To provide a forum for parliamentarians concerned about issues facing Gypsy, Traveller and Roma communities and seek to address these issues and challenge inequalities.
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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Parallel Parliament offers the facility for APPGs to submit written content and files, which are made available through this page.
Submitters can draft and edit publications, and either release them on demand, or schedule release for a future date.
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9 Current APPG Officers
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Martin Docherty-Hughes
Chair & Registered Contact
Scottish National Party - West Dunbartonshire
Joined: 28th September 2017
12 APPG Memberships
Blockchain , British Sikhs , Canada , Crypto and Digital Assets , Deaths Abroad, Consular Services and Assistance , Estonia , Global Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT+) Rights , Global Security and Non-Proliferation , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Occupational Safety and Health , Scotch Whisky , Textiles and Fashion
Blockchain , British Sikhs , Canada , Crypto and Digital Assets , Deaths Abroad, Consular Services and Assistance , Estonia , Global Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT+) Rights , Global Security and Non-Proliferation , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Occupational Safety and Health , Scotch Whisky , Textiles and Fashion
6 APPG Memberships
Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory) , Human Rights , Opera , Race and Community , Speech and Language Difficulties , Theatre
Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory) , Human Rights , Opera , Race and Community , Speech and Language Difficulties , Theatre
15 APPG Memberships
Airport Communities , Axial Spondyloarthritis , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Extraordinary Rendition , Fire Safety and Rescue , Legal Aid , Miscarriages of Justice , Online and Home Electrical Safety , Palestine , Poland , Public Legal Education and Pro Bono , Short Lets Sector , Trafficked Britons in Syria , Weddings , Wine and Spirits
Airport Communities , Axial Spondyloarthritis , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Extraordinary Rendition , Fire Safety and Rescue , Legal Aid , Miscarriages of Justice , Online and Home Electrical Safety , Palestine , Poland , Public Legal Education and Pro Bono , Short Lets Sector , Trafficked Britons in Syria , Weddings , Wine and Spirits
Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 10th October 2018
5 APPG Memberships
Adult Social Care , Bullying , Christians in Parliament , Coronavirus , Fire Safety and Rescue
Adult Social Care , Bullying , Christians in Parliament , Coronavirus , Fire Safety and Rescue
72 APPG Memberships
Adult Education , Afrikan Reparations , Ageing and Older People , Arts and Heritage , Austria , BBC , Black Maternal Health , British Overseas Territories , Carbon Monoxide , Commonwealth , Community Development in Europe , Croatia , Cycling and Walking , Dalits , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Dentistry and Oral Health , Disability , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Equitable Life Policyholders , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Fatherhood , Flags and Heraldry , Gasworks Redevelopment , Global Security and Non-Proliferation , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Haiti , Hospice and End of Life Care , Immigration Detention , Insurance and Financial Services , Internet, Communications and Technology , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Kosovo , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Limits to Growth , London's Planning and Built Environment , Longevity , Maternity , Media , Music , No Recourse to Public Funds , Olympic and Paralympic Games , Opera , Park Homes , Performing Arts Education and Training , Photography , Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 , Race and Community , Religion in the Media , Religious Education , Republic of Korea , Retail Crime , Road Freight and Logistics , Rowing , Scientific , Scotch Whisky , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Social Enterprise , Social Integration , Social Science and Policy , South Africa , St George's Day , Tibet , Transport Safety , United Nations , United Nations Women , Vascular and Venous Disease , Votes at 16 , Western Sahara , Wine and Spirits , Wine of Great Britain , Women in Transport , Youth Affairs
Adult Education , Afrikan Reparations , Ageing and Older People , Arts and Heritage , Austria , BBC , Black Maternal Health , British Overseas Territories , Carbon Monoxide , Commonwealth , Community Development in Europe , Croatia , Cycling and Walking , Dalits , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Dentistry and Oral Health , Disability , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Equitable Life Policyholders , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Fatherhood , Flags and Heraldry , Gasworks Redevelopment , Global Security and Non-Proliferation , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Haiti , Hospice and End of Life Care , Immigration Detention , Insurance and Financial Services , Internet, Communications and Technology , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Kosovo , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Limits to Growth , London's Planning and Built Environment , Longevity , Maternity , Media , Music , No Recourse to Public Funds , Olympic and Paralympic Games , Opera , Park Homes , Performing Arts Education and Training , Photography , Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 , Race and Community , Religion in the Media , Religious Education , Republic of Korea , Retail Crime , Road Freight and Logistics , Rowing , Scientific , Scotch Whisky , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Social Enterprise , Social Integration , Social Science and Policy , South Africa , St George's Day , Tibet , Transport Safety , United Nations , United Nations Women , Vascular and Venous Disease , Votes at 16 , Western Sahara , Wine and Spirits , Wine of Great Britain , Women in Transport , Youth Affairs
17 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand , BBC , Commonwealth , Electoral Campaigning Transparency , Environment , Fisheries , Food and Drink , Food and Drink Supply Chain , Forestry and Tree Planting , Geographically Protected Foods , Global Deforestation , Hospitality and Tourism , Japan , Marine Energy , Norfolk Island , Performers' Alliance , Youth Action against Climate Change
Australia and New Zealand , BBC , Commonwealth , Electoral Campaigning Transparency , Environment , Fisheries , Food and Drink , Food and Drink Supply Chain , Forestry and Tree Planting , Geographically Protected Foods , Global Deforestation , Hospitality and Tourism , Japan , Marine Energy , Norfolk Island , Performers' Alliance , Youth Action against Climate Change
Contact Details
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Martin Docherty-Hughes MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 4609.
Email: martin.docherty.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Abbie Kirkby, Friends, Families and Travellers, Community Base, 113 Queens Road, Brighton BN1 3XG. Tel: 01273 234 777
Email: appg@gypsy-traveller.org
Secretariat:
Friends, Families and Travellers acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.gypsy-traveller.org/
Group's Website:
Benefits in Kind
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Date
22 Jan 2021
22 Jan 2021
Source
Friends, Families and Travellers
Friends, Families and Travellers
Description
Friends, Families and Travellers is paid by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust to act as the group's secretariat From : 22/01/2021 To : 21/01/2022
Friends, Families and Travellers is paid by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust to act as the group's secretariat From : 22/01/2021 To : 21/01/2022
Value
£22,501
£22,501
Date
22 Jan 2020
22 Jan 2020
Source
Friends, Families and Travellers
Friends, Families and Travellers
Description
Friends, Families and Travellers is paid by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust to act as the group's secretariat From : 22/01/2020 To : 21/01/2021
Friends, Families and Travellers is paid by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust to act as the group's secretariat From : 22/01/2020 To : 21/01/2021
Value
£21,001
£21,001
Date
18 Jul 2019
18 Jul 2019
Source
Friends, Families and Travellers (funded by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust)
Friends, Families and Travellers (funded by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust)
Description
Secretariat From : 18/07/2019 To : 17/07/2020
Secretariat From : 18/07/2019 To : 17/07/2020
Value
£19,501
£19,501
Date
18 Jul 2018
18 Jul 2018
Source
Friends, Families and Travellers (funded by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust and Allen Lane Foundation)
Friends, Families and Travellers (funded by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust and Allen Lane Foundation)
Description
Secretariat From : 18/07/2018 To : 17/07/2019
Secretariat From : 18/07/2018 To : 17/07/2019
Value
£22,501
£22,501
Date
1 Apr 2018
1 Apr 2018
Source
Friends, Families and Travellers (funded by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust)
Friends, Families and Travellers (funded by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust)
Description
Secretariat From : 01/04/2018 To : 17/07/2018
Secretariat From : 01/04/2018 To : 17/07/2018
Value
£6,001
£6,001
Date
1 Jan 2017
1 Jan 2017
Source
Traveller Law Reform Project
Traveller Law Reform Project
Description
Secretariat From : 01/01/2017 To : 31/12/2017
Secretariat From : 01/01/2017 To : 31/12/2017
Value
£9,001
£9,001
Date
1 Jan 2015
1 Jan 2015
Source
Traveller Law Reform Project
Traveller Law Reform Project
Description
Secretariat From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Secretariat From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£13,501
£13,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Gypsies, Travellers and Roma APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Gill Furniss
Officer
Labour - Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 21st April 2021
6 APPG Memberships
Argentina , Drones and Modern Conflict , Endometriosis , Libraries, Information and Knowledge , Saudi Arabia , Southern Yemen
Argentina , Drones and Modern Conflict , Endometriosis , Libraries, Information and Knowledge , Saudi Arabia , Southern Yemen
Alex Sobel
Officer
Labour (Co-op) - Leeds North West
Joined: 5th November 2019Departed: 21st April 2021
45 APPG Memberships
22q11 Syndrome , Albania , American Football , Antisemitism , Basketball , British Jews , Climate Change , Conservation, Places and People , Côte d’Ivoire , Drones and Modern Conflict , Electoral Reform , Electric Vehicles , Esports , Estonia , Events , International Conservation , Internet, Communications and Technology , Investment Fraud , Kosovo , Kurdistan in Turkey and Syria , Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness , Montenegro , Music , Mutuals , Net Zero , North Macedonia , Northern Culture , Pacific Islands , Park Homes , Race and Community , Rare, Genetic and Undiagnosed Conditions , Religion in the Media , Renters and Rental Reform , Running , Small Island Developing States , Social Enterprise , Students , Sustainable Finance , Sustainable Resource , Sweden , Uzbekistan , Video Games and Esports , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene , West Papua , Western Sahara
22q11 Syndrome , Albania , American Football , Antisemitism , Basketball , British Jews , Climate Change , Conservation, Places and People , Côte d’Ivoire , Drones and Modern Conflict , Electoral Reform , Electric Vehicles , Esports , Estonia , Events , International Conservation , Internet, Communications and Technology , Investment Fraud , Kosovo , Kurdistan in Turkey and Syria , Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness , Montenegro , Music , Mutuals , Net Zero , North Macedonia , Northern Culture , Pacific Islands , Park Homes , Race and Community , Rare, Genetic and Undiagnosed Conditions , Religion in the Media , Renters and Rental Reform , Running , Small Island Developing States , Social Enterprise , Students , Sustainable Finance , Sustainable Resource , Sweden , Uzbekistan , Video Games and Esports , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene , West Papua , Western Sahara
Kate Green
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Stretford and Urmston
Joined: 29th March 2017Departed: 1st July 2020
Baroness Harris of Richmond
Vice-Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 28th April 2016Departed: 29th August 2018
Neil Coyle
Chair & Registered Contact
Independent - Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Joined: 28th April 2016Departed: 15th February 2017
9 APPG Memberships
Assistive Technology , Food Banks , Homelessness , Learning Disability , Nuclear Energy , Relocation , Taxis , University of Hull , Wine and Spirits
Assistive Technology , Food Banks , Homelessness , Learning Disability , Nuclear Energy , Relocation , Taxis , University of Hull , Wine and Spirits
Graham Evans
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Weaver Vale
Joined: 13th November 2015Departed: 15th February 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Harry Harpham
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Former Member for Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
Joined: 13th November 2015Departed: 3rd February 2016
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Avebury
Co-Chair
Liberal Democrat - Deceased - 14 February 2016
Joined: 13th November 2015Departed: 3rd February 2016
No other APPG Memberships