Funerals and Bereavement APPG

First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 15/06/2022

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To provide a forum for the discussion of funeral and bereavement issues.

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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9 Current APPG Officers
John Hayes Portrait
John Hayes
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - South Holland and The Deepings
Joined: 8th May 2019
9 APPG Memberships
Almshouses , Dying Well , Genetic Haemochromatosis , Independent Education , Motor Neurone Disease , Parks and Green Spaces , Pro-Life , Road Freight and Logistics , Taxis
Robert Goodwill Portrait
Robert Goodwill
Vice Chair
Conservative - Scarborough and Whitby
Joined: 9th February 2022
12 APPG Memberships
Bus and Coach Industry , Fruit, Vegetables and Horticulture , Game and Wildlife Conservation , Gardening and Horticulture , Heritage Rail , Hormone Pregnancy Tests , Human Microbiome , Latvia , Lithuania , Science and Technology in Agriculture , Sustainable Resource , Thrombosis
Rosie Cooper Portrait
Rosie Cooper
Vice Chair
Labour - West Lancashire
Joined: 30th July 2015
22 APPG Memberships
Adult Social Care , Belgium , Bermuda , Bladder and Bowel Continence Care , Corporate Responsibility , Deafness , Dying Well , Furniture Industry , Future of Retail , Gardening and Horticulture , Haiti , Indonesia , Luxembourg , Maldives , Media , New Towns , Rural Business and the Rural Powerhouse , Sustainable Flood and Drought Management , Tunisia , United Nations Women , West Coast Main Line , Whistleblowing
Gavin Robinson Portrait
Gavin Robinson
Vice Chair
Democratic Unionist Party - Belfast East
Joined: 24th November 2016
10 APPG Memberships
Aerospace , Armed Forces , Armed Forces Covenant , Dying Well , Isle of Man (Manx) , Multiple Sclerosis , Pitcairn Islands , War Crimes , War Heritage , Zoos and Aquariums
Baroness Garden of Frognal Portrait
Baroness Garden of Frognal
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 2nd June 2021
10 APPG Memberships
Adult Education , Apprenticeships , Catalonia , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Independent Education , Modern Languages , T Levels , University , Women and Work
Fleur Anderson Portrait
Fleur Anderson
Officer
Labour - Putney
Joined: 2nd June 2021
23 APPG Memberships
Antibiotics , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Burma , Channel Islands , Child Criminal Exploitation and Knife Crime , Côte d’Ivoire , Cycling and Walking , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Financial Resilience , 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
Diana Johnson Portrait
Diana Johnson
Officer
Labour - Kingston upon Hull North
Joined: 8th April 2020
16 APPG Memberships
'Left Behind' Neighbourhoods , Caribbean , Commercial Sexual Exploitation , Film and Broader Screen , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Human Rights , Iceland , Music Education , Ovarian Cancer , Peru , Philanthropy and Social Investment , School Food , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Sixth Form Education , Surrogacy , Sustainable Flood and Drought Management
Mark Pawsey Portrait
Mark Pawsey
Officer
Conservative - Rugby
Joined: 30th July 2015
9 APPG Memberships
District Councils , Manufacturing , Mining and Quarrying , Motorcycle Speedway , Rugby League , Rugby Union Football Club , Rwanda , Tidy Britain , Vaping
Baroness Ludford Portrait
Baroness Ludford
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 2nd June 2021
3 APPG Memberships
British Jews , Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory) , Migration
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Sir John Hayes MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 1389.

Email: hayesj@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Kieran Bergholcs, JBP Associates. Tel: 07464 329 467

Email: Kieran.bergholcs@jbp.co.uk

Secretariat:

JBP Associates acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.jbp.co.uk/

Group's Website:

https://www.appgfunerals.co.uk/

Benefits in Kind
Date
25 Feb 2021
Source
JBP
Description
JBP Associates is paid by the following to act as the group's secretariat: The Association of Private Crematoria and Cemeteries, Federation of Burial and Cremation Authorities, Funeral Furnishing Manufacturers' Association, Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management, National Association of Funeral Directors, National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors, The Cremation Society   From : 25/02/2021 To : 24/02/2022
Value
£24,001
Date
25 Feb 2020
Source
Brevia Consulting
Description
National Association of Funeral Directors pays Brevia Consulting to act as the group's secretariat   From : 25/02/2020 To : 24/02/2021
Value
£25,501
Date
10 Jul 2019
Source
Brevia Consulting
Description
National Association of Funeral Directors pays Brevia Consulting to act as the group's secretariat   From : 10/07/2019 To : 09/07/2020
Value
£25,501
Date
10 Jul 2018
Source
Brevia Consulting
Description
National Association of Funeral Directors pays Brevia Consulting to act as the group's secretariat   From : 10/07/2018 To : 09/07/2019
Value
£25,501
Date
13 Dec 2017
Source
National Association of Funeral Directors
Description
Christmas luncheon held on 13/12/2017
Value
£1,501
Date
10 Jul 2017
Source
Brevia Consulting
Description
National Association of Funeral Directors pays Brevia Consulting to act as the group's secretariat   From : 10/07/2017 To : 09/07/2018
Value
£25,501
Date
14 Dec 2016
Source
National Association of Funeral Directors
Description
Christmas luncheon
Value
£1,501
Date
24 Jun 2016
Source
Brevia Consulting
Description
National Association of Funeral Directors pays Brevia Consulting to act as the group's secretariat   From : 24/06/2016 To : 23/06/2017
Value
£25,501
Date
1 Jan 2016
Source
Brevia Consulting
Description
National Association of Funeral Directors pays Brevia Consulting to act as the group's secretariat   From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Value
£25,501
Date
16 Dec 2015
Source
National Association of Funeral Directors
Description
Christmas lunch for the APPG
Value
£1,501
Date
1 Jan 2015
Source
Brevia Consulting
Description
National Association of Funeral Directors pays Brevia Consulting to act as the group's secretariat   From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£25,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Funerals and Bereavement APPG

Former APPG Officers
Heather Wheeler Portrait
Heather Wheeler
Vice Chair
Conservative - South Derbyshire
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 9th February 2022
1 APPG Membership
Japan
Robert Goodwill Portrait
Robert Goodwill
Vice Chair
Conservative - Scarborough and Whitby
Joined: 21st November 2018
Departed: 29th December 2021
12 APPG Memberships
Bus and Coach Industry , Fruit, Vegetables and Horticulture , Game and Wildlife Conservation , Gardening and Horticulture , Heritage Rail , Hormone Pregnancy Tests , Human Microbiome , Latvia , Lithuania , Science and Technology in Agriculture , Sustainable Resource , Thrombosis
David Amess Portrait
David Amess
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Southend West
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 21st April 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Burt of Solihull Portrait
Baroness Burt of Solihull
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 24th November 2016
Departed: 5th November 2019
6 APPG Memberships
Humanist , Manufacturing , Midlands Engine , Mindfulness , White Ribbon UK , Women in Parliament
Diana Johnson Portrait
Diana Johnson
Vice Chair
Labour - Kingston upon Hull North
Joined: 24th November 2016
Departed: 5th November 2019
16 APPG Memberships
'Left Behind' Neighbourhoods , Caribbean , Commercial Sexual Exploitation , Film and Broader Screen , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Human Rights , Iceland , Music Education , Ovarian Cancer , Peru , Philanthropy and Social Investment , School Food , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Sixth Form Education , Surrogacy , Sustainable Flood and Drought Management
Julian Knight Portrait
Julian Knight
Vice Chair
Conservative - Solihull
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 12th October 2016
10 APPG Memberships
Broadband and Digital Communication , Commonwealth Games , Cricket , Fair Business Banking , Fair Fuel for UK Motorists and UK Hauliers , Financial Education for Young People , Golf , Motor , New and Advanced Technologies , Snooker
Ronnie Cowan Portrait
Ronnie Cowan
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Inverclyde
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 12th October 2016
7 APPG Memberships
Catalonia , CBD (Cannabidiol) Products , Commercial Sexual Exploitation , Drug Policy Reform , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Gambling Related Harm , Medical Cannabis under Prescription