Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) APPG

First Registered: 30/07/2015 • 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.

Seeks to improve health, social care, education and employment opportunities for people with ME and encourage biomedical research into the cause and treatment of ME.

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 APPG Officers
Debbie Abrahams Portrait
Debbie Abrahams
Officer
Labour - Oldham East and Saddleworth
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 12th January 2026
4 APPG Officer Positions
Dementia , Healthy Places , Kashmir , Palestine

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Offord of Garvel Portrait
Lord Offord of Garvel
Officer
Reform UK - Life peer
Joined: 2nd January 2025
Departed: 12th January 2026
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Tessa Munt Portrait
Tessa Munt
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Wells and Mendip Hills
Joined: 2nd January 2025
Departed: 12th January 2026
3 APPG Officer Positions
Access to Disability Equipment , Flooding and Flooded Communities , Penal Affairs

No other APPG Memberships

Jo Platt Portrait
Jo Platt
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour (Co-op) - Leigh and Atherton
Joined: 2nd January 2025
Departed: 12th January 2026
Jason McCartney Portrait
Jason McCartney
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Colne Valley
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Stephen Metcalfe Portrait
Stephen Metcalfe
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for South Basildon and East Thurrock
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Carol Monaghan Portrait
Carol Monaghan
Chair & Registered Contact
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow North West
Joined: 12th October 2016
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Fleur Anderson Portrait
Fleur Anderson
Officer
Labour - Putney
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 24th January 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
Environment , Explosive Weapons and their Impact

No other APPG Memberships

Sharon Hodgson Portrait
Sharon Hodgson
Vice Chair
Labour - Washington and Gateshead South
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 24th January 2024
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff Portrait
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 4th May 2022
Departed: 24th January 2024
Hywel Williams Portrait
Hywel Williams
Officer
Plaid Cymru - Former Member for Arfon
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 5th April 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Ben Lake Portrait
Ben Lake
Officer
Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 5th April 2023
Baroness Scott of Needham Market Portrait
Baroness Scott of Needham Market
Co-Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 5th April 2023
1 APPG Officer Position
National Trust

No other APPG Memberships

James Davies Portrait
James Davies
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Vale of Clwyd
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 19th October 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Olivia Blake Portrait
Olivia Blake
Treasurer
Labour - Sheffield Hallam
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 21st April 2021
2 APPG Officer Positions
Local Nature Recovery , Migration

No other APPG Memberships

Daniel Zeichner Portrait
Daniel Zeichner
Secretary
Labour - Cambridge
Joined: 12th October 2016
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Mark Tami Portrait
Mark Tami
Vice Chair
Labour - Alyn and Deeside
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Julian Sturdy Portrait
Julian Sturdy
Co-Chair
Conservative - Former Member for York Outer
Joined: 12th October 2016
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Kerry McCarthy Portrait
Kerry McCarthy
Co-Chair
Labour - Bristol East
Joined: 12th October 2016
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Countess of Mar Portrait
Countess of Mar
Co-Chair
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Peter Bottomley Portrait
Peter Bottomley
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Worthing West
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Jacob Rees-Mogg Portrait
Jacob Rees-Mogg
Secretary
Conservative - Former Member for North East Somerset
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 31st August 2016
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

29 Current APPG Members
Mims Davies Portrait
Mims Davies
Member
Conservative - East Grinstead and Uckfield
Lord Offord of Garvel Portrait
Lord Offord of Garvel
Member
Reform UK - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
Multiple Sclerosis
Louise Sandher-Jones Portrait
Louise Sandher-Jones
Member
Labour - North East Derbyshire
No other APPG Officer Positions
7 APPG Memberships
Classics , Defence Technology , Fair Elections , Financial Technology , Long Covid , Maternity , Women in Parliament
Baroness Scott of Needham Market Portrait
Baroness Scott of Needham Market
Member
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
National Trust
3 APPG Memberships
Heritage Rail , Mutuals , Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics
Bradley Thomas Portrait
Bradley Thomas
Member
Conservative - Bromsgrove
Paul Waugh Portrait
Paul Waugh
Member
Labour (Co-op) - Rochdale
1 APPG Officer Position
Industrialised Construction
4 APPG Memberships
Long Covid , Maternity , Parks and Green Spaces , Tidy Britain
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Jo Platt MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.

Email: jo.platt.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Sonya Chowdhury, Action for ME

Email: policy@actionforme.org.uk

Secretariat:

Action for ME acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.actionforme.org.uk/

Group's Website:

https://appgme.co.uk/

Date
14 Jan 2024
Source
Action for M.E.
Description
Secretariat   From : 14/01/2024 To : 13/01/2025
Value
£1,501
Date
14 Jan 2023
Source
Action for M.E.
Description
Secretariat   From : 14/01/2023 To : 13/01/2024
Value
£1,501
Date
14 Jan 2022
Source
Action for M.E.
Description
Secretariat   From : 14/01/2022 To : 13/01/2023
Value
£1,501
Date
1 Jan 2016
Source
Action for M.E
Description
Secretariat   From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Value
£1,501
Date
1 Jan 2016
Source
The ME Association
Description
Secretariat   From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Value
£1,501
Date
1 Jul 2015
Source
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
Value
£1,501
Date
1 Jul 2015
Source
The ME Association
Description
Secretariat   From : 01/07/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£1,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) APPG