Refugees APPG

First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 07/05/2025

To provide a forum for the discussion of issues relating to refugees, both in the UK and abroad, and to promote the welfare of refugees.

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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Reticulating Splines
4 Current APPG Officers
Tony Vaughan Portrait
Tony Vaughan
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Folkestone and Hythe
Joined: 7th May 2025
1 APPG Officer Position
China
4 APPG Memberships
Access to Justice , Humanist , Nuclear Energy , South East
Baroness Stroud Portrait
Baroness Stroud
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 8th April 2024
1 APPG Officer Position
Poverty and Inequality
1 APPG Membership
United Nations Global Goals
30 Current APPG Members
Lord Bishop of Chelmsford Portrait
Lord Bishop of Chelmsford
Member
Bishops - Bishops
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
Housing and Care for Older People
Lord Bishop of Sheffield Portrait
Lord Bishop of Sheffield
Member
Bishops - Bishops
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Kevin Bonavia Portrait
Kevin Bonavia
Member
Labour - Stevenage
Carla Denyer Portrait
Carla Denyer
Member
Green Party - Bristol Central
Lord German Portrait
Lord German
Member
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Lord Kerr of Kinlochard Portrait
Lord Kerr of Kinlochard
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
Republic of Korea
Chris Murray Portrait
Chris Murray
Member
Labour - Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
No other APPG Officer Positions
2 APPG Memberships
Climate Change , Homelessness
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon Portrait
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
Member
Labour - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Iraq
4 APPG Memberships
Creative Health , India , United Nations Global Goals , University
Andrew Western Portrait
Andrew Western
Member
Labour - Stretford and Urmston
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
United Nations Global Goals
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Tony Vaughan MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.

Email: tony.vaughan.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Hayden Banks, Refugee Council. Tel: 07780 664 598

Email: hayden.banks@refugeecouncil.org.uk

Secretariat:

Refugee Council acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/

Group's Website:

https://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/our-work/championing-the-rights-of-refugees/appg-on-refugees/

Date
10 Sep 2024
Source
Refugee Council
Description
Secretariat   From : 10/09/2024 To : 09/09/2025
Value
£4,501
Date
29 Jan 2024
Source
Refugee Council
Description
Secretariat   From : 29/01/2024 To : 28/01/2025
Value
£3,001
Date
29 Jan 2023
Source
Refugee Council
Description
Secretariat   From : 29/01/2023 To : 28/01/2024
Value
£3,001
Date
29 Jan 2022
Source
Refugee Council
Description
Secretariat   From : 29/01/2022 To : 28/01/2023
Value
£3,001
Date
29 Jan 2021
Source
Refugee Council
Description
Secretariat   From : 29/01/2021 To : 28/01/2022
Value
£3,001
Date
29 Jan 2020
Source
Refugee Council
Description
Secretariat   From : 29/01/2020 To : 28/01/2021
Value
£3,001
Date
11 Jul 2019
Source
Refugee Council
Description
Secretariat   From : 11/07/2019 To : 10/07/2020
Value
£3,001
Date
11 Jul 2018
Source
Refugee Council
Description
Secretariat   From : 11/07/2018 To : 10/07/2019
Value
£3,001
Date
11 Jul 2017
Source
Refugee Council
Description
Secretariat   From : 11/07/2017 To : 10/07/2018
Value
£3,001
Date
7 Jul 2016
Source
Refugee Council
Description
Secretariat   From : 07/07/2016 To : 06/07/2017
Value
£1,501
Date
7 Jul 2015
Source
The Refugee Council
Description
Secretariat   From : 07/07/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£1,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Refugees APPG

Former APPG Officers
Laura Kyrke-Smith Portrait
Laura Kyrke-Smith
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Aylesbury
Joined: 12th February 2025
Departed: 28th March 2025
Kevin Bonavia Portrait
Kevin Bonavia
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Stevenage
Joined: 9th October 2024
Departed: 2nd January 2025
2 APPG Officer Positions
Legal and Constitutional Affairs , Space

No other APPG Memberships

Andrew Western Portrait
Andrew Western
Officer
Labour - Stretford and Urmston
Joined: 28th June 2023
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Anne McLaughlin Portrait
Anne McLaughlin
Chair & Registered Contact
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow North East
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

John McNally Portrait
John McNally
Officer
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Falkirk
Joined: 28th June 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Paul Blomfield Portrait
Paul Blomfield
Officer
Labour - Former Member for Sheffield Central
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

None Portrait
The Lord Bishop of Durham
Officer
Joined: 5th November 2019
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Lister of Burtersett Portrait
Baroness Lister of Burtersett
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 2nd January 2019
Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Officer Positions
Domestic Violence and Abuse , Migration , Poverty and Inequality , Social Science and Policy

No other APPG Memberships

Amy Callaghan Portrait
Amy Callaghan
Officer
Scottish National Party - Former Member for East Dunbartonshire
Joined: 28th June 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Anum Qaisar Portrait
Anum Qaisar
Officer
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Airdrie and Shotts
Joined: 28th June 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Carol Monaghan Portrait
Carol Monaghan
Officer
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow North West
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Patrick Grady Portrait
Patrick Grady
Officer
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow North
Joined: 28th June 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Alison Thewliss Portrait
Alison Thewliss
Officer
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow Central
Joined: 28th June 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Caroline Lucas Portrait
Caroline Lucas
Officer
Green Party - Former Member for Brighton, Pavilion
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

David Simmonds Portrait
David Simmonds
Officer
Conservative - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
Joined: 7th August 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
British Jews , Heritage Rail , Migration

No other APPG Memberships

Tim Loughton Portrait
Tim Loughton
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for East Worthing and Shoreham
Joined: 27th March 2019
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Peter Bottomley Portrait
Peter Bottomley
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Worthing West
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Debbonaire Portrait
Baroness Debbonaire
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 20th May 2020
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Heidi Allen Portrait
Heidi Allen
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Former Member for South Cambridgeshire
Joined: 2nd January 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Steve Double Portrait
Steve Double
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for St Austell and Newquay
Joined: 27th March 2019
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: 27th March 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

David Linden Portrait
David Linden
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow East
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 23rd October 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Morgan of Cotes Portrait
Baroness Morgan of Cotes
Vice-Chair
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 10th October 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

David Burrowes Portrait
David Burrowes
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Enfield, Southgate
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Mark Pritchard Portrait
Mark Pritchard
Secretary
Conservative - The Wrekin
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 12th October 2016
5 APPG Officer Positions
Egypt , Georgia , India , Libya , Turkey

No other APPG Memberships