To advocate for improvements to animal welfare through policy, legislation and best practice.
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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Reticulating Splines
43 Additional APPG Publications
4 Current APPG Officers
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1 APPG Officer Position
Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention
3 APPG Memberships
Antimicrobial Resistance , British Hindus , Environment
Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention
3 APPG Memberships
Antimicrobial Resistance , British Hindus , Environment
2 APPG Officer Positions
Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Science and Technology in Agriculture
4 APPG Memberships
Antimicrobial Resistance , Humanist , Life Sciences , United Nations Global Goals
Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Science and Technology in Agriculture
4 APPG Memberships
Antimicrobial Resistance , Humanist , Life Sciences , United Nations Global Goals
3 APPG Officer Positions
Antimicrobial Resistance , Dog Advisory Welfare , Maternity
8 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Cats , Climate Change , Early Education and Childcare , Marine Energy , South East , University , Water Pollution
Antimicrobial Resistance , Dog Advisory Welfare , Maternity
8 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Cats , Climate Change , Early Education and Childcare , Marine Energy , South East , University , Water Pollution
2 APPG Officer Positions
Cats , Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics
4 APPG Memberships
Belarus , Environment , Internet, Communications and Technology , Modernising Employment
Cats , Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics
4 APPG Memberships
Belarus , Environment , Internet, Communications and Technology , Modernising Employment
19 Current APPG Members
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4 APPG Officer Positions
City Regions Transport , Eating Disorders , Humanist , Poverty and Inequality
16 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Carers , Council Tax Reform , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Healthcare Workers , Homelessness , Infrastructure , International Students , Mutuals , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Ocean , Race and Community , Refugees , University , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
City Regions Transport , Eating Disorders , Humanist , Poverty and Inequality
16 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Carers , Council Tax Reform , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Healthcare Workers , Homelessness , Infrastructure , International Students , Mutuals , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Ocean , Race and Community , Refugees , University , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
No other APPG Officer Positions
3 APPG Memberships
Autism , Beer , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System
3 APPG Memberships
Autism , Beer , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System
2 APPG Officer Positions
Phasing Out Animal Experiments in Medical Research , Uyghurs
2 APPG Memberships
Healthcare Workers , Political and Media Literacy
Phasing Out Animal Experiments in Medical Research , Uyghurs
2 APPG Memberships
Healthcare Workers , Political and Media Literacy
5 APPG Officer Positions
Channel Islands , Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights , Ocean , Taiwan , Zoos and Aquariums
24 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Beauty and Wellbeing , Beer , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Cats , Children's Online Safety , Cyprus , Environment , Falkland Islands , Freight and Logistics , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Fusion Energy , Greece , Humanist , Italy , Manufacturing , Music , Nuclear Energy , Nutrition for Development , Pharmacy , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Serbia , Tennis , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
Channel Islands , Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights , Ocean , Taiwan , Zoos and Aquariums
24 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Beauty and Wellbeing , Beer , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Cats , Children's Online Safety , Cyprus , Environment , Falkland Islands , Freight and Logistics , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Fusion Energy , Greece , Humanist , Italy , Manufacturing , Music , Nuclear Energy , Nutrition for Development , Pharmacy , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Serbia , Tennis , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
4 APPG Officer Positions
Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Rural Services , Women in Parliament , Woods and Trees
12 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Dementia , Environment , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Heritage Rail , Humanist , Parks and Green Spaces , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Tidy Britain , Water Pollution
Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Rural Services , Women in Parliament , Woods and Trees
12 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Dementia , Environment , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Heritage Rail , Humanist , Parks and Green Spaces , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Tidy Britain , Water Pollution
3 APPG Officer Positions
Cats , Healthcare Workers , Visual Arts and Artists
9 APPG Memberships
Beyond Pills , Climate Change , Creative Health , Freight and Logistics , Humanist , Net Zero , Parks and Green Spaces , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention , Tidy Britain
Cats , Healthcare Workers , Visual Arts and Artists
9 APPG Memberships
Beyond Pills , Climate Change , Creative Health , Freight and Logistics , Humanist , Net Zero , Parks and Green Spaces , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention , Tidy Britain
3 APPG Officer Positions
Bus and Coach , Cyber Innovation , SME (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) House Builders
5 APPG Memberships
Customer Service , Humanist , Infrastructure , Listed Properties , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
Bus and Coach , Cyber Innovation , SME (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) House Builders
5 APPG Memberships
Customer Service , Humanist , Infrastructure , Listed Properties , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
6 APPG Officer Positions
Consumer Protection , Debt and Financial Inclusion , Endometriosis , Kosovo and Albania , Spinal Cord Injury , Women's Health
7 APPG Memberships
Carers , Cats , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Immigration Detention , Modern Conflict , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
Consumer Protection , Debt and Financial Inclusion , Endometriosis , Kosovo and Albania , Spinal Cord Injury , Women's Health
7 APPG Memberships
Carers , Cats , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Immigration Detention , Modern Conflict , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
1 APPG Officer Position
International Law, Justice and Accountability
5 APPG Memberships
Council Tax Reform , Healthcare Workers , Hydrogen , Parkrun , Prostate Cancer
International Law, Justice and Accountability
5 APPG Memberships
Council Tax Reform , Healthcare Workers , Hydrogen , Parkrun , Prostate Cancer
No other APPG Officer Positions
3 APPG Memberships
Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Women in Parliament , Wood Panel Industry
3 APPG Memberships
Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Women in Parliament , Wood Panel Industry
6 APPG Officer Positions
Alevis , Dog Advisory Welfare , Intellectual Property , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Semiconductors
17 APPG Memberships
Beauty and Wellbeing , Beer , Cats , Christians in Parliament , Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society , Healthcare Workers , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Key Cities , Listed Properties , Long Covid , Music , Political and Media Literacy , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies , Tennis , Tidy Britain , Vascular and Venous Disease , Waterways
Alevis , Dog Advisory Welfare , Intellectual Property , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Semiconductors
17 APPG Memberships
Beauty and Wellbeing , Beer , Cats , Christians in Parliament , Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society , Healthcare Workers , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Key Cities , Listed Properties , Long Covid , Music , Political and Media Literacy , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies , Tennis , Tidy Britain , Vascular and Venous Disease , Waterways
6 APPG Officer Positions
Adoption and Permanence , Ageing and Older People , Archaeology , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Dying Well , Sudan and South Sudan
42 APPG Memberships
Adult Social Care , Afghan Women and Girls , Autism , Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Beer , Beyond Pills , Blockchain Technologies , British Sign Language , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Carers , Child of the North , Christians in Parliament , City Regions Transport , Classics , Climate Change , Defibrillators , Dentistry and Oral Health , Early Education and Childcare , Environment , Fairtrade , Faith and Society , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Healthy Homes and Buildings , Heritage Rail , Housing and Care for Older People , Hydrogen , Music Education , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Obesity , Performing Arts Education and Training , Pharmacy , Prostate Cancer , Respiratory Health , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Smoking and Health , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention , United Nations Global Goals , University , Women in Parliament
Adoption and Permanence , Ageing and Older People , Archaeology , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Dying Well , Sudan and South Sudan
42 APPG Memberships
Adult Social Care , Afghan Women and Girls , Autism , Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Beer , Beyond Pills , Blockchain Technologies , British Sign Language , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Carers , Child of the North , Christians in Parliament , City Regions Transport , Classics , Climate Change , Defibrillators , Dentistry and Oral Health , Early Education and Childcare , Environment , Fairtrade , Faith and Society , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Healthy Homes and Buildings , Heritage Rail , Housing and Care for Older People , Hydrogen , Music Education , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Obesity , Performing Arts Education and Training , Pharmacy , Prostate Cancer , Respiratory Health , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Smoking and Health , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention , United Nations Global Goals , University , Women in Parliament
4 APPG Officer Positions
East Midlands , Fusion Energy , Hydrogen , UK Fresh Produce Network
13 APPG Memberships
Adoption and Permanence , Autism , Aviation , Carers , Climate Change , Cyprus , Energy Studies , Environment , Furniture Industry , Long Covid , Net Zero , Pharmacy , Renewable and Sustainable Energy
East Midlands , Fusion Energy , Hydrogen , UK Fresh Produce Network
13 APPG Memberships
Adoption and Permanence , Autism , Aviation , Carers , Climate Change , Cyprus , Energy Studies , Environment , Furniture Industry , Long Covid , Net Zero , Pharmacy , Renewable and Sustainable Energy
1 APPG Officer Position
Environment
6 APPG Memberships
Energy Studies , Healthcare Workers , Long Covid , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy , United Nations Global Goals
Environment
6 APPG Memberships
Energy Studies , Healthcare Workers , Long Covid , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy , United Nations Global Goals
6 APPG Officer Positions
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , British Heritage , Commonwealth , Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories , San Marino , Switzerland and Liechtenstein
14 APPG Memberships
Autism , Beer , British Jews , Carbon Monoxide , Carers , Cyprus , Defibrillators , Dentistry and Oral Health , Falkland Islands , Infrastructure , Listed Properties , Parks and Green Spaces , Pharmacy , Taiwan
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , British Heritage , Commonwealth , Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories , San Marino , Switzerland and Liechtenstein
14 APPG Memberships
Autism , Beer , British Jews , Carbon Monoxide , Carers , Cyprus , Defibrillators , Dentistry and Oral Health , Falkland Islands , Infrastructure , Listed Properties , Parks and Green Spaces , Pharmacy , Taiwan
Contact Details
Show/HideRegistered Contact:
Dr Neil Hudson MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.
Email: neil.hudson.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Marisa Heath, RSPCA. Tel: 07764 247 098
Email: admin@apgaw.org
Secretariat:
RSPCA acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.rspca.org.uk/
Group's Website:
Benefits in Kind
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Date
22 Oct 2024
22 Oct 2024
Source
RSPCA
RSPCA
Description
Secretariat From : 22/10/2024 To : 21/10/2025
Secretariat From : 22/10/2024 To : 21/10/2025
Value
£18,001
£18,001
Date
1 Jan 2016
1 Jan 2016
Source
RSPCA
RSPCA
Description
Funds the post of an administrator for the APPG From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Funds the post of an administrator for the APPG From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Value
£15,001
£15,001
Date
1 Jan 2015
1 Jan 2015
Source
RSPCA
RSPCA
Description
Secretariat From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Secretariat From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£15,001
£15,001
Financial Benefits Received
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Date
3 Dec 2020
3 Dec 2020
Source
Petfood Manufacturers Industry
Petfood Manufacturers Industry
Value
£10,000
£10,000
Date
3 Dec 2020
3 Dec 2020
Source
RSPCA
RSPCA
Value
£18,500
£18,500
Date
13 Jun 2019
13 Jun 2019
Source
Petfood Manufacturers Association
Petfood Manufacturers Association
Value
£10,000
£10,000
Date
21 Jul 2017
21 Jul 2017
Source
RSPCA
RSPCA
Value
£16,500
£16,500
Date
21 Jul 2017
21 Jul 2017
Source
RSPCA (amount registered is per year but it is paid in monthly instalments)
RSPCA (amount registered is per year but it is paid in monthly instalments)
Value
£16,500
£16,500
Former APPG Officers
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No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Henry Smith
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Crawley
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Giles Watling
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Clacton
Joined: 18th July 2018Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Liz Saville Roberts
Treasurer
Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Joined: 8th April 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
5 APPG Officer Positions
Heritage Rail , Miscarriages of Justice , Nuclear Energy , Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System
Heritage Rail , Miscarriages of Justice , Nuclear Energy , Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System
No other APPG Memberships
Kirsten Oswald
Treasurer
Scottish National Party - Former Member for East Renfrewshire
Joined: 8th April 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Chris Loder
Secretary
Conservative - Former Member for West Dorset
Joined: 15th June 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Jane Stevenson
Secretary
Conservative - Former Member for Wolverhampton North East
Joined: 15th June 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
3 APPG Officer Positions
Armenia , Georgia , Hospitality, Events, Major Food and Drink Businesses in Wales
Armenia , Georgia , Hospitality, Events, Major Food and Drink Businesses in Wales
No other APPG Memberships
Lord De Mauley
Vice Chair
Conservative - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 15th June 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , British Heritage , Commonwealth , Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories , San Marino , Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , British Heritage , Commonwealth , Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories , San Marino , Switzerland and Liechtenstein
No other APPG Memberships
Tracey Crouch
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Chatham and Aylesford
Joined: 8th April 2020Departed: 4th May 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Taylor of Holbeach
Secretary
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 8th April 2020Departed: 4th May 2022
3 APPG Officer Positions
Freight and Logistics , Gardening and Horticulture , Netherlands
Freight and Logistics , Gardening and Horticulture , Netherlands
No other APPG Memberships
Cheryl Gillan
Treasurer
Conservative - Former Member for Chesham and Amersham
Joined: 8th April 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Jim Fitzpatrick
Secretary
Labour - Former Member for Poplar and Limehouse
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Theresa Villiers
Treasurer
Conservative - Former Member for Chipping Barnet
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Rebecca Pow
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Taunton Deane
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Angela Smith
Chair & Registered Contact
Liberal Democrat - Former Member for Penistone and Stocksbridge
Joined: 31st August 2016Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Caroline Lucas
Secretary
Green Party - Former Member for Brighton, Pavilion
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 6th June 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Andrea Jenkyns
Treasurer
Conservative - Former Member for Morley and Outwood
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 6th June 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Sheryll Murray
Secretary
Conservative - Former Member for South East Cornwall
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Robert Flello
Treasurer
Labour - Former Member for Stoke-on-Trent South
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Vice Chair
Conservative - North Cotswolds
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 21st July 2016
Angus Brendan MacNeil
Secretary
Independent - Former Member for Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 21st July 2016
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships