Community Development APPG

First Registered: 05/04/2023 • Last updated on: 07/05/2025

To raise awareness among British parliamentarians of methods and best practice to improve the stability of families and communities.

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
Edward Leigh Portrait
Edward Leigh
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Gainsborough
Joined: 5th April 2023
Earl of Dundee Portrait
Earl of Dundee
Co-Chair
Conservative - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 5th April 2023
2 APPG Officer Positions
Croatia , Respiratory Health

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Griffiths of Burry Port Portrait
Lord Griffiths of Burry Port
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 2nd January 2025
1 APPG Officer Position
Haiti

No other APPG Memberships

Christopher Chope Portrait
Christopher Chope
Vice Chair
Conservative - Christchurch
Joined: 2nd January 2025
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Sir Edward Leigh MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 6480.

Email: edward.leigh.mp@parliament.uk

No benefits in kind are on record for the Community Development APPG

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Community Development APPG

Former APPG Officers
Lord Anderson of Swansea Portrait
Lord Anderson of Swansea
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 30th May 2024
1 APPG Officer Position
Egypt

No other APPG Memberships

Fabian Hamilton Portrait
Fabian Hamilton
Vice Chair
Labour - Leeds North East
Joined: 13th May 2024
Departed: 30th May 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
British Council and Soft Power , Cycling and Walking , Haiti , Human Rights , Latin America , Morocco

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Dykes Portrait
Lord Dykes
Treasurer
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Peter Bottomley Portrait
Peter Bottomley
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Worthing West
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Alan Brown Portrait
Alan Brown
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

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Brendan Clarke-Smith
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Bassetlaw
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Martin Vickers Portrait
Martin Vickers
Vice Chair
Conservative - Brigg and Immingham
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
Channel Islands , Gibraltar , Kosovo and Albania , Poland , Rail , Steel and Metals-Related Industries

No other APPG Memberships

Tony Lloyd Portrait
Tony Lloyd
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Rochdale
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 13th December 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships