , Less Survivable Cancers , Local Government
Black Health , Caribbean , Cyprus , Hospice and End of Life Care , Less Survivable Cancers , Local Government
No other APPG Memberships
Paul Maynard
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Blackpool North and Cleveleys
Joined: 29th December 2021Departed: 1st November 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Simon Fell
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Barrow and Furness
Joined: 29th December 2021Departed: 5th April 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Uddin
Officer
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 27th January 2021Departed: 17th November 2021
6 APPG Officer Positions
Commonwealth , Digital Identity , Libya , Saudi Arabia , Turkey , Women and Work
Commonwealth , Digital Identity , Libya , Saudi Arabia , Turkey , Women and Work
No other APPG Memberships
Marie Rimmer
Officer
Labour - St Helens South and Whiston
Joined: 27th January 2021Departed: 17th November 2021
4 APPG Officer Positions
Industrialised Construction , Magnitsky Sanctions and Reparation , Pakistani Minorities , Rugby Football League
Industrialised Construction , Magnitsky Sanctions and Reparation , Pakistani Minorities , Rugby Football League
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Tom Tugendhat
Vice Chair
Conservative - Tonbridge
Joined: 27th January 2021Departed: 17th November 2021
Margaret Ferrier
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Rutherglen and Hamilton West
Joined: 27th January 2021Departed: 17th November 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Cheryl Gillan
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Chesham and Amersham
Joined: 27th January 2021Departed: 10th March 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships