To collaborate across the political spectrum to campaign against legislative loopholes that disadvantage single parents, and for positive representation of a category which is increasingly common yet still all too often stigmatised.
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5 Current APPG Officers
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16 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Bangladesh , CBD (Cannabidiol) Products , Crossrail , Environmental, Social, and Governance , Gasworks Redevelopment , General Aviation , Genetic Haemochromatosis , Immigration Law and Policy , London , London as a Global City , London's Planning and Built Environment , Music , Poland , Social Integration , Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Bangladesh , CBD (Cannabidiol) Products , Crossrail , Environmental, Social, and Governance , Gasworks Redevelopment , General Aviation , Genetic Haemochromatosis , Immigration Law and Policy , London , London as a Global City , London's Planning and Built Environment , Music , Poland , Social Integration , Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities
6 APPG Memberships
Albania , Commercial Radio , Israel , North Macedonia , Waterways , Woods and Trees
Albania , Commercial Radio , Israel , North Macedonia , Waterways , Woods and Trees
28 APPG Memberships
Algeria , Archives and History , CAFOD , Coalfield Communities , Connected and Automated Mobility , Critical Minerals , Crypto and Digital Assets , Democratic Republic of Congo , Environment , Environmental, Social, and Governance , Fair Business Banking , Falkland Islands , Flags and Heraldry , Greenland , Health and the Natural Environment , Holy See , Hydrogen , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Kurdistan Region in Iraq , Mongolia , Nature , Net Zero , Pension Clawback , Philately , SME (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) House Builders , St George's Day , Sudan and South Sudan , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
Algeria , Archives and History , CAFOD , Coalfield Communities , Connected and Automated Mobility , Critical Minerals , Crypto and Digital Assets , Democratic Republic of Congo , Environment , Environmental, Social, and Governance , Fair Business Banking , Falkland Islands , Flags and Heraldry , Greenland , Health and the Natural Environment , Holy See , Hydrogen , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Kurdistan Region in Iraq , Mongolia , Nature , Net Zero , Pension Clawback , Philately , SME (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) House Builders , St George's Day , Sudan and South Sudan , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
6 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Bermuda , Crossrail , Libraries, Information and Knowledge , London , Online and Home Electrical Safety
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Bermuda , Crossrail , Libraries, Information and Knowledge , London , Online and Home Electrical Safety
Contact Details
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Dr Rupa Huq MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 6865.
Email: rupa.huq.mp@parliament.uk
Secretariat:
Gingerbread acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.gingerbread.org.uk/
Benefits in Kind
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Date
6 Feb 2022
6 Feb 2022
Source
Gingerbread
Gingerbread
Description
Secretariat From : 06/02/2022 To : 05/02/2023
Secretariat From : 06/02/2022 To : 05/02/2023
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
6 Feb 2021
6 Feb 2021
Source
Gingerbread
Gingerbread
Description
Secretariat From : 06/02/2021 To : 05/02/2022
Secretariat From : 06/02/2021 To : 05/02/2022
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
3 Jul 2019
3 Jul 2019
Source
River Island
River Island
Description
Event
Event
Value
£1,501
£1,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Single Parent Families APPG
Former APPG Officers
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17 APPG Memberships
Antisemitism , Coastal Communities , Dog Advisory Welfare , Fisheries , Fruit, Vegetables and Horticulture , Holocaust Memorial , International Conservation , Listed Properties , Menopause , Motor Neurone Disease , Net Zero , Parks and Green Spaces , Rural Services , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities , Women in Parliament , Young People's Health
Antisemitism , Coastal Communities , Dog Advisory Welfare , Fisheries , Fruit, Vegetables and Horticulture , Holocaust Memorial , International Conservation , Listed Properties , Menopause , Motor Neurone Disease , Net Zero , Parks and Green Spaces , Rural Services , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities , Women in Parliament , Young People's Health
26 APPG Memberships
Antisemitism , Beer , Cameroon , Cancer , Commercial Sexual Exploitation , Equipment for Disabled Children , Equitable Life Policyholders , Fair Business Banking , Financial Resilience , Hairdressing, Barbering and Cosmetology , Hospitality, Events and Major Food and Drink Businesses in Wales , Learning Disability , Medical Cannabis under Prescription , Modern Languages , Parkrun , Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse , Personal Banking and Fairer Financial Services , Public Legal Education and Pro Bono , Rowing , Rugby Union Football Club , Tennis , Timber Industries , Wales in the World , White Ribbon UK , Women and Work , Wrestling
Antisemitism , Beer , Cameroon , Cancer , Commercial Sexual Exploitation , Equipment for Disabled Children , Equitable Life Policyholders , Fair Business Banking , Financial Resilience , Hairdressing, Barbering and Cosmetology , Hospitality, Events and Major Food and Drink Businesses in Wales , Learning Disability , Medical Cannabis under Prescription , Modern Languages , Parkrun , Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse , Personal Banking and Fairer Financial Services , Public Legal Education and Pro Bono , Rowing , Rugby Union Football Club , Tennis , Timber Industries , Wales in the World , White Ribbon UK , Women and Work , Wrestling
Peter Bottomley
Treasurer
Conservative - Worthing West
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 9th February 2022
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
Mark Logan
Officer
Conservative - Bolton North East
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 9th February 2022
23 APPG Memberships
Afghanistan , Britain-Pakistan Trade and Tourism , British Council , British Museum , British Muslims , China , Down Syndrome , Electric Vehicles , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Germany , Hospitality and Tourism , India , International Students , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Jordan , Media , Mongolia , Muslim Women , Respiratory Health , Sri Lanka , Tidy Britain , Ukraine , Union
Afghanistan , Britain-Pakistan Trade and Tourism , British Council , British Museum , British Muslims , China , Down Syndrome , Electric Vehicles , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Germany , Hospitality and Tourism , India , International Students , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Jordan , Media , Mongolia , Muslim Women , Respiratory Health , Sri Lanka , Tidy Britain , Ukraine , Union
22 APPG Memberships
Belgium , Bermuda , Bladder and Bowel Continence Care , Cayman Islands , Deafness , Dying Well , Funerals and Bereavement , Furniture Industry , Future of Retail , Gardening and Horticulture , Haiti , Indonesia , Luxembourg , Maldives , Media , New Towns , Rural Business and the Rural Powerhouse , Sustainable Flood and Drought Management , Tunisia , United Nations Women , West Coast Main Line , Whistleblowing
Belgium , Bermuda , Bladder and Bowel Continence Care , Cayman Islands , Deafness , Dying Well , Funerals and Bereavement , Furniture Industry , Future of Retail , Gardening and Horticulture , Haiti , Indonesia , Luxembourg , Maldives , Media , New Towns , Rural Business and the Rural Powerhouse , Sustainable Flood and Drought Management , Tunisia , United Nations Women , West Coast Main Line , Whistleblowing
Baroness Barker
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 9th February 2022
11 APPG Memberships
Albania , Cycling and Walking , Global Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT+) Rights , HIV and AIDS , Housing and Care for Older People , Nepal , North Macedonia , Population, Development and Reproductive Health , Psychology , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Social Enterprise
Albania , Cycling and Walking , Global Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT+) Rights , HIV and AIDS , Housing and Care for Older People , Nepal , North Macedonia , Population, Development and Reproductive Health , Psychology , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Social Enterprise
Gavin Newlands
Officer
Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire North
Joined: 31st January 2018Departed: 9th February 2022
18 APPG Memberships
American Football , Carers , Connected and Automated Mobility , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Electric Vehicles , Esports , Golf , Green Deal Misselling , Greenland , Infant Feeding and Inequalities , Kidney , Light Rail , Motor , Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse , Snooker , State Pension Inequality for Women , Tennis , White Ribbon UK
American Football , Carers , Connected and Automated Mobility , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Electric Vehicles , Esports , Golf , Green Deal Misselling , Greenland , Infant Feeding and Inequalities , Kidney , Light Rail , Motor , Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse , Snooker , State Pension Inequality for Women , Tennis , White Ribbon UK
Caroline Nokes
Vice Chair
Conservative - Romsey and Southampton North
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 21st April 2021
13 APPG Memberships
Beauty and Wellbeing , British Sikhs , Cyprus , Eating Disorders , Hairdressing, Barbering and Cosmetology , Hormone Pregnancy Tests , Horse , Investment Fraud , Muslim Women , Polo , Showing Racism the Red Card , Sixth Form Education , Valproate and other Anti-Epileptic Drugs in Pregnancy
Beauty and Wellbeing , British Sikhs , Cyprus , Eating Disorders , Hairdressing, Barbering and Cosmetology , Hormone Pregnancy Tests , Horse , Investment Fraud , Muslim Women , Polo , Showing Racism the Red Card , Sixth Form Education , Valproate and other Anti-Epileptic Drugs in Pregnancy
Jamie Stone
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 21st April 2021
13 APPG Memberships
Adult Social Care , Aerospace , Armed Forces , Bahrain , Cleaning and Hygiene , Defence and Security Issues , Gaps in Support , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Media , Mongolia , Nuclear Energy , Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 , Space
Adult Social Care , Aerospace , Armed Forces , Bahrain , Cleaning and Hygiene , Defence and Security Issues , Gaps in Support , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Media , Mongolia , Nuclear Energy , Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 , Space
Andrew Bowie
Officer
Conservative - West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 21st April 2021
19 APPG Memberships
Armed Forces Covenant , BBC , Britiish Offshore Oil and Gas Industry , Geographically Protected Foods , Hong Kong , Malawi , Montserrat , One Punch Assaults , Pitcairn Islands , Reserves and Cadets , Running , Sustainable Aviation , Sweden , Technology and National Security , Timber Industries , Tunisia , Union , Veterans , White Ribbon UK
Armed Forces Covenant , BBC , Britiish Offshore Oil and Gas Industry , Geographically Protected Foods , Hong Kong , Malawi , Montserrat , One Punch Assaults , Pitcairn Islands , Reserves and Cadets , Running , Sustainable Aviation , Sweden , Technology and National Security , Timber Industries , Tunisia , Union , Veterans , White Ribbon UK
Paul Masterton
Treasurer
Conservative - Former Member for East Renfrewshire
Joined: 31st January 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Stephen Lloyd
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Former Member for Eastbourne
Joined: 31st January 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Balfe
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 13th February 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
34 APPG Memberships
Arctic and Nordic Councils , Australia and New Zealand , Belarus , Belgium , British Overseas Territories , Canada , Children of Alcoholics , Communities of Inquiry across the Generations , Finland , Food and Health , Future Generations , Future of Aviation , Germany , Greenland , Holy See , India , Kazakhstan , Lithuania , Luxembourg , Montserrat , Netherlands , Norway , Pacific Islands , Pitcairn Islands , Polar Regions , Psychology , Republic of Iraq , Russia , Slovenia , Sweden , Turkey , Uzbekistan , Vietnam , Writers
Arctic and Nordic Councils , Australia and New Zealand , Belarus , Belgium , British Overseas Territories , Canada , Children of Alcoholics , Communities of Inquiry across the Generations , Finland , Food and Health , Future Generations , Future of Aviation , Germany , Greenland , Holy See , India , Kazakhstan , Lithuania , Luxembourg , Montserrat , Netherlands , Norway , Pacific Islands , Pitcairn Islands , Polar Regions , Psychology , Republic of Iraq , Russia , Slovenia , Sweden , Turkey , Uzbekistan , Vietnam , Writers