To ensure that global lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) issues are permanently part of the government’s agenda and the wider national conversation about human rights and equality, raised by well-briefed and motivated parliamentarians both nationally and internationally.
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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No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Memberships
Contact Details
Show/HideRegistered Contact:
Nadia Whittome MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 0207 219 3000.
Email: nadia.whittome.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Jesse Sperling, Kaleidoscope Trust. Tel: 020 8133 6460
Email: appg@kaleidoscopetrust.com
Secretariat:
Kaleidoscope Trust acts as the group's secretariat. https://kaleidoscopetrust.com/
Benefits in Kind
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Date
12 Mar 2025
12 Mar 2025
Source
Kaleidoscope Trust
Kaleidoscope Trust
Description
Kaleidoscope Trust is paid by Baring Foundation to act as the group's secretariat From : 12/03/2025 To : 11/03/2026
Kaleidoscope Trust is paid by Baring Foundation to act as the group's secretariat From : 12/03/2025 To : 11/03/2026
Value
£30,001
£30,001
Date
9 Mar 2024
9 Mar 2024
Source
Pink News
Pink News
Description
Producing a weekly LGBT+ news round-up From : 09/03/2024 To : 08/03/2025
Producing a weekly LGBT+ news round-up From : 09/03/2024 To : 08/03/2025
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
15 Jan 2024
15 Jan 2024
Source
Kaleidoscope Trust
Kaleidoscope Trust
Description
Secretariat From : 15/01/2024 To : 14/01/2025
Secretariat From : 15/01/2024 To : 14/01/2025
Value
£51,001
£51,001
Date
9 Mar 2023
9 Mar 2023
Source
Pink News
Pink News
Description
Producing a weekly LGBT+ news round-up From : 09/03/2023 To : 08/03/2024
Producing a weekly LGBT+ news round-up From : 09/03/2023 To : 08/03/2024
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
15 Jan 2023
15 Jan 2023
Source
Kaleidoscope Trust
Kaleidoscope Trust
Description
Secretariat From : 15/01/2023 To : 14/01/2024
Secretariat From : 15/01/2023 To : 14/01/2024
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
9 Mar 2022
9 Mar 2022
Source
Pink News
Pink News
Description
Producing a weekly LGBT+ news round-up From : 09/03/2022 To : 09/03/2023
Producing a weekly LGBT+ news round-up From : 09/03/2022 To : 09/03/2023
Value
£4,501
£4,501
Date
9 Mar 2022
9 Mar 2022
Source
Pink News
Pink News
Description
Producing a weekly LGBT+ news round-up From : 09/03/2022 To : 08/03/2023
Producing a weekly LGBT+ news round-up From : 09/03/2022 To : 08/03/2023
Value
£4,501
£4,501
Date
15 Jan 2022
15 Jan 2022
Source
Kaleidoscope Trust
Kaleidoscope Trust
Description
Secretariat From : 15/01/2022 To : 14/01/2023
Secretariat From : 15/01/2022 To : 14/01/2023
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
8 Mar 2021
8 Mar 2021
Source
Pink News
Pink News
Description
Producing a weekly LGBT+ news round-up From : 08/03/2021 To : 08/03/2022
Producing a weekly LGBT+ news round-up From : 08/03/2021 To : 08/03/2022
Value
£4,501
£4,501
Date
15 Jan 2021
15 Jan 2021
Source
Kaleidoscope Trust
Kaleidoscope Trust
Description
Secretariat From : 15/01/2021 To : 14/01/2022
Secretariat From : 15/01/2021 To : 14/01/2022
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
15 Jan 2020
15 Jan 2020
Source
Kaleidoscope Trust
Kaleidoscope Trust
Description
Kaleidoscope Trust is funded by the Baring Foundation to act as the group's secretariat From : 15/01/2020 To : 14/01/2021
Kaleidoscope Trust is funded by the Baring Foundation to act as the group's secretariat From : 15/01/2020 To : 14/01/2021
Value
£19,501
£19,501
Financial Benefits Received
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Date
20 Dec 2021
20 Dec 2021
Source
Baring Foundation
Baring Foundation
Value
£49,500
£49,500
Date
18 Nov 2020
18 Nov 2020
Source
Baring Foundation
Baring Foundation
Value
£47,200
£47,200
Date
9 Oct 2020
9 Oct 2020
Source
Baring Foundation
Baring Foundation
Value
£18,420
£18,420
Former APPG Officers
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Hannah Bardell
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Livingston
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Collins of Highbury
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 20th May 2020Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Memberships
Elliot Colburn
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Carshalton and Wallington
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Hunt of Bethnal Green
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Christina Rees
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Former Member for Neath
Joined: 17th May 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Martin Docherty-Hughes
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for West Dunbartonshire
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Vice Chair
Labour - Clapham and Brixton Hill
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
5 APPG Memberships
Afrikan Reparations , Endometriosis , Ethnicity Transplantation and Transfusion , Ghana , Immigration Detention
Afrikan Reparations , Endometriosis , Ethnicity Transplantation and Transfusion , Ghana , Immigration Detention
6 APPG Memberships
Arts and Heritage , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories , Mexico , Poland , Racing and Bloodstock
Arts and Heritage , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories , Mexico , Poland , Racing and Bloodstock
Peter Gibson
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Darlington
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Wilcox of Newport
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Memberships
Key Cities , Performing Arts Education and Training , Responsible Business , Western Gateway
Key Cities , Performing Arts Education and Training , Responsible Business , Western Gateway
Lord Smith of Finsbury
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Gilbert of Panteg
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Membership
BBC
BBC
John Nicolson
Deputy Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Ochil and South Perthshire
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
David Mundell
Deputy Chair
Conservative - Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
6 APPG Memberships
HIV, AIDS and Sexual Health , Nuclear Energy , Nutrition for Development , Social Science and Policy , United Nations Global Goals , War Crimes
HIV, AIDS and Sexual Health , Nuclear Energy , Nutrition for Development , Social Science and Policy , United Nations Global Goals , War Crimes
Baroness Barker
Deputy Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 20th May 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
Stephen Doughty
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Cardiff South and Penarth
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 5th April 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Stewart Malcolm McDonald
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow South
Joined: 20th May 2020Departed: 5th April 2023
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Black of Brentwood
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 5th April 2023
6 APPG Memberships
Advertising , Cats , ITV , Media Freedom , Music Education , Osteoporosis and Bone Health
Advertising , Cats , ITV , Media Freedom , Music Education , Osteoporosis and Bone Health
Crispin Blunt
Chair & Registered Contact
Independent - Former Member for Reigate
Joined: 20th May 2020Departed: 15th June 2022
No other APPG Memberships
Maria Miller
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Basingstoke
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 23rd March 2022
No other APPG Memberships
Chris Bryant
Vice Chair
Labour - Rhondda and Ogmore
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 23rd March 2022
No other APPG Memberships
Conor Burns
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Bournemouth West
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 23rd March 2022
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Memberships