Commonwealth War Graves Commission and Commemoration APPG

First Registered: 12/02/2025 • Last updated on: 18/06/2025

To raise awareness of the CWGC's (Commonwealth War Graves Commission) work commemorating war casualties; learn of the scope and breadth of work undertaken by CWGC in fulfilling its mission; arrange site visits to CWGC cemeteries and memorials in the UK and internationally; raise awareness of other organisations' work relevant to the commemoration of war casualties.

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 Officers - Contact Details - Benefits in Kind - Financial Benefits

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4 Current APPG Officers

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Rebecca Smith

Chair & Registered Contact

Conservative - South West Devon

Joined: 12th February 2025

5 APPG Officer Positions
Celtic Sea , Christians in Parliament , Environment , Key Cities , South West
11 APPG Memberships
Adoption and Permanence , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Dentistry and Oral Health , Faith and Society , International Conservation , Listed Properties , Nutrition for Development , Parks and Green Spaces , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Tidy Britain , Women in Parliament

Ben Obese-Jecty

Officer

Conservative - Huntingdon

Joined: 12th February 2025

5 APPG Officer Positions
Armed Forces , Armed Forces Community , Ghana , Phasing Out Animal Experiments in Medical Research , Prostate Cancer
2 APPG Memberships
Beer , Defence Technology

Lord Faulkner of Worcester

Officer

Labour - Life peer

Joined: 12th February 2025

2 APPG Officer Positions
Channel Islands , Heritage Rail
5 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Football Supporters , Infrastructure , Smoking and Health , Taiwan

Calvin Bailey

Officer

Labour - Leyton and Wanstead

Joined: 12th February 2025

5 APPG Officer Positions
Armed Forces Community , Aviation , Kurdistan Region in Iraq , Obstructive Sleep Apnoea , Prostate Cancer
5 APPG Memberships
Children's Online Safety , Explosive Weapons and their Impact , India , International Students , Race and Community

Contact Details

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Registered Contact:

Rebecca Smith MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.

Email: rebecca.smith.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Lizzy Shipton, Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Tel: 07799 359 839

Email: lizzy.shipton@cwgc.org

Secretariat:

Commonwealth War Graves Commission acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.cwgc.org/

Benefits in Kind

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Date
3 Dec 2024

Source
Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Description
Secretariat From : 03/12/2024 To : 02/12/2025

Value
£4,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and Commemoration APPG