To inform parliamentarians about issues relating to mental health, and to advocate for policies which will improve mental health in the UK.
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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APPG Supplied Content
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Submitters can draft and edit publications, and either release them on demand, or schedule release for a future date.
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4 Current APPG Officers
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1 APPG Membership
Adult Social Care
Adult Social Care
No other APPG Memberships
4 APPG Memberships
Boxing , British Council and Soft Power , Hospitality and Tourism , Rugby Football League
Boxing , British Council and Soft Power , Hospitality and Tourism , Rugby Football League
2 APPG Memberships
Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , State Pension Inequality for Women
Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , State Pension Inequality for Women
Contact Details
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Sojan Joseph MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 4535.
Email: sojan.joseph.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Peter Hand, The Royal College of Psychiatrists. Tel: 0208 618 4222
Email: peter.hand@rcpsych.ac.uk
Secretariat:
The Royal College of Psychiatrists and Rethink Mental Illness jointly act as the group's secretariat. https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/ and https://www.rethink.org/
Group's Website:
Benefits in Kind
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Date
15 Jan 2025
15 Jan 2025
Source
The Royal College of Psychiatrists
The Royal College of Psychiatrists
Description
Joint Secretariat From : 15/01/2025 To : 14/01/2026
Joint Secretariat From : 15/01/2025 To : 14/01/2026
Value
£6,001
£6,001
Date
15 Jan 2025
15 Jan 2025
Source
Rethink Mental Illness
Rethink Mental Illness
Description
Joint Secretariat From : 15/01/2025 To : 14/01/2026
Joint Secretariat From : 15/01/2025 To : 14/01/2026
Value
£6,001
£6,001
Date
5 Feb 2024
5 Feb 2024
Source
The Royal College of Psychiatrists
The Royal College of Psychiatrists
Description
Joint Secretariat From : 05/02/2024 To : 04/02/2025
Joint Secretariat From : 05/02/2024 To : 04/02/2025
Value
£6,001
£6,001
Date
5 Feb 2024
5 Feb 2024
Source
Rethink Mental Illness
Rethink Mental Illness
Description
Joint Secretariat From : 05/02/2024 To : 04/02/2025
Joint Secretariat From : 05/02/2024 To : 04/02/2025
Value
£6,001
£6,001
Date
5 Feb 2023
5 Feb 2023
Source
The Royal College of Psychiatrists
The Royal College of Psychiatrists
Description
Joint Secretariat From : 05/02/2023 To : 04/02/2024
Joint Secretariat From : 05/02/2023 To : 04/02/2024
Value
£6,001
£6,001
Date
5 Feb 2023
5 Feb 2023
Source
Rethink Mental Illness
Rethink Mental Illness
Description
Joint Secretariat From : 05/02/2023 To : 04/02/2024
Joint Secretariat From : 05/02/2023 To : 04/02/2024
Value
£6,001
£6,001
Date
5 Feb 2022
5 Feb 2022
Source
The Royal College of Psychiatrists
The Royal College of Psychiatrists
Description
Joint Secretariat From : 05/02/2022 To : 04/02/2023
Joint Secretariat From : 05/02/2022 To : 04/02/2023
Value
£4,501
£4,501
Date
5 Feb 2022
5 Feb 2022
Source
Rethink Mental Illness
Rethink Mental Illness
Description
Joint Secretariat From : 05/02/2022 To : 04/02/2023
Joint Secretariat From : 05/02/2022 To : 04/02/2023
Value
£4,501
£4,501
Date
12 Jul 2018
12 Jul 2018
Source
Rethink Mental Illness
Rethink Mental Illness
Description
Joint Secretariat From : 12/07/2018 To : 11/07/2019
Joint Secretariat From : 12/07/2018 To : 11/07/2019
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
12 Jul 2018
12 Jul 2018
Source
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Description
Joint Secretariat From : 12/07/2018 To : 11/07/2019
Joint Secretariat From : 12/07/2018 To : 11/07/2019
Value
£3,001
£3,001
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Mental Health APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Paulette Hamilton
Officer
Labour - Birmingham Erdington
Joined: 28th June 2023Departed: 30th May 2024
6 APPG Memberships
Black Health , Caribbean , Cyprus , Hospice and End of Life Care , Less Survivable Cancers , Local Government
Black Health , Caribbean , Cyprus , Hospice and End of Life Care , Less Survivable Cancers , Local Government
Baroness Tyler of Enfield
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 13th February 2019Departed: 30th May 2024
James Morris
Co-Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Halesowen and Rowley Regis
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Rachael Maskell
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour (Co-op) - York Central
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 30th May 2024
4 APPG Memberships
Ageing and Older People , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Dying Well , Sudan and South Sudan
Ageing and Older People , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Dying Well , Sudan and South Sudan
5 APPG Memberships
Eating Disorders , Environment , Europe , Net Zero , Renewable and Sustainable Energy
Eating Disorders , Environment , Europe , Net Zero , Renewable and Sustainable Energy
Dean Russell
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Watford
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Jeff Smith
Officer
Labour - Manchester Withington
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
1 APPG Membership
Down Syndrome
Down Syndrome
Baroness Watkins of Tavistock
Officer
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Membership
Health
Health
Rehman Chishti
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Gillingham and Rainham
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Colleen Fletcher
Officer
Labour - Former Member for Coventry North East
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Meacher
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Munira Wilson
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Twickenham
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
Helen Hayes
Officer
Labour - Dulwich and West Norwood
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Matt Western
Officer
Labour - Warwick and Leamington
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
6 APPG Memberships
Canada , Electric Vehicle , International Students , Motor , Semiconductors , Video Games and Esports
Canada , Electric Vehicle , International Students , Motor , Semiconductors , Video Games and Esports
Neil Coyle
Officer
Labour - Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
Lord Moynihan
Officer
Conservative - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
The Earl of Listowel
Vice Chair
Joined: 13th February 2019Departed: 10th March 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Marco Longhi
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Dudley North
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Ben Spencer
Vice Chair
Conservative - Runnymede and Weybridge
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
Virginia Crosbie
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Ynys Môn
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 24th February 2020
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Berger
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 13th February 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Johnny Mercer
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Plymouth, Moor View
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Afzal Khan
Vice Chair
Labour - Manchester Rusholme
Joined: 13th February 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
Daniel Zeichner
Vice Chair
Labour - Cambridge
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Ivan Lewis
Officer
Independent - Former Member for Bury South
Joined: 31st July 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Helen Whately
Vice Chair
Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 11th September 2019
1 APPG Membership
Farming
Farming
Tom Brake
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Former Member for Carshalton and Wallington
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 10th October 2018
No other APPG Memberships
Damien Moore
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Southport
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 10th October 2018
No other APPG Memberships
Laura Pidcock
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for North West Durham
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 10th October 2018
No other APPG Memberships
Gloria De Piero
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Ashfield
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Oliver Colvile
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Jason McCartney
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Colne Valley
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Alderdice
Treasurer
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 12th October 2016
1 APPG Membership
Islamic and Ethical Finance
Islamic and Ethical Finance