Pro-Life APPG

First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 01/12/2025

To provide a forum for discussion of pro-life issues including abortion, euthanasia and research upon the human embryo.

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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19 Current APPG Members
Lord Dodds of Duncairn Portrait
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Member
Democratic Unionist Party - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
4 APPG Memberships
Falkland Islands , Parkrun , Republic of Korea , Sepsis
Lord Frost Portrait
Lord Frost
Member
Non-affiliated - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
Greece
Baroness Hoey Portrait
Baroness Hoey
Member
Non-affiliated - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
British Heritage
2 APPG Memberships
Commonwealth , Sepsis
Edward Leigh Portrait
Edward Leigh
Member
Conservative - Gainsborough
Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest Portrait
Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest
Member
Conservative - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Learning Disability

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Moore of Etchingham Portrait
Lord Moore of Etchingham
Member
Non-affiliated - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness O'Loan Portrait
Baroness O'Loan
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
2 APPG Officer Positions
CAFOD , Holy See
4 APPG Memberships
Christians in Parliament , Long Covid , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Sepsis
Lord Weir of Ballyholme Portrait
Lord Weir of Ballyholme
Member
Democratic Unionist Party - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
5 APPG Memberships
Carers , Christians in Parliament , Defibrillators , Dementia , Sepsis
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Carla Lockhart MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 0207 219 3000.

Email: carla.lockhart.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Catherine Robinson, Right To Life UK

Email: info@righttolife.org.uk

Secretariat:

Right to Life UK acts as the group's secretariat. https://righttolife.org.uk/

Date
21 Jan 2023
Source
Right to Life UK
Description
Secretariat   From : 21/01/2023 To : 20/01/2024
Value
£3,001
Date
21 Jan 2022
Source
Right to Life UK
Description
Secretariat   From : 21/01/2022 To : 20/01/2023
Value
£7,501
Date
21 Jan 2021
Source
Right to Life UK
Description
Secretariat   From : 21/01/2021 To : 20/01/2022
Value
£9,001
Date
21 Jan 2020
Source
Right to Life UK
Description
Secretariat   From : 21/01/2020 To : 20/01/2021
Value
£9,001
Date
12 Sep 2019
Source
Right to Life Charitable Trust
Description
Research services   From : 12/09/2019 To : 11/09/2020
Value
£9,001
Date
12 Sep 2018
Source
Right to Life Charitable Trust
Description
Research services   From : 12/09/2018 To : 11/09/2019
Value
£9,001
Date
12 Sep 2017
Source
Right to Life Charitable Trust
Description
Research services   From : 12/09/2017 To : 11/09/2018
Value
£9,001
Date
1 Jan 2017
Source
Right to Life Charitable Trust
Description
Research services   From : 01/01/2017 To : 31/12/2017
Value
£9,001

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Pro-Life APPG

Former APPG Officers
Baroness O'Loan Portrait
Baroness O'Loan
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 17th May 2023
Departed: 7th May 2025
2 APPG Officer Positions
CAFOD , Holy See

No other APPG Memberships

Mary Glindon Portrait
Mary Glindon
Vice Chair
Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 28th March 2025
Fiona Bruce Portrait
Fiona Bruce
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Congleton
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

None Portrait
Scott Benton
Vice Chair
Joined: 15th June 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
John Hayes Portrait
John Hayes
Vice Chair
Conservative - South Holland and The Deepings
Joined: 23rd March 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
5 APPG Officer Positions
Acquired Brain Injury , Craft , Genetic Haemochromatosis , Lebanon , Skills, Careers and Employment

No other APPG Memberships

Bob Blackman Portrait
Bob Blackman
Vice Chair
Conservative - Harrow East
Joined: 23rd March 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
Edward Leigh Portrait
Edward Leigh
Vice Chair
Conservative - Gainsborough
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
Christianity in the Holy Land , Croatia , France , Holy See , Lebanon , Malaysia

No other APPG Memberships

Jeffrey M Donaldson Portrait
Jeffrey M Donaldson
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Lagan Valley
Joined: 20th May 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Martin Vickers Portrait
Martin Vickers
Vice Chair
Conservative - Brigg and Immingham
Joined: 5th November 2019
Departed: 6th March 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
Channel Islands , Gibraltar , Kosovo and Albania , Poland , Rail , Steel and Metals-Related Industries

No other APPG Memberships

Jim Shannon Portrait
Jim Shannon
Vice Chair
Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
Lisa Cameron Portrait
Lisa Cameron
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
Joined: 20th May 2020
Departed: 5th April 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Masham of Ilton Portrait
Baroness Masham of Ilton
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 22nd February 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Jeffrey M Donaldson Portrait
Jeffrey M Donaldson
Treasurer
Independent - Former Member for Lagan Valley
Joined: 21st July 2016
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Jeremy Lefroy Portrait
Jeremy Lefroy
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Stafford
Joined: 5th November 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Maria Caulfield Portrait
Maria Caulfield
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Lewes
Joined: 12th October 2016
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Hooper Portrait
Baroness Hooper
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 23rd October 2019
9 APPG Officer Positions
CAFOD , Education , Egypt , Haiti , International Law, Justice and Accountability , Latin America , Mexico , Portugal , Spain

No other APPG Memberships

Rachael Maskell Portrait
Rachael Maskell
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - York Central
Joined: 8th November 2017
Departed: 31st July 2019
5 APPG Officer Positions
Adoption and Permanence , Ageing and Older People , Archaeology , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Dying Well

No other APPG Memberships

Mark Pritchard Portrait
Mark Pritchard
Vice Chair
Conservative - The Wrekin
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 21st November 2018
5 APPG Officer Positions
Egypt , Georgia , India , Libya , Turkey

No other APPG Memberships

None Portrait
Ms Margaret Ritchie
Secretary
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
Robert Flello Portrait
Robert Flello
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Stoke-on-Trent South
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

John Pugh Portrait
John Pugh
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Former Member for Southport
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Jeffrey M Donaldson Portrait
Jeffrey M Donaldson
Treasurer
Independent - Former Member for Lagan Valley
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 3rd June 2016
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships