Kidney APPG

First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 20/10/2025

The APPG enhances parliamentary understanding of kidney disease and advocates for improved health services for those with renal disease. It unites parliamentarians dedicated to advancing kidney health policy and ensuring patient needs remain central to healthcare decisions.

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 Officers - Contact Details - Benefits in Kind - Financial Benefits

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4 Current APPG Officers
Lord Watts Portrait
Lord Watts
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 20th October 2025
Desmond Swayne Portrait
Desmond Swayne
Officer
Conservative - New Forest West
Joined: 20th October 2025
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Jo White MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.

Email: jo.white.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Andrea Brown, National Kidney Federation. Tel: 01909 544 999

Email: andrea@kidney.org.uk

Secretariat:

National Kidney Federation acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.kidney.org.uk/

Group's Website:

https://www.kidney.org.uk/all-party-parliamentary-group

No benefits in kind are on record for the Kidney APPG

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Kidney APPG

Former APPG Officers
Khalid Mahmood Portrait
Khalid Mahmood
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Former Member for Birmingham, Perry Barr
Joined: 11th January 2023
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Gavin Newlands Portrait
Gavin Newlands
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire North
Joined: 29th December 2021
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Elliott of Whitburn Bay Portrait
Baroness Elliott of Whitburn Bay
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 29th December 2021
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Andrew Lewer Portrait
Andrew Lewer
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Northampton South
Joined: 6th March 2024
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Keeley Portrait
Baroness Keeley
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 29th December 2021
Departed: 24th January 2024
Laura Farris Portrait
Laura Farris
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Newbury
Joined: 29th December 2021
Departed: 1st November 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Yasmin Qureshi Portrait
Yasmin Qureshi
Vice Chair
Labour - Bolton South and Walkden
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 30th November 2022
5 APPG Officer Positions
Dentistry and Oral Health , Maldives , Obesity , Pakistan , Primodos

No other APPG Memberships

Sheryll Murray Portrait
Sheryll Murray
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for South East Cornwall
Joined: 29th December 2021
Departed: 30th November 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Brendan Clarke-Smith Portrait
Brendan Clarke-Smith
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Bassetlaw
Joined: 29th December 2021
Departed: 15th June 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Madeleine Moon Portrait
Madeleine Moon
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Former Member for Bridgend
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Benyon Portrait
Lord Benyon
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Ronnie Cowan Portrait
Ronnie Cowan
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Inverclyde
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Rosie Cooper Portrait
Rosie Cooper
Secretary
Labour - Former Member for West Lancashire
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Davies of Coity Portrait
Lord Davies of Coity
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 13th February 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Glyn Davies Portrait
Glyn Davies
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Montgomeryshire
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships