Valproate and other Anti-Epileptic Drugs in Pregnancy APPG
First Registered: 28/09/2017 • Last updated on: 24/01/2024
Note: This APPG was last registered on 24th January 2024. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 9th September 2025 and may be defunct.
To raise government awareness of the dangers of Valproate and other anti-epileptic drugs in pregnancy and to support and advocate for those harmed by the drugs taken by the mother in pregnancy.
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Former APPG Officers
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Cat Smith
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Lancaster and Wyre
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 24th January 2024
Christianity in the Holy Land , Funerals and Bereavement , Parkrun , West Coast Main Line
No other APPG Memberships
David Linden
Officer
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow East
Joined: 5th April 2023Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Birth Trauma , Dog Advisory Welfare , Tigray , Women's Rights
No other APPG Memberships
Liz Twist
Officer
Labour - Blaydon and Consett
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 24th January 2024
Respiratory Health , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention
No other APPG Memberships
Ben Lake
Officer
Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli
Joined: 23rd March 2022Departed: 24th January 2024
Forestry and Timber Security , France , Industrial Hemp , Netherlands
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Memberships
Sharon Hodgson
Vice Chair
Labour - Washington and Gateshead South
Joined: 21st November 2018Departed: 24th January 2024
Art, Craft and Design in Education , First Do No Harm - Mesh, Primodos, Valproate , Leamside Line , Parents , School Food , Ticket Abuse
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
Co-Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 23rd March 2022Departed: 24th January 2024
Caroline Nokes
Co-Chair
Conservative - Romsey and Southampton North
Joined: 23rd March 2022Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Lord O'Shaughnessy
Vice Chair
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 9th February 2022
Creative Health , Defibrillators , Opera , Responsible Business , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Slovenia
No other APPG Memberships
Kate Green
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Stretford and Urmston
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 27th January 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Fiona Bruce
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Congleton
Joined: 21st November 2018Departed: 27th January 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Teresa Pearce
Officer
Labour - Former Member for Erith and Thamesmead
Joined: 21st November 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Norman Lamb
Chair & Registered Contact
Liberal Democrat - Former Member for North Norfolk
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Paul Flynn
Officer
Labour - Former Member for Newport West
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 10th October 2018
No other APPG Memberships
Maria Eagle
Officer
Labour - Liverpool Garston
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 10th October 2018
No other APPG Memberships
Johnny Mercer
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Plymouth, Moor View
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 10th October 2018
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Masham of Ilton
Officer
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 10th October 2018
No other APPG Memberships
Contact Details
Show/HideRegistered Contact:
Cat Smith MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 6001.
Email: cat.smith.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Janet Williams, Independent Fetal Anti-Convulsant Trust, Heather Brae, School Lane, Preston PR3 6AA. Tel: 01253 799 161
Email: janet.infact@btinternet.com
No benefits in kind are on record for the Valproate and other Anti-Epileptic Drugs in Pregnancy APPG
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Valproate and other Anti-Epileptic Drugs in Pregnancy APPG