Mental Health APPG

First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 24/01/2024

To inform parliamentarians about all aspects of mental health.

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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10 Current APPG Officers
Dean Russell Portrait
Dean Russell
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Watford
Joined: 24th February 2020
Baroness Tyler of Enfield Portrait
Baroness Tyler of Enfield
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 13th February 2019
4 APPG Memberships
Carers , Children , Health , Relationships
Paulette Hamilton Portrait
Paulette Hamilton
Officer
Labour - Birmingham, Erdington
Joined: 28th June 2023
Lord Davies of Brixton Portrait
Lord Davies of Brixton
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 28th June 2023
Baroness Watkins of Tavistock Portrait
Baroness Watkins of Tavistock
Officer
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 21st April 2021
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Dean Russell MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 0207 219 3000.

Email: dean.russell.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Peter Hand, The Royal College of Psychiatrists, 21 Prescot Street, London E1 8BB

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/

Date
5 Feb 2023
Source
The Royal College of Psychiatrists
Description
Joint Secretariat   From : 05/02/2023 To : 04/02/2024
Value
£6,001
Date
5 Feb 2023
Source
Rethink Mental Illness
Description
Joint Secretariat   From : 05/02/2023 To : 04/02/2024
Value
£6,001
Date
5 Feb 2022
Source
The Royal College of Psychiatrists
Description
Joint Secretariat   From : 05/02/2022 To : 04/02/2023
Value
£4,501
Date
5 Feb 2022
Source
Rethink Mental Illness
Description
Joint Secretariat   From : 05/02/2022 To : 04/02/2023
Value
£4,501
Date
12 Jul 2018
Source
Rethink Mental Illness
Description
Joint Secretariat   From : 12/07/2018 To : 11/07/2019
Value
£3,001
Date
12 Jul 2018
Source
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Description
Joint Secretariat   From : 12/07/2018 To : 11/07/2019
Value
£3,001

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Mental Health APPG

Former APPG Officers
Rehman Chishti Portrait
Rehman Chishti
Officer
Conservative - Gillingham and Rainham
Joined: 24th November 2016
Departed: 17th May 2023
4 APPG Memberships
Hajj and Umrah , Kuwait , Maldives , Pakistan
Colleen Fletcher Portrait
Colleen Fletcher
Officer
Labour - Coventry North East
Joined: 21st April 2021
Departed: 17th May 2023
Munira Wilson Portrait
Munira Wilson
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Twickenham
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 10th March 2021
Helen Hayes Portrait
Helen Hayes
Officer
Labour - Dulwich and West Norwood
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 10th March 2021
Matt Western Portrait
Matt Western
Officer
Labour - Warwick and Leamington
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 10th March 2021
Neil Coyle Portrait
Neil Coyle
Officer
Labour - Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 10th March 2021
Lord Moynihan Portrait
Lord Moynihan
Officer
Conservative - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 10th March 2021
Baroness Meacher Portrait
Baroness Meacher
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 10th March 2021
None Portrait
The Earl of Listowel
Vice Chair
Joined: 13th February 2019
Departed: 10th March 2021
Marco Longhi Portrait
Marco Longhi
Vice Chair
Conservative - Dudley North
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 10th March 2021
Ben Spencer Portrait
Ben Spencer
Vice Chair
Conservative - Runnymede and Weybridge
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 10th March 2021
3 APPG Memberships
Finland , Rowing , Sweden
Virginia Crosbie Portrait
Virginia Crosbie
Vice Chair
Conservative - Ynys Môn
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 24th February 2020
Ivan Lewis Portrait
Ivan Lewis
Officer
Independent - Former Member for Bury South
Joined: 31st July 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Luciana Berger Portrait
Luciana Berger
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Former Member for Liverpool, Wavertree
Joined: 13th February 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Johnny Mercer Portrait
Johnny Mercer
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Plymouth, Moor View
Joined: 24th November 2016
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Helen Whately Portrait
Helen Whately
Vice Chair
Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 11th September 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Tom Brake Portrait
Tom Brake
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Former Member for Carshalton and Wallington
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 10th October 2018
No other APPG Memberships
Damien Moore Portrait
Damien Moore
Vice Chair
Conservative - Southport
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 10th October 2018
Laura Pidcock Portrait
Laura Pidcock
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for North West Durham
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 10th October 2018
No other APPG Memberships
Gloria De Piero Portrait
Gloria De Piero
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Ashfield
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Oliver Colvile Portrait
Oliver Colvile
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
James Morris Portrait
James Morris
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Halesowen and Rowley Regis
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 12th October 2016
Lord Alderdice Portrait
Lord Alderdice
Treasurer
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 12th October 2016