State Pension Inequality for Women APPG
First Registered: 03/06/2016 • Last updated on: 08/04/2024
To provide a cross-party forum in which to hold the government to account on the issue of transitional arrangements to compensate 1950's-born women who are affected by changes to the state pension age and to campaign on issues around the state pension age.
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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4 Current APPG Officers
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Rebecca Long Bailey
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Salford and Eccles
Joined: 24th January 2024
Gavin Newlands
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire North
Joined: 15th February 2017Contact Details
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Rebecca Long Bailey MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.
Benefits in Kind
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Date
1 Mar 2018
1 Mar 2018
Source
GMB Wales South West Region
GMB Wales South West Region
Description
Funding received via Campaign Collective for a consultation exercise being managed by the latter for the APPG
Funding received via Campaign Collective for a consultation exercise being managed by the latter for the APPG
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
5 Dec 2017
5 Dec 2017
Source
USDAW Head Office
USDAW Head Office
Description
Funding received via Campaign Collective for a consultation exercise being managed by the latter for the APPG
Funding received via Campaign Collective for a consultation exercise being managed by the latter for the APPG
Value
£1,501
£1,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the State Pension Inequality for Women APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Simon Fell
Vice Chair
Conservative - Barrow and Furness
Joined: 28th June 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
Philippa Whitford
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Central Ayrshire
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
Liz Saville Roberts
Vice Chair
Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
Ruth Cadbury
Vice Chair
Labour - Brentford and Isleworth
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
Jason McCartney
Vice Chair
Conservative - Colne Valley
Joined: 3rd June 2016Departed: 6th March 2024
5 APPG Memberships
Consumer Protection , Credit Unions , Debt and Personal Finance , Online and Home Electrical Safety , Respiratory Health
Consumer Protection , Credit Unions , Debt and Personal Finance , Online and Home Electrical Safety , Respiratory Health
Marion Fellows
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Motherwell and Wishaw
Joined: 2nd January 2019Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Membership
Financial Education for Young People
Financial Education for Young People
Barbara Keeley
Vice Chair
Labour - Worsley and Eccles South
Joined: 3rd June 2016Departed: 6th March 2024
Christina Rees
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Neath
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
7 APPG Memberships
Alternative Dispute Resolution , Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion and Hairdressing , Flood Prevention , Haiti , River Thames , Sport , UK Shared Prosperity Fund
Alternative Dispute Resolution , Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion and Hairdressing , Flood Prevention , Haiti , River Thames , Sport , UK Shared Prosperity Fund
Andrew Gwynne
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Denton and Reddish
Joined: 3rd June 2016Departed: 13th December 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Sally-Ann Hart
Officer
Conservative - Hastings and Rye
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
8 APPG Memberships
Almshouses , Childhood Trauma , Coastal Communities , Independent Education , Ocean , School Exclusions and Alternative Provision , South East , Wetlands
Almshouses , Childhood Trauma , Coastal Communities , Independent Education , Ocean , School Exclusions and Alternative Provision , South East , Wetlands
Douglas Chapman
Officer
Scottish National Party - Dunfermline and West Fife
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
1 APPG Membership
Denmark
Denmark
Jack Dromey
Officer
Labour - Former Member for Birmingham, Erdington
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
No other APPG Memberships
5 APPG Memberships
British Gujaratis , Cricket , Dentistry and Oral Health , Land Value Capture , Zimbabwe
British Gujaratis , Cricket , Dentistry and Oral Health , Land Value Capture , Zimbabwe
1 APPG Membership
Climbing, Hill Walking and Mountaineering
Climbing, Hill Walking and Mountaineering
Stuart C McDonald
Officer
Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
Chris Stephens
Officer
Scottish National Party - Glasgow South West
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
4 APPG Memberships
Cyprus , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Showing Racism the Red Card , Spinal Cord Injury
Cyprus , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Showing Racism the Red Card , Spinal Cord Injury
Rosie Winterton
Officer
Labour - Doncaster Central
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Tony Lloyd
Officer
Labour - Former Member for Rochdale
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Caroline Lucas
Officer
Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion
Joined: 3rd June 2016Departed: 10th March 2021
10 APPG Memberships
Acquired Brain Injury , Carbon Monoxide , Child Contact Centres and Services , Deafness , Genetic Haemochromatosis , Muscular Dystrophy , Respiratory Health , Sleep , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention , Water
Acquired Brain Injury , Carbon Monoxide , Child Contact Centres and Services , Deafness , Genetic Haemochromatosis , Muscular Dystrophy , Respiratory Health , Sleep , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention , Water
Christine Jardine
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Edinburgh West
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
Flick Drummond
Officer
Conservative - Meon Valley
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
4 APPG Memberships
Broadband and Digital Communication , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Women and Work , Yemen
Broadband and Digital Communication , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Women and Work , Yemen
Kim Johnson
Officer
Labour - Liverpool, Riverside
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
7 APPG Memberships
Child of the North , Credit Unions , Race and Community , Showing Racism the Red Card , Somaliland , Visual Arts , Yemen
Child of the North , Credit Unions , Race and Community , Showing Racism the Red Card , Somaliland , Visual Arts , Yemen
Carolyn Harris
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Swansea East
Joined: 3rd June 2016Departed: 10th March 2021
1 APPG Membership
Penal Affairs
Penal Affairs
Tim Loughton
Co-Chair
Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham
Joined: 3rd June 2016Departed: 10th March 2021
15 APPG Memberships
Adoption and Permanence , Archaeology , Armenia , Austria , British Museum , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Children , Coastal Communities , Conception to Age Two - First 1001 Days , Kinship Care , Photography , Tennis , Tibet , Wilton Park , Yemen
Adoption and Permanence , Archaeology , Armenia , Austria , British Museum , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Children , Coastal Communities , Conception to Age Two - First 1001 Days , Kinship Care , Photography , Tennis , Tibet , Wilton Park , Yemen
Richard Thomson
Officer
Scottish National Party - Gordon
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
Stephen Flynn
Officer
Scottish National Party - Aberdeen South
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
No other APPG Memberships
5 APPG Memberships
Central Bank and Digital Currency , Coalfield Communities , Gibraltar , Women and Enterprise , Wrestling
Central Bank and Digital Currency , Coalfield Communities , Gibraltar , Women and Enterprise , Wrestling
4 APPG Memberships
Armenia , Georgia , Hospitality, Events and Major Food and Drink Businesses in Wales , Western Gateway
Armenia , Georgia , Hospitality, Events and Major Food and Drink Businesses in Wales , Western Gateway
No other APPG Memberships
Paula Barker
Officer
Labour - Liverpool, Wavertree
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
1 APPG Membership
Cuba
Cuba
Tommy Sheppard
Officer
Scottish National Party - Edinburgh East
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
6 APPG Memberships
Climate Change , Deafness , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Humanist , Palestine , Population, Development and Reproductive Health
Climate Change , Deafness , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Humanist , Palestine , Population, Development and Reproductive Health
Kieran Mullan
Officer
Conservative - Crewe and Nantwich
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
3 APPG Memberships
Deep Geothermal , Humanist , Sport and Physical Activity in the Criminal Justice System
Deep Geothermal , Humanist , Sport and Physical Activity in the Criminal Justice System
Olivia Blake
Officer
Labour - Sheffield, Hallam
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
Alan Brown
Vice-Chair
Scottish National Party - Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Joined: 3rd June 2016Departed: 5th November 2019
4 APPG Memberships
Infrastructure , Marine Energy , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , Wood Panel Industry
Infrastructure , Marine Energy , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , Wood Panel Industry
1 APPG Membership
Pensions
Pensions
Mhairi Black
Vice-Chair
Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire South
Joined: 3rd June 2016Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Burt of Solihull
Vice-Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
1 APPG Membership
Humanist
Humanist
Julie Elliott
Vice-Chair
Labour - Sunderland Central
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
6 APPG Memberships
Children's Media and the Arts , Digital Inclusion , ITV , Jordan , Kidney , Palestine
Children's Media and the Arts , Digital Inclusion , ITV , Jordan , Kidney , Palestine
Louise Haigh
Vice-Chair
Labour - Sheffield, Heeley
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Scott Mann
Vice-Chair
Conservative - North Cornwall
Joined: 3rd June 2016Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Catherine McKinnell
Vice-Chair
Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne North
Joined: 3rd June 2016Departed: 5th November 2019
Liz McInnes
Vice-Chair
Labour - Former Member for Heywood and Middleton
Joined: 3rd June 2016Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Angela Crawley
Vice-Chair
Scottish National Party - Lanark and Hamilton East
Joined: 3rd June 2016Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Bakewell
Vice-Chair
Joined: 3rd June 2016Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Stephen Lloyd
Vice-Chair
Liberal Democrat - Former Member for Eastbourne
Joined: 2nd January 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Danny Kinahan
Co-Chair
Ulster Unionist Party - Former Member for South Antrim
Joined: 3rd June 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Ian Blackford
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Joined: 3rd June 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Mark Durkan
Co-Chair
Social Democratic & Labour Party - Former Member for Foyle
Joined: 3rd June 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships