APPG officer roles
All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal cross-party groups that have no official status within Parliament. They are run by and for Members of the Commons and Lords, though many choose to involve individuals and organisations from outside Parliament in their administration and activities.
Officer Roles are drawn from the latest edition of the Register of APPGs. To see the latest edition of the register, go to Published Register of APPGs.
Afrikan Reparations
To bring together parliamentarians, campaigners, communities, and other stakeholders to examine issues of African Reparations and the repatriation of art and cultural artefacts, as well as exploring policy proposals on reparations and development, and how best to redress the legacies of African enslavement and colonialism.
Chair & Registered Contact
Birth Trauma
To support women who have experienced birth trauma; to influence the UK Government's Women's Health Strategy to include birth trauma; to advocate for mothers across the UK to have improved aftercare.
Officer
Black Maternal Health
As highlighted in the Dispatches documentary 'The Black Maternity Scandal', Black women are four times more likely to die in pregnancy and childbirth. The APPG aims to raise awareness of the issue of racial disparities within maternal healthcare and offer solutions to end this.
Chair & Registered Contact
British Overseas Territories
To foster good relations between the British Overseas Territories and Parliament.
Vice Chair
Carers
The group will bring together parliamentarians and policy and practice experts, to promote awareness, to share knowledge, and to better understand of the needs of unpaid carers. It will work to improve legislation for carers and provide a forum for parliamentarians and stakeholders to discuss solutions to improve carers’ lives.
Officer
Communities of Inquiry across the Generations
To provide practical models for conducting productive debates on difficult topics between young and old; to facilitate evidence-based, transformative discussions on equality and identity (e.g. race, faith, climate, migration); to interrogate 'culture wars' and ‘gesture politics' on and off campus; to create intergenerational communities of inquiry with parliamentarians, universities and young citizens.
Officer
Dementia
To raise awareness of dementia among parliamentarians and to influence legislation and policy making in order to improve the lives of people with dementia and their carers.
Vice Chair
Domestic Violence and Abuse
To work towards the elimination of domestic violence and abuse, to highlight issues arising for survivors and specialist support services, and to contribute to the development of policy and legislation in this area.
Officer
Frozen British Pensions
To bring together parliamentary supporters of the case to unfreeze British state pensions overseas and to campaign for reform.
Vice Chair
Global Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT+) Rights
To ensure that global lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) issues are permanently part of the government’s agenda and the wider national conversation about human rights and equality, raised by well-briefed and motivated parliamentarians both nationally and internationally.
Vice Chair
Governance and Inclusive Leadership
To raise the issue of inclusive leadership and governance in all areas of society with the aim of tackling the barriers prohibiting people from visible minorities from achieving positions of power and influence throughout the UK.
Officer
Green Deal Mis-selling
To gather evidence from constituents who have been mis-sold home improvements such as solar panels or insulation from rogue traders operating under the Green Deal. The group aims to find solutions for affected constituents and to prevent similar problems occurring under the new Green Deal.
Vice Chair
Gypsies, Travellers and Roma
To provide a forum for parliamentarians concerned about issues facing Gypsy, Traveller and Roma communities and seek to address these issues and challenge inequalities.
Officer
Healthcare Infrastructure
To highlight the importance of high-quality healthcare infrastructure to support the NHS in meeting the demands of the future, including post-pandemic care.
Officer
Immigration Detention
To raise awareness in parliament about immigration detention in the UK and its impacts; to connect parliamentarians with relevant research, organisations and experts, including people with lived experience of detention; and to advocate for evidence-based policy reforms and the welfare of detainees.
Vice Chair
India (Trade and Investment)
To promote trade and investment between India and the UK for the mutual betterment of their citizens, whilst building an inclusive living bridge between the two countries.
Vice Chair
Jamaica
To promote the country of Jamaica.
Officer
Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases
To inform parliamentarians of the devastation that malaria and the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) cause. Malaria and many of the NTDs are tractable disease. Suffering from malaria is avoidable. Malaria and many of the NTDs are treatable.
Vice Chair
Race and Community
The group focuses on issues of racial justice. It aims to increase the coverage in parliament of issues relating to race and ethnicity; to update members on these issues as well as on up-to-date research; and to connect the group with charities and other organisations working on these issues around the country.
Officer
Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia
To reduce the inequalities faced by sickle cell and thalassaemia patients in the UK. To improve standards of care and address other critical issues, as recommended by the key stakeholders.
Vice Chair
Women's Health
To empower women to ensure that they can make an informed choice about the best treatment for them and that they are treated with dignity and respect.
Officer