To provide a platform within Parliament to promote veterans; to secure support and understanding for the needs of veterans; to scrutinise and hold government, institutions, public sector, business and the third sector, to account to ensure that the UK is the best place in the world to be a veteran.
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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20 Current APPG Officers
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23 APPG Memberships
Afghanistan , Angling , Armed Forces Covenant , Bahrain , British Overseas Territories , Business Travel , Childcare and Early Education , Education , Falkland Islands , Football Club , Formula One , Geographically Protected Foods , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Motorsport , New Towns , Reserves and Cadets , South East , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Taiwan , War Heritage , Western Rail Link to Heathrow
Afghanistan , Angling , Armed Forces Covenant , Bahrain , British Overseas Territories , Business Travel , Childcare and Early Education , Education , Falkland Islands , Football Club , Formula One , Geographically Protected Foods , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Motorsport , New Towns , Reserves and Cadets , South East , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Taiwan , War Heritage , Western Rail Link to Heathrow
1 APPG Membership
War Heritage
War Heritage
5 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand , Heritage Rail , Motorcycle Speedway , Rail , Road Passenger Transport - Recovery and Renewal
Australia and New Zealand , Heritage Rail , Motorcycle Speedway , Rail , Road Passenger Transport - Recovery and Renewal
10 APPG Memberships
Adult Education , Armed Forces , British Council , Defence and Security Issues , Drones and Modern Conflict , Falkland Islands , Hospice and End of Life Care , Magnitsky Sanctions , Polar Regions , Polo
Adult Education , Armed Forces , British Council , Defence and Security Issues , Drones and Modern Conflict , Falkland Islands , Hospice and End of Life Care , Magnitsky Sanctions , Polar Regions , Polo
16 APPG Memberships
Aerospace , Armed Forces Covenant , Artificial Intelligence , Data Poverty , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths , Frozen British Pensions , Gibraltar , Internet, Communications and Technology , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Photonics and Quantum , Romania , Scientific , Shipbuilding and Ship Repair , Space , Technology and National Security , University
Aerospace , Armed Forces Covenant , Artificial Intelligence , Data Poverty , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths , Frozen British Pensions , Gibraltar , Internet, Communications and Technology , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Photonics and Quantum , Romania , Scientific , Shipbuilding and Ship Repair , Space , Technology and National Security , University
13 APPG Memberships
Africa , Belgium , British Overseas Territories , Defence and Security Issues , Libya , Liechtenstein , London's Planning and Built Environment , Luxembourg , Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 , Saudi Arabia , Switzerland , Taiwan , Tunisia
Africa , Belgium , British Overseas Territories , Defence and Security Issues , Libya , Liechtenstein , London's Planning and Built Environment , Luxembourg , Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 , Saudi Arabia , Switzerland , Taiwan , Tunisia
6 APPG Memberships
Afghanistan , British Overseas Territories , Defence and Security Issues , Falkland Islands , Liverpool City Region , Mountaineering
Afghanistan , British Overseas Territories , Defence and Security Issues , Falkland Islands , Liverpool City Region , Mountaineering
8 APPG Memberships
Deliberative Democracy , Electoral Reform , Food Banks , Golf , Hospitality and Tourism , Scotch Whisky , Vaccinations for All , Votes at 16
Deliberative Democracy , Electoral Reform , Food Banks , Golf , Hospitality and Tourism , Scotch Whisky , Vaccinations for All , Votes at 16
18 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 , 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 , White Ribbon UK
16 APPG Memberships
Antisemitism , Bees and Pollinators , Childcare and Early Education , Children of Alcoholics , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Education Technology , Insurance and Financial Services , Israel , Libraries, Information and Knowledge , Night Time Economy , School Food , South Africa , T Levels , Valproate and other Anti-Epileptic Drugs in Pregnancy , Video Games and Esports , Wrestling
Antisemitism , Bees and Pollinators , Childcare and Early Education , Children of Alcoholics , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Education Technology , Insurance and Financial Services , Israel , Libraries, Information and Knowledge , Night Time Economy , School Food , South Africa , T Levels , Valproate and other Anti-Epileptic Drugs in Pregnancy , Video Games and Esports , Wrestling
6 APPG Memberships
Chalk Streams , Cricket , Motorcycle Speedway , Motorsport , Small and Micro Business , Speech and Language Difficulties
Chalk Streams , Cricket , Motorcycle Speedway , Motorsport , Small and Micro Business , Speech and Language Difficulties
11 APPG Memberships
Bosnia and Herzegovina , Dairy , Farming , Geographically Protected Foods , Jordan , Kurdistan Region in Iraq , Microplastics , Rowing , Taiwan , Turks and Caicos Islands , Wine of Great Britain
Bosnia and Herzegovina , Dairy , Farming , Geographically Protected Foods , Jordan , Kurdistan Region in Iraq , Microplastics , Rowing , Taiwan , Turks and Caicos Islands , Wine of Great Britain
6 APPG Memberships
Belgium , Carbon Monoxide , Coalfield Communities , Industrial Heritage , Luxembourg , Parkrun
Belgium , Carbon Monoxide , Coalfield Communities , Industrial Heritage , Luxembourg , Parkrun
18 APPG Memberships
22q11 Syndrome , Accounting for Growth , Aerospace , Alternative Dispute Resolution , Apprenticeships , Children, Teenagers, and Young Adults with Cancer , Fusion Energy , Gibraltar , Kurdistan Region in Iraq , Music , Performing Arts Education and Training , Professional Sales , Republic of Iraq , Reserves and Cadets , River Thames , Social Mobility , Sovereign Defence Manufacturing Capability , St George's Day
22q11 Syndrome , Accounting for Growth , Aerospace , Alternative Dispute Resolution , Apprenticeships , Children, Teenagers, and Young Adults with Cancer , Fusion Energy , Gibraltar , Kurdistan Region in Iraq , Music , Performing Arts Education and Training , Professional Sales , Republic of Iraq , Reserves and Cadets , River Thames , Social Mobility , Sovereign Defence Manufacturing Capability , St George's Day
15 APPG Memberships
Afghanistan , Armed Forces Covenant , Bahrain , British Council , Broadband and Digital Communication , Internet, Communications and Technology , Liver Disease and Liver Cancer , Saudi Arabia , South Western Railway , United Nations Women , University of Hull , Wine of Great Britain , Women and Work , Women, Peace and Security , Yemen
Afghanistan , Armed Forces Covenant , Bahrain , British Council , Broadband and Digital Communication , Internet, Communications and Technology , Liver Disease and Liver Cancer , Saudi Arabia , South Western Railway , United Nations Women , University of Hull , Wine of Great Britain , Women and Work , Women, Peace and Security , Yemen
18 APPG Memberships
'Left Behind' Neighbourhoods , Accounting for Growth , Adult Education , Coalfield Communities , County , Cycling and Walking , Durham University , Financial Education for Young People , Foreign Affairs , Furniture Industry , Housing in the North , Industrial Heritage , Net Zero , School Food , Sixth Form Education , Sweden , UK Shared Prosperity Fund , Weddings
'Left Behind' Neighbourhoods , Accounting for Growth , Adult Education , Coalfield Communities , County , Cycling and Walking , Durham University , Financial Education for Young People , Foreign Affairs , Furniture Industry , Housing in the North , Industrial Heritage , Net Zero , School Food , Sixth Form Education , Sweden , UK Shared Prosperity Fund , Weddings
5 APPG Memberships
Business in a Pandemic (Covid) World , Civic Societies , Key Cities , Maritime and Ports , South East
Business in a Pandemic (Covid) World , Civic Societies , Key Cities , Maritime and Ports , South East
25 APPG Memberships
Arts, Health and Wellbeing , Chalk Streams , Council Housing , Cricket , Cuba , Cyprus , Darts , East of England , Football , Football Supporters , Hospitality and Tourism , Kashmir , Oracy , Pubs , Race and Community , Renters and Rental Reform , Showing Racism the Red Card , Sixth Form Education , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , University , Vascular and Venous Disease , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene , Western Sahara , Youth Affairs , Zimbabwe
Arts, Health and Wellbeing , Chalk Streams , Council Housing , Cricket , Cuba , Cyprus , Darts , East of England , Football , Football Supporters , Hospitality and Tourism , Kashmir , Oracy , Pubs , Race and Community , Renters and Rental Reform , Showing Racism the Red Card , Sixth Form Education , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , University , Vascular and Venous Disease , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene , Western Sahara , Youth Affairs , Zimbabwe
Contact Details
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James Sunderland MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 0207 219 5032.
Email: james.sunderland.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Kingsley Donaldson, Causeway Institute, c/o 2 Market Place, Lisburn, Co Antrim BT28 1AN. Tel: 07850 162 671
Email: Kingsley.donaldson@cipcr.org
No benefits in kind are on record for the Veterans APPG
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Veterans APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Jim Shannon
Co-Chair
Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford
Joined: 7th August 2020Departed: 14th July 2021
40 APPG Memberships
Access to Medicines and Medical Devices , Antibiotics , Bahá'í Faith , Beer , Blood Cancer , Carbon Monoxide , Carers , Cerebral Palsy , Christianity in the Holy Land , Cleaning and Hygiene , Coastal Communities , Dairy , Diabetes , Disability , Eggs, Pigs and Poultry , Energy Studies , Equipment for Disabled Children , Equitable Life Policyholders , Eye Health and Visual Impairment , Farming , Health in all Policies , Healthy Homes and Buildings , Hong Kong , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Malawi , Marine Energy , Muscular Dystrophy , National Trust , Obesity , Pakistani Minorities , Pigeon Racing , Pro-Life , Professional Sales , Relationships , Reserves and Cadets , Respiratory Health , Shooting and Conservation , Tibet , Union , Wood Panel Industry
Access to Medicines and Medical Devices , Antibiotics , Bahá'í Faith , Beer , Blood Cancer , Carbon Monoxide , Carers , Cerebral Palsy , Christianity in the Holy Land , Cleaning and Hygiene , Coastal Communities , Dairy , Diabetes , Disability , Eggs, Pigs and Poultry , Energy Studies , Equipment for Disabled Children , Equitable Life Policyholders , Eye Health and Visual Impairment , Farming , Health in all Policies , Healthy Homes and Buildings , Hong Kong , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Malawi , Marine Energy , Muscular Dystrophy , National Trust , Obesity , Pakistani Minorities , Pigeon Racing , Pro-Life , Professional Sales , Relationships , Reserves and Cadets , Respiratory Health , Shooting and Conservation , Tibet , Union , Wood Panel Industry
Diana Johnson
Vice Chair
Labour - Kingston upon Hull North
Joined: 7th August 2020Departed: 14th July 2021
19 APPG Memberships
'Left Behind' Neighbourhoods , Caribbean , Children, Teenagers, and Young Adults with Cancer , Commercial Sexual Exploitation , Film and Broader Screen , Fit and Healthy Childhood , Funerals and Bereavement , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Human Rights , Iceland , Music Education , Peru , Philanthropy and Social Investment , School Food , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Sixth Form Education , Surrogacy , Sustainable Flood and Drought Management , University of Hull
'Left Behind' Neighbourhoods , Caribbean , Children, Teenagers, and Young Adults with Cancer , Commercial Sexual Exploitation , Film and Broader Screen , Fit and Healthy Childhood , Funerals and Bereavement , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Human Rights , Iceland , Music Education , Peru , Philanthropy and Social Investment , School Food , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Sixth Form Education , Surrogacy , Sustainable Flood and Drought Management , University of Hull
Jeffrey M Donaldson
Vice Chair
Democratic Unionist Party - Lagan Valley
Joined: 7th August 2020Departed: 14th July 2021
22 APPG Memberships
Bahrain , Boys' Brigade , Cameroon , Christians in Parliament , Colombia , Egypt , Ethiopia and Djibouti , Formula One , Gaps in Support , Gibraltar , Golf , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Montserrat , Motorsport , North Korea , Philately , Poland , Pro-Life , Trade and Investment , Turkey , Union , War Heritage
Bahrain , Boys' Brigade , Cameroon , Christians in Parliament , Colombia , Egypt , Ethiopia and Djibouti , Formula One , Gaps in Support , Gibraltar , Golf , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Montserrat , Motorsport , North Korea , Philately , Poland , Pro-Life , Trade and Investment , Turkey , Union , War Heritage
Gareth Davies
Vice Chair
Conservative - Grantham and Stamford
Joined: 7th August 2020Departed: 14th July 2021
3 APPG Memberships
Environmental, Social, and Governance , Financial Markets and Services , Sustainable Finance
Environmental, Social, and Governance , Financial Markets and Services , Sustainable Finance
Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
Vice Chair
Joined: 7th August 2020Departed: 14th July 2021
8 APPG Memberships
Children , Cycling and Walking , First Do No Harm , Global Deforestation , Japan , Olympic and Paralympic Games , Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus , Wood Panel Industry
Children , Cycling and Walking , First Do No Harm , Global Deforestation , Japan , Olympic and Paralympic Games , Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus , Wood Panel Industry
21 APPG Memberships
Action on Conflict and Global Britain , Africa , BBC , British Museum , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Friends of Syria , Fruit, Vegetables and Horticulture , International Conservation , Media Freedom , Midlands Engine , Museums , National Trust , Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities , Theatre , Trade and Investment , Trade out of Poverty , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , United Nations Women , Visual Arts , Wilton Park , Women and Enterprise
Action on Conflict and Global Britain , Africa , BBC , British Museum , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Friends of Syria , Fruit, Vegetables and Horticulture , International Conservation , Media Freedom , Midlands Engine , Museums , National Trust , Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities , Theatre , Trade and Investment , Trade out of Poverty , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , United Nations Women , Visual Arts , Wilton Park , Women and Enterprise
Stuart Anderson
Vice Chair
Conservative - Wolverhampton South West
Joined: 7th August 2020Departed: 14th July 2021
Gordon Marsden
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Former Member for Blackpool South
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Jeffrey M Donaldson
Vice-Chair
Democratic Unionist Party - Lagan Valley
Joined: 21st July 2016Departed: 5th November 2019
22 APPG Memberships
Bahrain , Boys' Brigade , Cameroon , Christians in Parliament , Colombia , Egypt , Ethiopia and Djibouti , Formula One , Gaps in Support , Gibraltar , Golf , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Montserrat , Motorsport , North Korea , Philately , Poland , Pro-Life , Trade and Investment , Turkey , Union , War Heritage
Bahrain , Boys' Brigade , Cameroon , Christians in Parliament , Colombia , Egypt , Ethiopia and Djibouti , Formula One , Gaps in Support , Gibraltar , Golf , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Montserrat , Motorsport , North Korea , Philately , Poland , Pro-Life , Trade and Investment , Turkey , Union , War Heritage
Johnny Mercer
Vice-Chair
Conservative - Plymouth, Moor View
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Paul Sweeney
Vice-Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Former Member for Glasgow North East
Joined: 10th October 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
10 APPG Memberships
Belarus , Belize , Devolution , Kurdistan Region in Iraq , Kyrgyzstan , Liver Disease and Liver Cancer , Moldova , Mongolia , Parkrun , Vietnam
Belarus , Belize , Devolution , Kurdistan Region in Iraq , Kyrgyzstan , Liver Disease and Liver Cancer , Moldova , Mongolia , Parkrun , Vietnam
Robert Flello
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Stoke-on-Trent South
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Jeffrey M Donaldson
Vice Chair
Democratic Unionist Party - Lagan Valley
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 3rd June 2016
22 APPG Memberships
Bahrain , Boys' Brigade , Cameroon , Christians in Parliament , Colombia , Egypt , Ethiopia and Djibouti , Formula One , Gaps in Support , Gibraltar , Golf , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Montserrat , Motorsport , North Korea , Philately , Poland , Pro-Life , Trade and Investment , Turkey , Union , War Heritage
Bahrain , Boys' Brigade , Cameroon , Christians in Parliament , Colombia , Egypt , Ethiopia and Djibouti , Formula One , Gaps in Support , Gibraltar , Golf , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Montserrat , Motorsport , North Korea , Philately , Poland , Pro-Life , Trade and Investment , Turkey , Union , War Heritage