Children in Wales APPG

First Registered: 23/12/2015 • Last updated on: 18/05/2026

Note: This APPG was last registered on 18th May 2026. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 29th June 2026 and may be defunct.

To tackle key issues affecting children and young people in Wales and develop policies on children’s rights, family support, and child poverty – ensuring every child has the best possible start in life.

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 APPG Officers
Gill German Portrait
Gill German
Officer
Labour - Clwyd North
Joined: 28th March 2025
Departed: 18th May 2026
1 APPG Officer Position
Film and Broader Screen

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Davies of Gower Portrait
Lord Davies of Gower
Secretary
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 28th March 2025
Departed: 18th May 2026
5 APPG Officer Positions
Aviation , Fair Banking , Genocide Prevention , Maritime and Ports , Romania

No other APPG Memberships

Ann Davies Portrait
Ann Davies
Secretary
Plaid Cymru - Caerfyrddin
Joined: 28th March 2025
Departed: 18th May 2026
3 APPG Officer Positions
Fairtrade , Hospitality, Events, Major Food and Drink Businesses in Wales , Local Markets

No other APPG Memberships

Andrew Ranger Portrait
Andrew Ranger
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Wrexham
Joined: 28th March 2025
Departed: 18th May 2026
2 APPG Officer Positions
Debt and Financial Inclusion , Financial Education for Young People

No other APPG Memberships

Carolyn Harris Portrait
Carolyn Harris
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Neath and Swansea East
Joined: 23rd December 2015
Departed: 5th November 2019
3 APPG Officer Positions
Beauty and Wellbeing , Romania , UK Spirits

No other APPG Memberships

Jessica Morden Portrait
Jessica Morden
Secretary
Labour - Newport East
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 5th November 2019
3 APPG Officer Positions
Armenia , Georgia , Hospitality, Events, Major Food and Drink Businesses in Wales

No other APPG Memberships

Liz Saville Roberts Portrait
Liz Saville Roberts
Treasurer
Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 5th November 2019
Lord German Portrait
Lord German
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 5th November 2019
3 APPG Officer Positions
Global Education , Slovenia , Waterways

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Gale Portrait
Baroness Gale
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 23rd December 2015
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Anna McMorrin Portrait
Anna McMorrin
Treasurer
Labour - Cardiff North
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 23rd October 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Hart of Tenby Portrait
Lord Hart of Tenby
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 23rd October 2019
1 APPG Officer Position
Missing Children and Adults

No other APPG Memberships

Gerald Jones Portrait
Gerald Jones
Secretary
Labour - Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
Joined: 29th March 2017
Departed: 2nd May 2017
1 APPG Officer Position
Western Rail Link to Heathrow

No other APPG Memberships

Chris Elmore Portrait
Chris Elmore
Treasurer
Labour - Bridgend
Joined: 29th March 2017
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Mark Williams Portrait
Mark Williams
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Former Member for Ceredigion
Joined: 23rd December 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Hywel Williams Portrait
Hywel Williams
Vice Chair
Plaid Cymru - Former Member for Arfon
Joined: 23rd December 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Craig Williams Portrait
Craig Williams
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Montgomeryshire
Joined: 23rd December 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Anderson of Swansea Portrait
Lord Anderson of Swansea
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 23rd December 2015
Departed: 15th February 2017
1 APPG Officer Position
Egypt

No other APPG Memberships

Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Andrew Ranger MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 0207 219 8995.

Email: [email protected]

Secretariat:

Children in Wales acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.childreninwales.org.uk/

Date
13 Sep 2019
Source
Children in Wales
Description
Secretariat   From : 13/09/2019 To : 12/09/2020
Value
£1,501
Date
13 Sep 2018
Source
Children in Wales
Description
Secretariat   From : 13/09/2018 To : 12/09/2019
Value
£1,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Children in Wales APPG