Pandemic Response and Recovery APPG

First Registered: 06/10/2021 • 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.

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To provide a forum for open debate on pandemic management, to prevent avoidable suffering and loss in the future and ensure public health measures are proportional to the risk. To scrutinise the safety and regulatory approval of Covid-19 vaccines and review financial arrangements for anyoneharmed or bereaved by them.

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
Esther McVey Portrait
Esther McVey
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Tatton
Joined: 6th October 2021
Departed: 12th January 2026
3 APPG Officer Positions
Customer Service , Primodos , West Coast Main Line

No other APPG Memberships

Graham Stringer Portrait
Graham Stringer
Co-Chair
Labour - Blackley and Middleton South
Joined: 6th October 2021
Departed: 12th January 2026
2 APPG Officer Positions
Defending Democracy , Freedom of Speech

No other APPG Memberships

Sammy Wilson Portrait
Sammy Wilson
Vice Chair
Democratic Unionist Party - East Antrim
Joined: 6th October 2021
Departed: 12th January 2026
1 APPG Officer Position
Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness

No other APPG Memberships

Christopher Chope Portrait
Christopher Chope
Vice Chair
Conservative - Christchurch
Joined: 20th November 2024
Departed: 12th January 2026
3 APPG Officer Positions
Croatia , Energy Studies , Gardening and Horticulture

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Strathcarron Portrait
Lord Strathcarron
Co-Chair
Non-affiliated - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 13th December 2023
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Earl of Leicester Portrait
Earl of Leicester
Vice Chair
Conservative - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 13th December 2023
Departed: 30th May 2024
1 APPG Officer Position
Sustainable Plastics

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Morrissey Portrait
Baroness Morrissey
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 13th December 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Chris Green Portrait
Chris Green
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Bolton West
Joined: 13th December 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Miriam Cates Portrait
Miriam Cates
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Penistone and Stocksbridge
Joined: 6th October 2021
Departed: 1st November 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Foster of Oxton Portrait
Baroness Foster of Oxton
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 6th October 2021
Departed: 1st November 2023
2 APPG Officer Positions
Aviation, Travel and Aerospace , Terrorism and Security

No other APPG Memberships

Emma Lewell Portrait
Emma Lewell
Vice Chair
Labour - South Shields
Joined: 6th October 2021
Departed: 19th October 2022
4 APPG Officer Positions
Child of the North , Leamside Line , School Food , Women in Defence

No other APPG Memberships

Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Esther McVey MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 3226.

Email: esther.mcvey.mp@parliament.uk

Group's Website:

https://appgpandemic.org/

Benefits in Kind
Date
8 Sep 2021
Source
Collateral Global
Description
Secretariat   From : 08/09/2021 To : 17/09/2022
Value
£25,501
Financial Benefits Received
Date
13 Sep 2021
Source
Collateral Global
Value
£5,000