Trade out of Poverty APPG

First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 06/03/2024

Note: This APPG was last registered on 6th March 2024. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 18th June 2025 and may be defunct.

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Organises seminars, inquiries, research and education campaigns to raise awareness in Parliament on removing barriers to trade and using trade as an engine for development in poor countries. The APPG aims to help developing countries achieve inclusive growth and prosperity through trade and investment.

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 Officers - Contact Details - Benefits in Kind - Financial Benefits
Reticulating Splines
Former APPG Officers
Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint Portrait
Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Boateng Portrait
Lord Boateng
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 6th March 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
Black Health , Ghana

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Oates Portrait
Lord Oates
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
Africa , Global Health and Security

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Lilley Portrait
Lord Lilley
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 27th March 2019
Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Officer Position
Project Delivery

No other APPG Memberships

Stephen Timms Portrait
Stephen Timms
Vice Chair
Labour - East Ham
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Chi Onwurah Portrait
Chi Onwurah
Vice Chair
Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Officer Positions
Africa , Engineering , Jazz , Space

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Purvis of Tweed Portrait
Lord Purvis of Tweed
Co-Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 27th March 2019
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Theo Clarke Portrait
Theo Clarke
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Stafford
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Stephen Timms Portrait
Stephen Timms
Vice Chair
Labour - East Ham
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 4th May 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Fleur Anderson Portrait
Fleur Anderson
Vice Chair
Labour - Putney
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 27th January 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

None Portrait
Lord Borwick
Officer
 Joined: 24th November 2016
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Hilary Benn Portrait
Hilary Benn
Officer
Labour - Leeds South
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Greg Hands Portrait
Greg Hands
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Chelsea and Fulham
Joined: 31st July 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

James Cleverly Portrait
James Cleverly
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Braintree
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 8th May 2019
1 APPG Officer Position
Listed Properties

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Hastings of Scarisbrick Portrait
Lord Hastings of Scarisbrick
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd January 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Sarah Champion Portrait
Sarah Champion
Co-Chair
Labour - Rotherham
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 2nd January 2019
6 APPG Officer Positions
Cayman Islands , Channel Islands , Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights , Ocean , Taiwan , Zoos and Aquariums

No other APPG Memberships

None Portrait
Mr Peter Lilley
Chair & Registered Contact
 Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Robin Walker Portrait
Robin Walker
Secretary
Conservative - Former Member for Worcester
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 12th October 2016
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Theo Clarke MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 01785 245444.

Email: theo.clarke.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Dr Dirk Willem te Velde, ODI, 203 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 8NJ

Email: D.teVelde@odi.org.uk

Secretariat:

ODI acts as the group's secretariat. https://odi.org/en/

Benefits in Kind
Date
28 Jan 2023
Source
Saana Consulting Ltd
Description
Secretariat   From : 28/01/2022 To : 27/01/2023
Value
£6,001
Date
28 Jan 2023
Source
ODI
Description
Secretariat   From : 28/01/2023 To : 27/01/2024
Value
£6,001
Date
28 Jan 2021
Source
Saana Consulting Ltd
Description
Secretariat   From : 28/01/2021 To : 27/01/2022
Value
£9,001
Date
28 Jan 2021
Source
Saana Consulting Ltd
Description
Secretariat   From : 28/01/2021 To : 27/01/2022
Value
£9,001
Date
28 Jan 2020
Source
Saana Consulting Ltd
Description
Secretariat   From : 28/01/2020 To : 27/01/2021
Value
£13,501
Date
1 Jan 2016
Source
Saana Consulting
Description
Secretariat   From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Value
£21,001
Date
1 Sep 2015
Source
Saana Consulting
Description
Secretariat   From : 01/09/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£21,001

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Trade out of Poverty APPG