Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) APPG
First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 04/05/2022
To seek to improve health, social care, education and employment opportunities for people with ME and encourage biomedical research into the cause and treatment of ME.
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11 Current APPG Officers
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Carol Monaghan
Chair & Registered Contact
Scottish National Party - Glasgow North West
Joined: 12th October 2016
16 APPG Memberships
Aerospace , Armed Forces Covenant , Artificial Intelligence , Data Poverty , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths , Frozen British Pensions , Gibraltar , Internet, Communications and Technology , Photonics and Quantum , Romania , Scientific , Shipbuilding and Ship Repair , Space , Technology and National Security , University , Veterans
Aerospace , Armed Forces Covenant , Artificial Intelligence , Data Poverty , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths , Frozen British Pensions , Gibraltar , Internet, Communications and Technology , Photonics and Quantum , Romania , Scientific , Shipbuilding and Ship Repair , Space , Technology and National Security , University , Veterans
1 APPG Membership
Local Democracy
Local Democracy
25 APPG Memberships
Acquired Brain Injury , Allergy , Australia and New Zealand , Bereavement Support , Bladder and Bowel Continence Care , Cancer , Carbon Monoxide , Child Contact Centres and Services , Commonwealth , Commonwealth Games , Complex Needs and Dual Diagnosis , Coronavirus , Dementia , Dying Well , Health , Hospice and End of Life Care , Intensive Care , Liver Disease and Liver Cancer , Medical Research , Music Education , Occupational Safety and Health , Parkinson's , Recovery from Addictions , Skin , Smoking and Health
Acquired Brain Injury , Allergy , Australia and New Zealand , Bereavement Support , Bladder and Bowel Continence Care , Cancer , Carbon Monoxide , Child Contact Centres and Services , Commonwealth , Commonwealth Games , Complex Needs and Dual Diagnosis , Coronavirus , Dementia , Dying Well , Health , Hospice and End of Life Care , Intensive Care , Liver Disease and Liver Cancer , Medical Research , Music Education , Occupational Safety and Health , Parkinson's , Recovery from Addictions , Skin , Smoking and Health
Stephen Metcalfe
Co-Chair
Conservative - South Basildon and East Thurrock
Joined: 24th February 2020
14 APPG Memberships
Artificial Intelligence , Blockchain , Digital Skills , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths , Engineering , Equitable Life Policyholders , Future of Work , General Aviation , Light Rail , Maritime and Ports , Photonics and Quantum , Scientific , Space , Theatre
Artificial Intelligence , Blockchain , Digital Skills , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths , Engineering , Equitable Life Policyholders , Future of Work , General Aviation , Light Rail , Maritime and Ports , Photonics and Quantum , Scientific , Space , Theatre
40 APPG Memberships
'Left Behind' Neighbourhoods , Armed Forces Covenant , Art, Craft and Design in Education , Assistive Technology , Autism , Baby Loss , Basketball , Breast Cancer , Cancer , Childcare and Early Education , Childhood Trauma , Commercial Sexual Exploitation , Conception to Age Two - First 1001 Days , Craft , Dance , Design and Innovation , Dyslexia and Other Specific Learning Difficulties , Electric Vehicles , Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion , First Do No Harm , Food and Drink , Food and Drink Supply Chain , Food and Health , Food Banks , Hormone Pregnancy Tests , Infant Feeding and Inequalities , Motor , Music , Music Education , Ovarian Cancer , School Food , Singapore , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Surgical Mesh , Textiles and Fashion , Ticket Abuse , Tidy Britain , Usher Syndrome , Video Games and Esports , Wine and Spirits
'Left Behind' Neighbourhoods , Armed Forces Covenant , Art, Craft and Design in Education , Assistive Technology , Autism , Baby Loss , Basketball , Breast Cancer , Cancer , Childcare and Early Education , Childhood Trauma , Commercial Sexual Exploitation , Conception to Age Two - First 1001 Days , Craft , Dance , Design and Innovation , Dyslexia and Other Specific Learning Difficulties , Electric Vehicles , Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion , First Do No Harm , Food and Drink , Food and Drink Supply Chain , Food and Health , Food Banks , Hormone Pregnancy Tests , Infant Feeding and Inequalities , Motor , Music , Music Education , Ovarian Cancer , School Food , Singapore , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Surgical Mesh , Textiles and Fashion , Ticket Abuse , Tidy Britain , Usher Syndrome , Video Games and Esports , Wine and Spirits
34 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , American Football , BBC , Carbon Monoxide , Channel 4 , Cricket , Fairtrade , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Homelessness , Hospitality and Tourism , ITV , Kashmir , Knife Crime and Violence Reduction , Kurdistan Region in Iraq , National Trust , Northern Culture , Northern Powerhouse , Parkinson's , Pharmacy , Rail in the North , Rowing , Rugby League , Sixth Form Education , State Pension Inequality for Women , Students , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention , Trailer and Towing Safety , Transport Across the North , Ukraine , University , Waterways , Woods and Trees , Working at Height , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , American Football , BBC , Carbon Monoxide , Channel 4 , Cricket , Fairtrade , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Homelessness , Hospitality and Tourism , ITV , Kashmir , Knife Crime and Violence Reduction , Kurdistan Region in Iraq , National Trust , Northern Culture , Northern Powerhouse , Parkinson's , Pharmacy , Rail in the North , Rowing , Rugby League , Sixth Form Education , State Pension Inequality for Women , Students , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention , Trailer and Towing Safety , Transport Across the North , Ukraine , University , Waterways , Woods and Trees , Working at Height , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
17 APPG Memberships
Afghanistan , Compassionate Politics , Coronavirus , Deliberative Democracy , Dementia , Disability , Green New Deal , Health in all Policies , Kashmir , Life Sciences , Pakistan , Prescribed Drug Dependence , Race and Community , Rugby League , Universal Credit , Uyghurs , Women in the Penal System
Afghanistan , Compassionate Politics , Coronavirus , Deliberative Democracy , Dementia , Disability , Green New Deal , Health in all Policies , Kashmir , Life Sciences , Pakistan , Prescribed Drug Dependence , Race and Community , Rugby League , Universal Credit , Uyghurs , Women in the Penal System
32 APPG Memberships
Agroecology for Sustainable Food and Farming , Beer , Celtic Sea , Choice at the End of Life , Cleaning and Hygiene , Community Energy , Côte d’Ivoire , Deliberative Democracy , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Fair Business Banking , Farming , Forestry and Tree Planting , France , Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency , Genetic Haemochromatosis , Geographically Protected Foods , Hospitality, Events and Major Food and Drink Businesses in Wales , Infant Feeding and Inequalities , International Students , Marine Energy , Netherlands , Sudan and South Sudan , Sustainable Finance , Sustainable Resource , Thalidomide , University , Uplands and Hill Farming , Valproate and other Anti-Epileptic Drugs in Pregnancy , Wales in the World , Western Sahara , White Ribbon UK , Wood Panel Industry
Agroecology for Sustainable Food and Farming , Beer , Celtic Sea , Choice at the End of Life , Cleaning and Hygiene , Community Energy , Côte d’Ivoire , Deliberative Democracy , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Fair Business Banking , Farming , Forestry and Tree Planting , France , Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency , Genetic Haemochromatosis , Geographically Protected Foods , Hospitality, Events and Major Food and Drink Businesses in Wales , Infant Feeding and Inequalities , International Students , Marine Energy , Netherlands , Sudan and South Sudan , Sustainable Finance , Sustainable Resource , Thalidomide , University , Uplands and Hill Farming , Valproate and other Anti-Epileptic Drugs in Pregnancy , Wales in the World , Western Sahara , White Ribbon UK , Wood Panel Industry
7 APPG Memberships
Banning Trophy Hunting , Catalonia , Equitable Life Policyholders , Immigration Detention , Listed Properties , Uzbekistan , Wine of Great Britain
Banning Trophy Hunting , Catalonia , Equitable Life Policyholders , Immigration Detention , Listed Properties , Uzbekistan , Wine of Great Britain
25 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Antibiotics , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Burma , Channel Islands , Côte d’Ivoire , Cycling and Walking , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Financial Resilience , Funerals and Bereavement , Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity , Infant Feeding and Inequalities , Isle of Man (Manx) , Knife Crime and Violence Reduction , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness , Parks and Green Spaces , Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative , South Western Railway , Sustainable Resource , Trade Justice , Video Games and Esports , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene , Women in Parliament , Youth Employment
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Antibiotics , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Burma , Channel Islands , Côte d’Ivoire , Cycling and Walking , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Financial Resilience , Funerals and Bereavement , Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity , Infant Feeding and Inequalities , Isle of Man (Manx) , Knife Crime and Violence Reduction , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness , Parks and Green Spaces , Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative , South Western Railway , Sustainable Resource , Trade Justice , Video Games and Esports , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene , Women in Parliament , Youth Employment
Contact Details
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Carol Monaghan MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 6396.
Email: carol.monaghan.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Sonya Chowdhury, Action for M.E., 42 Temple Street, Keynsham BS31 1EH. Tel: 0117 927 9551
Email: policy@actionforme.org.uk
Secretariat:
Action for M.E. acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.actionforme.org.uk/
Benefits in Kind
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Date
14 Jan 2022
14 Jan 2022
Source
Action for M.E.
Action for M.E.
Description
Secretariat From : 14/01/2022 To : 13/01/2023
Secretariat From : 14/01/2022 To : 13/01/2023
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
1 Jan 2016
1 Jan 2016
Source
Action for M.E
Action for M.E
Description
Secretariat From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Secretariat From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
1 Jan 2016
1 Jan 2016
Source
The ME Association
The ME Association
Description
Secretariat From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Secretariat From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
1 Jul 2015
1 Jul 2015
Source
Action for M.E
Action for M.E
Description
Action for M.E. receives assistance from Whitehouse Consultancy to act as APPG's secretariat From : 01/07/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Action for M.E. receives assistance from Whitehouse Consultancy to act as APPG's secretariat From : 01/07/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
1 Jul 2015
1 Jul 2015
Source
The ME Association
The ME Association
Description
Secretariat From : 01/07/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Secretariat From : 01/07/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£1,501
£1,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Olivia Blake
Treasurer
Labour - Sheffield, Hallam
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 21st April 2021
Peter Bottomley
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Worthing West
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
73 APPG Memberships
Adult Education , Afrikan Reparations , Ageing and Older People , Arts and Heritage , Austria , BBC , Black Maternal Health , British Overseas Territories , Carbon Monoxide , Commonwealth , Community Development in Europe , Croatia , Cycling and Walking , Dalits , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Dentistry and Oral Health , Disability , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Equitable Life Policyholders , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Fatherhood , Flags and Heraldry , Gasworks Redevelopment , Global Security and Non-Proliferation , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Haiti , Hospice and End of Life Care , Immigration Detention , Insurance and Financial Services , Internet, Communications and Technology , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Kosovo , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Limits to Growth , London's Planning and Built Environment , Longevity , Maternity , Media , Music , No Recourse to Public Funds , Olympic and Paralympic Games , Opera , Park Homes , Performing Arts Education and Training , Photography , Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 , Race and Community , Religion in the Media , Religious Education , Republic of Korea , Retail Crime , Road Freight and Logistics , Rowing , Scientific , Scotch Whisky , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Social Enterprise , Social Integration , Social Science and Policy , South Africa , St George's Day , Tibet , Transport Safety , United Nations , United Nations Women , Vascular and Venous Disease , Votes at 16 , Western Sahara , Wine and Spirits , Wine of Great Britain , Women in Transport , Youth Affairs
Adult Education , Afrikan Reparations , Ageing and Older People , Arts and Heritage , Austria , BBC , Black Maternal Health , British Overseas Territories , Carbon Monoxide , Commonwealth , Community Development in Europe , Croatia , Cycling and Walking , Dalits , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Dentistry and Oral Health , Disability , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Equitable Life Policyholders , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Fatherhood , Flags and Heraldry , Gasworks Redevelopment , Global Security and Non-Proliferation , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Haiti , Hospice and End of Life Care , Immigration Detention , Insurance and Financial Services , Internet, Communications and Technology , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Kosovo , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Limits to Growth , London's Planning and Built Environment , Longevity , Maternity , Media , Music , No Recourse to Public Funds , Olympic and Paralympic Games , Opera , Park Homes , Performing Arts Education and Training , Photography , Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 , Race and Community , Religion in the Media , Religious Education , Republic of Korea , Retail Crime , Road Freight and Logistics , Rowing , Scientific , Scotch Whisky , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Social Enterprise , Social Integration , Social Science and Policy , South Africa , St George's Day , Tibet , Transport Safety , United Nations , United Nations Women , Vascular and Venous Disease , Votes at 16 , Western Sahara , Wine and Spirits , Wine of Great Britain , Women in Transport , Youth Affairs
Countess of Mar
Co-Chair
Crossbench - Retired on 1 May 2020
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
22 APPG Memberships
Agroecology for Sustainable Food and Farming , Belize , Cardiac Risk in the Young , Central America , Climate Change , Dog Advisory Welfare , Global Deforestation , Jordan , Music , Ocean Conservation , Performers' Alliance , Russia , School Food , Small Island Developing States , Snooker , Somaliland , Sustainable Resource , Theatre , Tibet , Ticket Abuse , Trailer and Towing Safety , Vegetarianism and Veganism
Agroecology for Sustainable Food and Farming , Belize , Cardiac Risk in the Young , Central America , Climate Change , Dog Advisory Welfare , Global Deforestation , Jordan , Music , Ocean Conservation , Performers' Alliance , Russia , School Food , Small Island Developing States , Snooker , Somaliland , Sustainable Resource , Theatre , Tibet , Ticket Abuse , Trailer and Towing Safety , Vegetarianism and Veganism
10 APPG Memberships
Game and Wildlife Conservation , Historic Vehicles , Hospitality, Events and Major Food and Drink Businesses in Wales , Motor Neurone Disease , Portugal , Qatar , Shooting and Conservation , Spinal Cord Injury , Steel and Metal Related Industries , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies
Game and Wildlife Conservation , Historic Vehicles , Hospitality, Events and Major Food and Drink Businesses in Wales , Motor Neurone Disease , Portugal , Qatar , Shooting and Conservation , Spinal Cord Injury , Steel and Metal Related Industries , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies
17 APPG Memberships
Arts and Heritage , Bullying , Climate Change , Cycling and Walking , Data Analytics , East of England , Electoral Reform , Environment , Future Generations , Internet, Communications and Technology , Life Sciences , Medical Research , Social Science and Policy , Taxis , UK Innovation Corridor , University , Video Games and Esports
Arts and Heritage , Bullying , Climate Change , Cycling and Walking , Data Analytics , East of England , Electoral Reform , Environment , Future Generations , Internet, Communications and Technology , Life Sciences , Medical Research , Social Science and Policy , Taxis , UK Innovation Corridor , University , Video Games and Esports
Jacob Rees-Mogg
Secretary
Conservative - North East Somerset
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 31st August 2016
No other APPG Memberships