To look at the issues facing people with a learning disability and their families. The group looks at the key issues of the day, across areas including health, social care, education, employment and benefits.
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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23 Current APPG Officers
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1 APPG Membership
Western Gateway
Western Gateway
Lisa Cameron
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
Joined: 29th September 2015
82 APPG Memberships
22q11 Syndrome , American Football , Antisemitism , Arctic and Nordic Councils , Armed Forces , Armed Forces Covenant , Assistive Technology , Australia and New Zealand , Autism , Bahrain , Banning Trophy Hunting , Bees and Pollinators , Belgium , Bermuda , Boys' Brigade , Breast Cancer , British Jews , British Overseas Territories , Canada , Caribbean , Cats , Cerebral Palsy , Channel 4 , Channel Islands , Childhood Trauma , Chile , China , Commonwealth , Crypto and Digital Assets , Cyprus , Darts , Diabetes , Digital Regulation and Responsibility , Disability , Dog Advisory Welfare , Down Syndrome , Dying Well , Eating Disorders , Entrepreneurship , Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion , Fair Business Banking , Financial Education for Young People , Foreign Affairs , Future of Retail , Global Health , Health , Holocaust Memorial , Inclusive Entrepreneurship , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Japan , Liechtenstein , Limits to Growth , Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness , Luxembourg , Maldives , Media , Montserrat , New Towns , Olympic and Paralympic Games , Pacific Islands , Pro-Life , Psychology , Pubs , Qatar , Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 , Religion in the Media , Reserves and Cadets , Russia , San Marino , Small Island Developing States , Social Media , Spinal Cord Injury , Street Children , Switzerland , Textiles and Fashion , Thalidomide , Twelve Steps Recovery Programme from Addiction , United Nations , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , United Nations Women , Whistleblowing , Woods and Trees
22q11 Syndrome , American Football , Antisemitism , Arctic and Nordic Councils , Armed Forces , Armed Forces Covenant , Assistive Technology , Australia and New Zealand , Autism , Bahrain , Banning Trophy Hunting , Bees and Pollinators , Belgium , Bermuda , Boys' Brigade , Breast Cancer , British Jews , British Overseas Territories , Canada , Caribbean , Cats , Cerebral Palsy , Channel 4 , Channel Islands , Childhood Trauma , Chile , China , Commonwealth , Crypto and Digital Assets , Cyprus , Darts , Diabetes , Digital Regulation and Responsibility , Disability , Dog Advisory Welfare , Down Syndrome , Dying Well , Eating Disorders , Entrepreneurship , Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion , Fair Business Banking , Financial Education for Young People , Foreign Affairs , Future of Retail , Global Health , Health , Holocaust Memorial , Inclusive Entrepreneurship , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Japan , Liechtenstein , Limits to Growth , Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness , Luxembourg , Maldives , Media , Montserrat , New Towns , Olympic and Paralympic Games , Pacific Islands , Pro-Life , Psychology , Pubs , Qatar , Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 , Religion in the Media , Reserves and Cadets , Russia , San Marino , Small Island Developing States , Social Media , Spinal Cord Injury , Street Children , Switzerland , Textiles and Fashion , Thalidomide , Twelve Steps Recovery Programme from Addiction , United Nations , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , United Nations Women , Whistleblowing , Woods and Trees
8 APPG Memberships
Assistive Technology , Food Banks , Homelessness , Nuclear Energy , Relocation , Taxis , University of Hull , Wine and Spirits
Assistive Technology , Food Banks , Homelessness , Nuclear Energy , Relocation , Taxis , University of Hull , Wine and Spirits
16 APPG Memberships
Accounting for Growth , Air Pollution , Assistive Technology , Carbon Monoxide , Design and Innovation , Financial Technology , Management , Manufacturing , Miscarriages of Justice , River Thames , Skills, Careers and Employment , Sustainable Resource , Transport Safety , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire , Youth Action against Climate Change
Accounting for Growth , Air Pollution , Assistive Technology , Carbon Monoxide , Design and Innovation , Financial Technology , Management , Manufacturing , Miscarriages of Justice , River Thames , Skills, Careers and Employment , Sustainable Resource , Transport Safety , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire , Youth Action against Climate Change
12 APPG Memberships
Beer , Black Country Economy , City Regions Transport , Commonwealth Games , Football , Furniture Industry , Global Education , Qatar , Road Passenger Transport - Recovery and Renewal , Sepsis , Thalassaemia , West Midlands
Beer , Black Country Economy , City Regions Transport , Commonwealth Games , Football , Furniture Industry , Global Education , Qatar , Road Passenger Transport - Recovery and Renewal , Sepsis , Thalassaemia , West Midlands
11 APPG Memberships
British Hindus , Carbon Monoxide , Commercial Sexual Exploitation , Digital Regulation and Responsibility , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse , South Western Railway , United Nations Women , Women and Work , Women in Parliament , Women, Peace and Security
British Hindus , Carbon Monoxide , Commercial Sexual Exploitation , Digital Regulation and Responsibility , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse , South Western Railway , United Nations Women , Women and Work , Women in Parliament , Women, Peace and Security
4 APPG Memberships
Acquired Brain Injury , Epilepsy , Housing in the North , Transport Across the North
Acquired Brain Injury , Epilepsy , Housing in the North , Transport Across the North
25 APPG Memberships
Animal Welfare , Blood Cancer , Business Travel , Cancer , Caribbean , Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory) , Commercial Radio , Devolution , Dyslexia and Other Specific Learning Difficulties , Explosive Threats , Flags and Heraldry , Future of Aviation , Gibraltar , Historic Counties , India , Kurdistan Region in Iraq , Liechtenstein , Ovarian Cancer , Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 , Radiotherapy , San Marino , St George's Day , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies , Switzerland , Vegetarianism and Veganism
Animal Welfare , Blood Cancer , Business Travel , Cancer , Caribbean , Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory) , Commercial Radio , Devolution , Dyslexia and Other Specific Learning Difficulties , Explosive Threats , Flags and Heraldry , Future of Aviation , Gibraltar , Historic Counties , India , Kurdistan Region in Iraq , Liechtenstein , Ovarian Cancer , Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 , Radiotherapy , San Marino , St George's Day , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies , Switzerland , Vegetarianism and Veganism
12 APPG Memberships
Cancer , Cuba , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Football Supporters , Greyhound , Housing in the North , Human-Relevant Science , Mexico , Minimally Invasive Cancer Therapies , Racing and Bloodstock , Radiotherapy , Western Sahara
Cancer , Cuba , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Football Supporters , Greyhound , Housing in the North , Human-Relevant Science , Mexico , Minimally Invasive Cancer Therapies , Racing and Bloodstock , Radiotherapy , Western Sahara
8 APPG Memberships
Belgium , Civic Societies , Classical Music , Fair Business Banking , Independent Education , Luxembourg , Menopause , Sixth Form Education
Belgium , Civic Societies , Classical Music , Fair Business Banking , Independent Education , Luxembourg , Menopause , Sixth Form Education
1 APPG Membership
Muscular Dystrophy
Muscular Dystrophy
1 APPG Membership
Philanthropy and Social Investment
Philanthropy and Social Investment
25 APPG Memberships
Antisemitism , Beer , Cameroon , Cancer , Commercial Sexual Exploitation , Equipment for Disabled Children , Equitable Life Policyholders , Fair Business Banking , Financial Resilience , Hairdressing, Barbering and Cosmetology , Hospitality, Events and Major Food and Drink Businesses in Wales , Medical Cannabis under Prescription , Modern Languages , Parkrun , Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse , Personal Banking and Fairer Financial Services , Public Legal Education and Pro Bono , Rowing , Rugby Union Football Club , Tennis , Timber Industries , Wales in the World , White Ribbon UK , Women and Work , Wrestling
Antisemitism , Beer , Cameroon , Cancer , Commercial Sexual Exploitation , Equipment for Disabled Children , Equitable Life Policyholders , Fair Business Banking , Financial Resilience , Hairdressing, Barbering and Cosmetology , Hospitality, Events and Major Food and Drink Businesses in Wales , Medical Cannabis under Prescription , Modern Languages , Parkrun , Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse , Personal Banking and Fairer Financial Services , Public Legal Education and Pro Bono , Rowing , Rugby Union Football Club , Tennis , Timber Industries , Wales in the World , White Ribbon UK , Women and Work , Wrestling
18 APPG Memberships
Adoption and Permanence , Ageing and Older People , Archaeology , Childhood Trauma , Cycling and Walking , Deliberative Democracy , Drug Policy Reform , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Dying Well , Flood Prevention , Intensive Care , Mental Health , Parkinson's , Stroke , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention , Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities , Women and Work , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
Adoption and Permanence , Ageing and Older People , Archaeology , Childhood Trauma , Cycling and Walking , Deliberative Democracy , Drug Policy Reform , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Dying Well , Flood Prevention , Intensive Care , Mental Health , Parkinson's , Stroke , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention , Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities , Women and Work , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
17 APPG Memberships
Almshouses , Childcare and Early Education , Childhood Trauma , Coastal Communities , Conception to Age Two - First 1001 Days , Dying Well , Homelessness , Hospice and End of Life Care , Hospitality and Tourism , Housing and Social Mobility , Independent Education , International Conservation , Relationships , School Exclusions and Alternative Provision , South East , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Wetlands
Almshouses , Childcare and Early Education , Childhood Trauma , Coastal Communities , Conception to Age Two - First 1001 Days , Dying Well , Homelessness , Hospice and End of Life Care , Hospitality and Tourism , Housing and Social Mobility , Independent Education , International Conservation , Relationships , School Exclusions and Alternative Provision , South East , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Wetlands
15 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Armed Forces Covenant , Beer , Childcare and Early Education , Down Syndrome , Golf , Kashmir , Legal and Constitutional Affairs , Life Sciences , Northern Culture , Nursery Schools, Nursery and Reception Classes , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , T Levels , Tenanted Pubs , Youth Employment
Apprenticeships , Armed Forces Covenant , Beer , Childcare and Early Education , Down Syndrome , Golf , Kashmir , Legal and Constitutional Affairs , Life Sciences , Northern Culture , Nursery Schools, Nursery and Reception Classes , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , T Levels , Tenanted Pubs , Youth Employment
Contact Details
Show/HideRegistered Contact:
Mr Mark Harper MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 5056.
Email: mark.harper.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Matthew Harrison, Royal Mencap Society, 123 Golden Lane, London EC1Y 0RT. Tel: 020 7696 6009
Email: matthew.harrison@mencap.org.uk
Secretariat:
Royal Mencap Society acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.mencap.org.uk/
Group's Website:
Benefits in Kind
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Date
28 Jan 2022
28 Jan 2022
Source
Royal Mencap Society
Royal Mencap Society
Description
Secretariat From : 28/01/2022 To : 27/01/2023
Secretariat From : 28/01/2022 To : 27/01/2023
Value
£9,001
£9,001
Date
28 Jan 2021
28 Jan 2021
Source
Royal Mencap Society
Royal Mencap Society
Description
Secretariat From : 28/01/2021 To : 27/01/2022
Secretariat From : 28/01/2021 To : 27/01/2022
Value
£9,001
£9,001
Date
28 Jan 2020
28 Jan 2020
Source
Royal Mencap Society
Royal Mencap Society
Description
Secretariat From : 28/01/2020 To : 27/01/2021
Secretariat From : 28/01/2020 To : 27/01/2021
Value
£9,001
£9,001
Date
11 Jul 2018
11 Jul 2018
Source
Royal Mencap Society
Royal Mencap Society
Description
Secretariat From : 11/07/2018 To : 10/07/2019
Secretariat From : 11/07/2018 To : 10/07/2019
Value
£9,001
£9,001
Date
11 Jul 2017
11 Jul 2017
Source
Royal Mencap Society
Royal Mencap Society
Description
Secretariat From : 11/07/2017 To : 10/07/2018
Secretariat From : 11/07/2017 To : 10/07/2018
Value
£9,001
£9,001
Date
15 Jul 2016
15 Jul 2016
Source
Royal Mencap Society
Royal Mencap Society
Description
Secretariat From : 15/07/2016 To : 14/07/2017
Secretariat From : 15/07/2016 To : 14/07/2017
Value
£9,001
£9,001
Date
15 Jul 2015
15 Jul 2015
Source
Royal Mencap Society
Royal Mencap Society
Description
Secretariat From : 15/07/2015 To : 31/07/2016
Secretariat From : 15/07/2015 To : 31/07/2016
Value
£9,001
£9,001
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Learning Disability APPG
Former APPG Officers
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David Amess
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Southend West
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 6th October 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Paul Williams
Officer
Labour - Former Member for Stockton South
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Tom Brake
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Former Member for Carshalton and Wallington
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Heidi Allen
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Former Member for South Cambridgeshire
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Justin Tomlinson
Officer
Conservative - North Swindon
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 29th August 2018
No other APPG Memberships
Mark Durkan
Officer
Social Democratic & Labour Party - Former Member for Foyle
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
8 APPG Memberships
Belgium , Civic Societies , Classical Music , Fair Business Banking , Independent Education , Luxembourg , Menopause , Sixth Form Education
Belgium , Civic Societies , Classical Music , Fair Business Banking , Independent Education , Luxembourg , Menopause , Sixth Form Education
Bishop of Ely
Officer
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
8 APPG Memberships
Children , Cycling and Walking , First Do No Harm , Global Deforestation , Japan , Olympic and Paralympic Games , Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus , Wood Panel Industry
Children , Cycling and Walking , First Do No Harm , Global Deforestation , Japan , Olympic and Paralympic Games , Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus , Wood Panel Industry
Chris Heaton-Harris
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Daventry
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 12th October 2016
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Rix
Co-Chair
Crossbench - Deceased - 20 August 2016
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 21st July 2016
No other APPG Memberships