Smoking and Health APPG

First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 30/05/2024

Note: This APPG was last registered on 30th May 2024. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 9th October 2024 and may be defunct. Perhaps you are looking for the Dentistry and Oral Health APPG?

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To monitor and discuss the health and social effects of smoking; to review potential changes to existing legislation to reduce levels of smoking; to assess the latest medical techniques to assist in smoking cessation; and to act as a resource for the group's members on all issues relating to smoking and public health.

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 Members - Contact Details - Benefits in Kind - Financial Benefits
Reticulating Splines
Former APPG Members
Bob Blackman Portrait
Bob Blackman
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Harrow East
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 30th May 2024
4 APPG Memberships
Fire Safety and Rescue , Homelessness , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Israel
Lord Rennard Portrait
Lord Rennard
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Mary Kelly Foy Portrait
Mary Kelly Foy
Vice Chair
Labour - City of Durham
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 30th May 2024
1 APPG Membership
Gypsies, Travellers and Roma
Lord Young of Cookham Portrait
Lord Young of Cookham
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 30th May 2024
1 APPG Membership
Electric Vehicle
Alex Cunningham Portrait
Alex Cunningham
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Stockton North
Joined: 29th August 2018
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Faulkner of Worcester Portrait
Lord Faulkner of Worcester
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
3 APPG Memberships
Channel Islands , Heritage Rail , Taiwan
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff Portrait
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath Portrait
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Maggie Throup Portrait
Maggie Throup
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Erewash
Joined: 17th May 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Ian Mearns Portrait
Ian Mearns
Treasurer
Labour - Former Member for Gateshead
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 23rd March 2022
No other APPG Memberships
Kevin Barron Portrait
Kevin Barron
Vice-Chair
Labour - Former Member for Rother Valley
Joined: 24th November 2016
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Philippa Whitford Portrait
Philippa Whitford
Vice-Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Central Ayrshire
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness O'Cathain Portrait
Baroness O'Cathain
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Kevin Barron Portrait
Kevin Barron
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Rother Valley
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 12th October 2016
No other APPG Memberships
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Bob Blackman MP,

Email: No email supplied

Public Enquiry Point:

John Waldron, Action on Smoking and Health, Unit 2.9, The Foundry, 17 Oval Way, London SE11 5RR. Tel: 020 7404 0242

Email: john.waldron@ash.org.uk

Secretariat:

Action on Smoking and Health acts as the group's secretariat. https://ash.org.uk/

Group's Website:

https://ash.org.uk/appg

Benefits in Kind
Date
13 Mar 2024
Source
Action on Smoking and Health
Description
Event
Value
£3,001
Date
14 Jan 2024
Source
Action on Smoking and Health
Description
Secretariat   From : 14/01/2024 To : 13/01/2025
Value
£3,001
Date
12 Dec 2023
Source
Action on Smoking and Health
Description
Event
Value
£3,001
Date
9 Nov 2023
Source
Action on Smoking and Health
Description
Development of a report plus launch event for the report
Value
£4,501
Date
19 Jul 2023
Source
Action on Smoking and Health
Description
Event
Value
£1,501
Date
14 Jan 2023
Source
Action on Smoking and Health
Description
Secretariat   From : 14/01/2023 To : 13/01/2024
Value
£1,501
Date
14 Jan 2023
Source
Action on Smoking and Health
Description
Secretariat   From : 14/01/2023 To : 13/01/2024
Value
£7,501
Date
9 Mar 2022
Source
Action on Smoking and Health
Description
Event
Value
£1,501
Date
14 Jan 2022
Source
Action on Smoking and Health
Description
Secretariat   From : 14/01/2022 To : 13/01/2023
Value
£1,501
Date
9 Jun 2021
Source
SPECTRUM Research Consortium
Description
Analysis and review provided for a report
Value
£1,501
Date
9 Jun 2021
Source
Gardiner Richardson
Description
PR work for a report
Value
£3,001
Date
14 Jan 2021
Source
Action on Smoking and Health
Description
Secretariat   From : 14/01/2021 To : 13/01/2022
Value
£3,001
Date
26 Oct 2016
Source
Action on Smoking and Health
Description
Printing report; producing bulletins; funding a reception.
Value
£1,501
Date
1 Jul 2016
Source
Action on Smoking and Health
Description
Secretariat   From : 01/07/2016 To : 30/06/2017
Value
£1,501
Date
25 Mar 2015
Source
Action on Smoking and Health
Description
Reception
Value
£3,001
Date
1 Jan 2015
Source
Action on Smoking and Health
Description
Secretariat   From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£1,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Smoking and Health APPG