To inform policy which secures the best quality of life and death for the growing number of babies, children and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions. To improve awareness of their needs and to make sure they are understood by those who can help, including government and parliament.
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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36 Additional APPG Publications
4 Current APPG Officers
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4 APPG Officer Positions
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Brain Tumours , Households in Temporary Accommodation , Tamils
7 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Autism , Beer , British Jews , Digital Inclusion , Fair Banking , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Brain Tumours , Households in Temporary Accommodation , Tamils
7 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Autism , Beer , British Jews , Digital Inclusion , Fair Banking , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services
7 APPG Officer Positions
Bangladesh , Citizens' Rights , Cuba , Fair Elections , Occupational Safety and Health , Single-Parent Families , Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy
8 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Belarus , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Greece , Italy , Mutuals , Switzerland and Liechtenstein , Writers
Bangladesh , Citizens' Rights , Cuba , Fair Elections , Occupational Safety and Health , Single-Parent Families , Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy
8 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Belarus , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Greece , Italy , Mutuals , Switzerland and Liechtenstein , Writers
4 APPG Officer Positions
Falkland Islands , Genetic, Rare and Undiagnosed Conditions , Italy , Liverpool City Region
5 APPG Memberships
Dentistry and Oral Health , Football Supporters , Health , Parks and Green Spaces , Tidy Britain
Falkland Islands , Genetic, Rare and Undiagnosed Conditions , Italy , Liverpool City Region
5 APPG Memberships
Dentistry and Oral Health , Football Supporters , Health , Parks and Green Spaces , Tidy Britain
4 APPG Officer Positions
Carbon Monoxide , Children of Alcoholics , Dying Well , Hospice and End of Life Care
30 APPG Memberships
Adoption and Permanence , Antimicrobial Resistance , Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Autism , Beyond Pills , Blockchain Technologies , Carers , Commonwealth , Creative Health , Defibrillators , Dementia , Dentistry and Oral Health , Environment , Explosive Weapons and their Impact , Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society , Health , Healthy Places , Housing and Care for Older People , Internet, Communications and Technology , Less Survivable Cancers , Life Sciences , Long Covid , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Music Education , Occupational Safety and Health , Pharmacy , Smoking and Health , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention , University
Carbon Monoxide , Children of Alcoholics , Dying Well , Hospice and End of Life Care
30 APPG Memberships
Adoption and Permanence , Antimicrobial Resistance , Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Autism , Beyond Pills , Blockchain Technologies , Carers , Commonwealth , Creative Health , Defibrillators , Dementia , Dentistry and Oral Health , Environment , Explosive Weapons and their Impact , Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society , Health , Healthy Places , Housing and Care for Older People , Internet, Communications and Technology , Less Survivable Cancers , Life Sciences , Long Covid , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Music Education , Occupational Safety and Health , Pharmacy , Smoking and Health , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention , University
Contact Details
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Dame Siobhain McDonagh MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 4678.
Email: mcdonaghs@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Ben Delllow, Together for Short Lives. Tel: 0117 989 7820
Email: ben.dellow@togetherforshortlives.org.uk
Secretariat:
Together for Short Lives acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.togetherforshortlives.org.uk/
Group's Website:
Benefits in Kind
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Date
12 Nov 2024
12 Nov 2024
Source
Together for Short Lives
Together for Short Lives
Description
Secretariat From : 12/11/2024 To : 11/11/2025
Secretariat From : 12/11/2024 To : 11/11/2025
Value
£31,501
£31,501
Date
9 Dec 2023
9 Dec 2023
Source
Together for Short Lives
Together for Short Lives
Description
Secretariat From : 09/12/2023 To : 08/12/2024
Secretariat From : 09/12/2023 To : 08/12/2024
Value
£31,501
£31,501
Date
9 Dec 2022
9 Dec 2022
Source
Together for Short Lives
Together for Short Lives
Description
Secretariat From : 09/12/2022 To : 08/12/2023
Secretariat From : 09/12/2022 To : 08/12/2023
Value
£28,501
£28,501
Date
9 Dec 2021
9 Dec 2021
Source
Together for Short Lives
Together for Short Lives
Description
Secretariat From : 09/12/2021 To : 08/12/2022
Secretariat From : 09/12/2021 To : 08/12/2022
Value
£43,501
£43,501
Date
9 Dec 2020
9 Dec 2020
Source
Together for Short Lives
Together for Short Lives
Description
Secretariat From : 09/12/2020 To : 08/12/2021
Secretariat From : 09/12/2020 To : 08/12/2021
Value
£28,501
£28,501
Date
18 Jul 2019
18 Jul 2019
Source
Together for Short Lives
Together for Short Lives
Description
Secretariat From : 18/07/2019 To : 17/07/2020
Secretariat From : 18/07/2019 To : 17/07/2020
Value
£25,501
£25,501
Date
18 Jul 2018
18 Jul 2018
Source
Together for Short Lives
Together for Short Lives
Description
Secretariat From : 18/07/2018 To : 17/07/2019
Secretariat From : 18/07/2018 To : 17/07/2019
Value
£21,001
£21,001
Date
18 Jul 2017
18 Jul 2017
Source
Together for Short Lives
Together for Short Lives
Description
Secretariat From : 18/07/2017 To : 17/07/2018
Secretariat From : 18/07/2017 To : 17/07/2018
Value
£21,001
£21,001
Date
7 Feb 2017
7 Feb 2017
Source
Together for Short Lives
Together for Short Lives
Description
Secretariat From : 07/02/2017 To : 06/02/2018
Secretariat From : 07/02/2017 To : 06/02/2018
Value
£21,001
£21,001
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Children who need Palliative Care APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Chris Green
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Bolton West
Joined: 29th December 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Jonathan Lord
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Woking
Joined: 27th January 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Siobhain McDonagh
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Mitcham and Morden
Joined: 27th January 2021Departed: 13th December 2023
4 APPG Officer Positions
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Brain Tumours , Households in Temporary Accommodation , Tamils
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Brain Tumours , Households in Temporary Accommodation , Tamils
No other APPG Memberships
Caroline Johnson
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Sleaford and North Hykeham
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 7th September 2022
Neil Gray
Officer
Joined: 29th March 2017Departed: 17th November 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Officer
Labour - Clapham and Brixton Hill
Joined: 27th January 2021Departed: 17th November 2021
5 APPG Officer Positions
Afrikan Reparations , Endometriosis , Ethnicity Transplantation and Transfusion , Ghana , Immigration Detention
Afrikan Reparations , Endometriosis , Ethnicity Transplantation and Transfusion , Ghana , Immigration Detention
No other APPG Memberships
Catherine McKinnell
Co-Chair
Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne North
Joined: 29th March 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Jim Shannon
Vice Chair
Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford
Joined: 29th March 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
5 APPG Officer Positions
Healthy Homes and Buildings , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Respiratory Health , UK Food Security , Vascular and Venous Disease
Healthy Homes and Buildings , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Respiratory Health , UK Food Security , Vascular and Venous Disease
No other APPG Memberships
5 APPG Officer Positions
Channel Islands , Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights , Ocean , Taiwan , Zoos and Aquariums
Channel Islands , Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights , Ocean , Taiwan , Zoos and Aquariums
No other APPG Memberships
David Simpson
Vice Chair
Democratic Unionist Party - Former Member for Upper Bann
Joined: 5th November 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Liz McInnes
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Heywood and Middleton
Joined: 5th November 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Tim Farron
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale
Joined: 5th November 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
3 APPG Officer Positions
Christians in Parliament , Migration , Radiotherapy
Christians in Parliament , Migration , Radiotherapy
No other APPG Memberships
Stuart Andrew
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Daventry
Joined: 29th March 2017Departed: 2nd May 2017
Lord Carlile of Berriew
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 29th March 2017Departed: 2nd May 2017
Jason McCartney
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Colne Valley
Joined: 29th March 2017Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships