Speech and Language Difficulties APPG
First Registered: 29/09/2015 • 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 8th April 2024 and may be defunct. Perhaps you are looking for the Dyslexia and Other Specific Learning Difficulties APPG?
To make parliament aware that the ability to communicate is a crucial life skill for all; to increase awareness about the impact communication difficulties have on other people's lives; to highlight the importance of early identification and intervention; and to press for increased provision of speech and language therapy.
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Former APPG Members
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Geraint Davies
Chair & Registered Contact
Independent - Swansea West
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 6th March 2024
Bingo , Coastal Communities , East of England , Fire Safety and Rescue , Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Housing and Care for Older People , Packaging Manufacturing Industry , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , State Pension Inequality for Women
Steve McCabe
Vice Chair
Labour - Birmingham, Selly Oak
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory) , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Marine Energy , Opera
Assistive Technology
James Wild
Vice Chair
Conservative - North West Norfolk
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
Debt and Personal Finance , Film and Broader Screen , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Parkrun , Snooker
Marie Rimmer
Vice Chair
Labour - St Helens South and Whiston
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
Robert Buckland
Vice Chair
Conservative - South Swindon
Joined: 28th June 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
Autism , Children in Police Custody , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Western Gateway
Lord Ramsbotham
Co-Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 23rd March 2022
Kevin Barron
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Rother Valley
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 5th November 2019
Rebecca Pow
Vice Chair
Conservative - Taunton Deane
Joined: 13th February 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
Paul Maynard
Vice Chair
Conservative - Blackpool North and Cleveleys
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 12th October 2016
Kevin Barron
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Rother Valley
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 12th October 2016
Contact Details
Show/HideRegistered Contact:
Geraint Davies MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 7166.
Email: geraint.davies.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Elissa Cregan, The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, 2 White Hart Yard, London SE1 1NX. Tel: 07513 724 112
Email: elissa.cregan@rcslt.org
Secretariat:
The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists acts as the group's secretariat. http://www.rcslt.org/
Group's Website:
Benefits in Kind
Show/Hide5 Feb 2023
The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Secretariat From : 05/02/2023 To : 04/02/2024
£3,001
5 Feb 2022
The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Secretariat From : 05/02/2022 To : 04/02/2023
£3,001
5 Feb 2021
The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Secretariat From : 05/02/2021 To : 04/02/2022
£3,001
5 Feb 2020
The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Secretariat From : 05/02/2020 To : 04/02/2021
£3,001
24 Jan 2019
Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Secretariat From : 24/01/2019 To : 23/01/2020
£3,001
24 Jan 2018
Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Secretariat From : 24/01/2018 To : 23/01/2019
£3,001
1 Jan 2016
Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Secretariat From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
£7,501
15 Jun 2015
Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Secretariat From : 15/06/2015 To : 31/12/2015
£1,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Speech and Language Difficulties APPG