To be the central, constructive, cross-party voice for sport in parliament and to promote the wider societal benefits of sport and physical activity in the UK.
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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7 Current APPG Officers
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35 APPG Memberships
Acquired Brain Injury , Agroecology for Sustainable Food and Farming , Alternative Dispute Resolution , Archives and History , Autism , Banning Trophy Hunting , Boxing , Cancer , Coalfield Communities , Environment , Flood Prevention , Fusion Energy , Hairdressing, Barbering and Cosmetology , Hospitality and Tourism , Hospitality, Events and Major Food and Drink Businesses in Wales , Immigration Law and Policy , Industrial Heritage , Motor Neurone Disease , Multiple Sclerosis , Music , Olympic and Paralympic Games , Olympic and Paralympic Games , Ovarian Cancer , Parkinson's , Pension Clawback , Public Legal Education and Pro Bono , Rail in Wales , Restorative Justice , River Thames , Sepsis , T Levels , UK Shared Prosperity Fund , Vegetarianism and Veganism , Wales in the World , Western Rail Link to Heathrow
Acquired Brain Injury , Agroecology for Sustainable Food and Farming , Alternative Dispute Resolution , Archives and History , Autism , Banning Trophy Hunting , Boxing , Cancer , Coalfield Communities , Environment , Flood Prevention , Fusion Energy , Hairdressing, Barbering and Cosmetology , Hospitality and Tourism , Hospitality, Events and Major Food and Drink Businesses in Wales , Immigration Law and Policy , Industrial Heritage , Motor Neurone Disease , Multiple Sclerosis , Music , Olympic and Paralympic Games , Olympic and Paralympic Games , Ovarian Cancer , Parkinson's , Pension Clawback , Public Legal Education and Pro Bono , Rail in Wales , Restorative Justice , River Thames , Sepsis , T Levels , UK Shared Prosperity Fund , Vegetarianism and Veganism , Wales in the World , Western Rail Link to Heathrow
6 APPG Memberships
Football , Football Club , Hockey , Issues Affecting Men and Boys , Usher Syndrome , Youth Employment
Football , Football Club , Hockey , Issues Affecting Men and Boys , Usher Syndrome , Youth Employment
3 APPG Memberships
Action on Conflict and Global Britain , Commonwealth Games , Olympic and Paralympic Games
Action on Conflict and Global Britain , Commonwealth Games , Olympic and Paralympic Games
18 APPG Memberships
Belarus , Bermuda , Betting and Gaming , Children, Teenagers, and Young Adults with Cancer , Commonwealth Games , Energy Security , Esports , Golf , Hydrogen , Japan , Maldives , Olympic and Paralympic Games , Pigeon Racing , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Sport, Modern Slavery and Human Rights , Ticket Abuse , Uzbekistan
Belarus , Bermuda , Betting and Gaming , Children, Teenagers, and Young Adults with Cancer , Commonwealth Games , Energy Security , Esports , Golf , Hydrogen , Japan , Maldives , Olympic and Paralympic Games , Pigeon Racing , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Sport, Modern Slavery and Human Rights , Ticket Abuse , Uzbekistan
1 APPG Membership
Sport and Physical Activity in the Criminal Justice System
Sport and Physical Activity in the Criminal Justice System
Contact Details
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Christina Rees MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 5783.
Email: christina.rees.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Ryan McCullough, Sport and Recreation Alliance, 5th Floor, Holborn Tower, 137-144 High Holborn, London WC1V 6PL. Tel: 020 7976 2008
Email: rmccullough@sportandrecreation.org.uk
Secretariat:
Sport and Recreation Alliance acts as the group's secretariat. http://www.sportandrecreation.org.uk/
Group's Website:
Benefits in Kind
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Date
22 Jan 2021
22 Jan 2021
Source
Sport and Recreation Alliance
Sport and Recreation Alliance
Description
Secretariat From : 22/01/2021 To : 21/01/2022
Secretariat From : 22/01/2021 To : 21/01/2022
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
22 Jan 2020
22 Jan 2020
Source
Sport and Recreation Alliance
Sport and Recreation Alliance
Description
Secretariat From : 22/01/2020 To : 21/01/2021
Secretariat From : 22/01/2020 To : 21/01/2021
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
22 Jan 2020
22 Jan 2020
Source
Sport and Recreation Alliance
Sport and Recreation Alliance
Description
Secretariat From : 22/01/2020 To : 21/01/2019
Secretariat From : 22/01/2020 To : 21/01/2019
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
17 Jul 2018
17 Jul 2018
Source
Sport and Recreation Alliance
Sport and Recreation Alliance
Description
Secretariat From : 18/07/2018 To : 17/07/2019
Secretariat From : 18/07/2018 To : 17/07/2019
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
1 Jan 2018
1 Jan 2018
Source
Sport and Recreation Alliance
Sport and Recreation Alliance
Description
Secretariat From : 01/01/2018 To : 31/12/2018
Secretariat From : 01/01/2018 To : 31/12/2018
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
1 Jan 2017
1 Jan 2017
Source
Sport and Recreation Alliance
Sport and Recreation Alliance
Description
Secretariat From : 01/01/2017 To : 31/12/2017
Secretariat From : 01/01/2017 To : 31/12/2017
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
1 Jan 2016
1 Jan 2016
Source
Sport and Recreation Alliance
Sport and Recreation Alliance
Description
Secretariat From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Secretariat From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
1 Jan 2015
1 Jan 2015
Source
Sport and Recreation Alliance
Sport and Recreation Alliance
Description
Secretariat From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Secretariat From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£3,001
£3,001
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Sport APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Dehenna Davison
Vice Chair
Conservative - Bishop Auckland
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 21st April 2021
8 APPG Memberships
British Bioethanol , Football Club , Music , Music , One Punch Assaults , Running , University of Hull , Video Games and Esports
British Bioethanol , Football Club , Music , Music , One Punch Assaults , Running , University of Hull , Video Games and Esports
Sharon Hodgson
Vice Chair
Labour - Washington and Sunderland West
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 21st April 2021
41 APPG Memberships
'Left Behind' Neighbourhoods , Armed Forces Covenant , Art, Craft and Design in Education , Assistive Technology , Autism , Baby Loss , Basketball , Breast Cancer , Cancer , Childcare and Early Education , Childhood Trauma , Commercial Sexual Exploitation , Conception to Age Two - First 1001 Days , Craft , Dance , Design and Innovation , Dyslexia and Other Specific Learning Difficulties , Electric Vehicles , Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion , First Do No Harm , Food and Drink , Food and Drink Supply Chain , Food and Health , Food Banks , Hormone Pregnancy Tests , Infant Feeding and Inequalities , Motor , Music , Music Education , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Ovarian Cancer , School Food , Singapore , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Surgical Mesh , Textiles and Fashion , Ticket Abuse , Tidy Britain , Usher Syndrome , Video Games and Esports , Wine and Spirits
'Left Behind' Neighbourhoods , Armed Forces Covenant , Art, Craft and Design in Education , Assistive Technology , Autism , Baby Loss , Basketball , Breast Cancer , Cancer , Childcare and Early Education , Childhood Trauma , Commercial Sexual Exploitation , Conception to Age Two - First 1001 Days , Craft , Dance , Design and Innovation , Dyslexia and Other Specific Learning Difficulties , Electric Vehicles , Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion , First Do No Harm , Food and Drink , Food and Drink Supply Chain , Food and Health , Food Banks , Hormone Pregnancy Tests , Infant Feeding and Inequalities , Motor , Music , Music Education , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Ovarian Cancer , School Food , Singapore , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Surgical Mesh , Textiles and Fashion , Ticket Abuse , Tidy Britain , Usher Syndrome , Video Games and Esports , Wine and Spirits
Jane Hunt
Vice Chair
Conservative - Loughborough
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 21st April 2021
Lord Archer of Weston-Super-Mare
Vice Chair
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 21st April 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Julian Knight
Vice Chair
Conservative - Solihull
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 24th February 2020
13 APPG Memberships
Alternative Lending , Broadband and Digital Communication , Commonwealth Games , Cricket , Fair Business Banking , Fair Fuel for UK Motorists and UK Hauliers , Financial Education for Young People , Golf , Infant Feeding and Inequalities , Motor , New and Advanced Technologies , Snooker , University of Hull
Alternative Lending , Broadband and Digital Communication , Commonwealth Games , Cricket , Fair Business Banking , Fair Fuel for UK Motorists and UK Hauliers , Financial Education for Young People , Golf , Infant Feeding and Inequalities , Motor , New and Advanced Technologies , Snooker , University of Hull
Phillip Lee
Chair & Registered Contact
Liberal Democrat - Former Member for Bracknell
Joined: 10th October 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
1 APPG Membership
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Lord Naseby
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
12 APPG Memberships
Chile , Council of Sri Lankan Muslim Organisations UK , Falkland Islands , Healthcare Infrastructure , Independent Education , India , Mutuals , Pigeon Racing , Shared Ownership Housing , Singapore , Sri Lanka , Tennis
Chile , Council of Sri Lankan Muslim Organisations UK , Falkland Islands , Healthcare Infrastructure , Independent Education , India , Mutuals , Pigeon Racing , Shared Ownership Housing , Singapore , Sri Lanka , Tennis
Justin Tomlinson
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - North Swindon
Joined: 21st July 2016Departed: 29th August 2018
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Memberships
Neil Gray
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Airdrie and Shotts
Joined: 21st July 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Chris Heaton-Harris
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Daventry
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 3rd June 2016
No other APPG Memberships
Christian Matheson
Treasurer
Labour - City of Chester
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 3rd June 2016
30 APPG Memberships
Aerospace , Argentina , Bahrain , BBC , Belize , Colombia , Fair Business Banking , Falkland Islands , Football Club , Future of Aviation , Gibraltar , Global Education , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Latin America , Latvia , Media Freedom , Mexico , Music , Parkrun , Peru , Philanthropy and Social Investment , Polar Regions , Polo , Qatar , Republic of Korea , Singapore , St George's Day , Vaccinations for All , Venezuela , Zoos and Aquariums
Aerospace , Argentina , Bahrain , BBC , Belize , Colombia , Fair Business Banking , Falkland Islands , Football Club , Future of Aviation , Gibraltar , Global Education , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Latin America , Latvia , Media Freedom , Mexico , Music , Parkrun , Peru , Philanthropy and Social Investment , Polar Regions , Polo , Qatar , Republic of Korea , Singapore , St George's Day , Vaccinations for All , Venezuela , Zoos and Aquariums
Lord Austin of Dudley
Secretary
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 3rd June 2016
8 APPG Memberships
Antisemitism , Cycling and Walking , Electric Vehicles , Holocaust Memorial , Kurdistan Region in Iraq , Magnitsky Sanctions , Southern Yemen , West Midlands
Antisemitism , Cycling and Walking , Electric Vehicles , Holocaust Memorial , Kurdistan Region in Iraq , Magnitsky Sanctions , Southern Yemen , West Midlands
Lord Pendry
President
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 3rd June 2016
1 APPG Membership
Hong Kong
Hong Kong