Menopause APPG

First Registered: 14/07/2021 • Last updated on: 12/01/2026

Note: This APPG was last registered on 12th January 2026. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 23rd February 2026 and may be defunct.

To provide a platform to tackle the lack of understanding around Menopause amongst policymakers, the public and employers. The Group also provides a platform in Parliament that highlights the issues and challenges around menopause that deserve attention, as well as acting as a forum for discussion.

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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Former Officers - Contact Details - Benefits in Kind - Financial Benefits

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Former APPG Officers

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Susan Murray

Officer

Liberal Democrat - Mid Dunbartonshire

Joined: 20th November 2024
Departed: 12th January 2026

No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Kirsteen Sullivan

Officer

Labour (Co-op) - Bathgate and Linlithgow

Joined: 20th November 2024
Departed: 12th January 2026

2 APPG Officer Positions
Endometriosis , Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

No other APPG Memberships

Simon Hoare

Officer

Conservative - North Dorset

Joined: 20th November 2024
Departed: 12th January 2026

4 APPG Officer Positions
Dairy , Farming , Local Government , Theatre

No other APPG Memberships

Carolyn Harris

Chair & Registered Contact

Labour - Neath and Swansea East

Joined: 14th July 2021
Departed: 12th January 2026

3 APPG Officer Positions
Beauty and Wellbeing , Romania , UK Spirits

No other APPG Memberships

James Sunderland

Vice Chair

Conservative - Former Member for Bracknell

Joined: 1st November 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024

No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Nick Smith

Secretary

Labour - Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Joined: 1st November 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024

2 APPG Officer Positions
Film and Broader Screen , Parkrun

No other APPG Memberships

Peter Dowd

Treasurer

Labour - Bootle

Joined: 14th July 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024

6 APPG Officer Positions
Children who need Palliative Care , Falkland Islands , Genetic, Rare and Undiagnosed Conditions , Italy , Liverpool City Region , UK Spirits

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Chapman of Darlington

Vice Chair

Labour - Life peer

Joined: 1st November 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024

No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Paulette Hamilton

Vice Chair

Labour - Birmingham Erdington

Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024

6 APPG Officer Positions
Black Health , Caribbean , Cyprus , Hospice and End of Life Care , Less Survivable Cancers , Local Government

No other APPG Memberships

Paul Howell

Vice Chair

Conservative - Former Member for Sedgefield

Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 20th September 2023

No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Nickie Aiken

Vice Chair

Conservative - Former Member for Cities of London and Westminster

Joined: 14th July 2021
Departed: 20th September 2023

No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Judith Cummins

Vice Chair

Labour - Bradford South

Joined: 14th July 2021
Departed: 19th October 2022

No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

William Wragg

Treasurer

Independent - Former Member for Hazel Grove

Joined: 14th July 2021
Departed: 19th October 2022

No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Rosie Duffield

Secretary

Independent - Canterbury

Joined: 14th July 2021
Departed: 19th October 2022

6 APPG Officer Positions
Birth Trauma , Hazaras , Poland , Thalidomide , Tigray , Women's Rights

No other APPG Memberships

Jessica Morden

Vice Chair

Labour - Newport East

Joined: 14th July 2021
Departed: 19th October 2022

3 APPG Officer Positions
Armenia , Georgia , Hospitality, Events, Major Food and Drink Businesses in Wales

No other APPG Memberships

Tim Loughton

Vice Chair

Conservative - Former Member for East Worthing and Shoreham

Joined: 14th July 2021
Departed: 19th October 2022

No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Jackie Doyle-Price

Vice Chair

Conservative - Former Member for Thurrock

Joined: 14th July 2021
Departed: 19th October 2022

No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Contact Details

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Registered Contact:

Carolyn Harris MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 4316.

Email: carolyn.harris.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Marianne Sladowsky, Wellbeing of Women. Tel: 07980 449145

Email: msladowsky@wellbeingofwomen.org.uk

Group's Website:

https://menopause-appg.co.uk/

Benefits in Kind

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Date
22 Oct 2024

Source
Wellbeing of Women

Description
Secretariat From : 22/10/2024 To : 21/10/2025

Value
£6,001

Date
22 Oct 2024

Source
Wellbeing of Women

Description
Secretariat From: 22/10/2024 To: 21/10/2025

Value
£6,001

Date
28 Jun 2023

Source
Dentons Global Advisors

Description
Dentons Global Advisors is paid by Theramex to act as Secretariat From : 28/06/2023 To : 27/06/2024

Value
£30,001

Date
28 Jun 2022

Source
Dentons Global Advisors

Description
Dentons Global Advisors is paid by Astellas Pharma to act as Secretariat From : 28/06/2022 To : 27/06/2023

Value
£64,501

Date
28 Jun 2022

Source
Dentons Global Advisors

Description
Dentons Global Advisors is paid by Bayer and Theramex to act as Secretariat From : 28/06/2022 To : 27/06/2023

Value
£61,501

Date
28 Jun 2021

Source
Interel Consulting UK

Description
Interel Consulting UK is paid by Bristol Myers Squibb to act as the group's secretariat From : 28/06/2021 To : 27/06/2022

Value
£28,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Menopause APPG