Arts, Health and Wellbeing 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 18th June 2025 and may be defunct. Perhaps you are looking for the Beauty and Wellbeing APPG?

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To enable parliamentarians, of all parties and in both Houses, to be informed about significant practice and developments in the field of the arts, health and wellbeing; discuss relevant government and opposition policies; and provide a springboard for parliamentary action, such as debates and questions for oral and written answer.

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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Former Officers - Contact Details - Benefits in Kind - Financial Benefits
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Former APPG Officers
Tracey Crouch Portrait
Tracey Crouch
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Chatham and Aylesford
Joined: 29th December 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Howarth of Newport Portrait
Lord Howarth of Newport
Co-Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 29th September 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Officer Position
Creative Health

No other APPG Memberships

Rachel Hopkins Portrait
Rachel Hopkins
Vice Chair
Labour - Luton South and South Bedfordshire
Joined: 29th December 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
Football Supporters , Park Homes

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Meacher Portrait
Baroness Meacher
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 29th December 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Morgan of Cotes Portrait
Baroness Morgan of Cotes
Vice Chair
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 7th August 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Andrews Portrait
Baroness Andrews
Treasurer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 31st August 2016
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Ben Spencer Portrait
Ben Spencer
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Runnymede and Weybridge
Joined: 7th August 2020
Departed: 2nd June 2021
3 APPG Officer Positions
Nordic Countries , Park Homes , Republic of Korea

No other APPG Memberships

Tracy Brabin Portrait
Tracy Brabin
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Former Member for Batley and Spen
Joined: 7th August 2020
Departed: 21st April 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Vaizey of Didcot Portrait
Lord Vaizey of Didcot
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 5th November 2019
6 APPG Officer Positions
Afrikan Reparations , Northern Culture , Performing Arts Education and Training , Sovereign Wealth Funds , Video Games and Esports , Visual Arts and Artists

No other APPG Memberships

Chris Ruane Portrait
Chris Ruane
Treasurer
Labour - Former Member for Vale of Clwyd
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Jason McCartney Portrait
Jason McCartney
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Colne Valley
Joined: 29th September 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Fiona Mactaggart Portrait
Fiona Mactaggart
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Slough
Joined: 29th September 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Maggie Throup Portrait
Maggie Throup
Treasurer
Conservative - Former Member for Erewash
Joined: 29th September 2015
Departed: 21st July 2016
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Tracey Crouch MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 7203.

Email: tracey.crouch.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Alexandra Coulter, National Centre for Creative Health. Tel: 07973 345 967

Email: appgahw@gmail.com

Secretariat:

National Centre for Creative Health acts as the group's secretariat. https://ncch.org.uk/

Group's Website:

https://www.culturehealthandwellbeing.org.uk/who-we-are/appg

Benefits in Kind
Date
14 Dec 2022
Source
National Centre for Creative Health
Description
Secretariat   From : 14/12/2022 To : 13/12/2023
Value
£9,001
Date
14 Dec 2021
Source
National Centre for Creative Health
Description
Secretariat   From : 14/12/2021 To : 13/12/2022
Value
£4,501
Date
16 Jul 2020
Source
Arts & Health South West
Description
Secretariat   From : 16/07/2020 To : 15/07/2021
Value
£6,001
Date
28 Jun 2019
Source
National Alliance for Arts, Health and Wellbeing
Description
Secretariat   From : 28/06/2019 To : 27/06/2020
Value
£6,001
Date
28 Jun 2018
Source
National Alliance for Arts, Health and Wellbeing
Description
Secretariat   From : 28/06/2018 To : 27/06/2019
Value
£6,001
Date
28 Jun 2017
Source
National Alliance for Arts, Health and Wellbeing
Description
Secretariat   From : 28/06/2017 To : 27/06/2018
Value
£15,001
Date
1 Jan 2016
Source
Arts and Humanities Research Council
Description
Part-funding of researcher's post for an Inquiry   From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/03/2016
Value
£28,501
Date
1 Jan 2016
Source
King's College
Description
Researcher's services for an Inquiry   From : 01/01/2016 To : 30/06/2017
Value
£24,001
Date
1 Jan 2015
Source
National Alliance for Arts, Health and Wellbeing
Description
Secretariat   From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£1,501
Financial Benefits Received
Date
6 Jul 2018
Source
Wellcome
Value
£15,862
Date
1 Jun 2018
Source
Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Value
£31,725
Date
2 Feb 2018
Source
Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Value
£2,695
Date
18 Jan 2018
Source
Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Value
£2,695
Date
13 Oct 2017
Source
Wellcome (via Arts & Health South West)
Value
£16,960
Date
31 Mar 2017
Source
Wellcome Trust
Value
£17,078
Date
31 Mar 2017
Source
Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Value
£10,000
Date
30 Jun 2016
Source
Wellcome Trust
Value
£21,247
Date
8 Apr 2016
Source
Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Value
£10,000
Date
4 Mar 2016
Source
Guy's and St Thomas's Charity
Value
£5,000
Date
26 Feb 2016
Source
Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Value
£10,000