Compassionate Politics APPG

First Registered: 08/04/2020 • 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 7th May 2025 and may be defunct.

To put compassion, inclusion and cooperation at the heart of politics.

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
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The Lord Bishop of Durham
Vice Chair
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Christina Rees Portrait
Christina Rees
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Former Member for Neath
Joined: 13th December 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

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Kim Leadbeater
Vice Chair
Labour - Spen Valley
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb Portrait
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
Vice Chair
Green Party - Life peer
Joined: 13th December 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Ocean , Restorative Justice , Transport Safety

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle Portrait
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
Vice Chair
Green Party - Life peer
Joined: 13th December 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
Antimicrobial Resistance , Respiratory Health

No other APPG Memberships

Wendy Chamberlain Portrait
Wendy Chamberlain
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - North East Fife
Joined: 13th December 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
Afghan Women and Girls , Carers , Food Banks , Golf , PANS PANDAS , Scotch Whisky

No other APPG Memberships

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Lord Stunell
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 13th December 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

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Liz Saville Roberts
Vice Chair
Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
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Ben Lake
Vice Chair
Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Officer Positions
Forestry and Timber Security , France , Industrial Hemp , Netherlands

No other APPG Memberships

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Martyn Day
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Lister of Burtersett Portrait
Baroness Lister of Burtersett
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Officer Positions
Domestic Violence and Abuse , Migration , Poverty and Inequality , Social Science and Policy

No other APPG Memberships

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Stephen Kinnock
Vice Chair
Labour - Aberafan Maesteg
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Caroline Lucas Portrait
Caroline Lucas
Vice Chair
Green Party - Former Member for Brighton, Pavilion
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Warsi Portrait
Baroness Warsi
Co-Chair
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
British Muslims , Palestine

No other APPG Memberships

Debbie Abrahams Portrait
Debbie Abrahams
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Oldham East and Saddleworth
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
5 APPG Officer Positions
Dementia , Healthy Places , Kashmir , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Palestine

No other APPG Memberships

Tracey Crouch Portrait
Tracey Crouch
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Chatham and Aylesford
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 28th June 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Afzal Khan Portrait
Afzal Khan
Vice Chair
Labour - Manchester Rusholme
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 28th June 2023
5 APPG Officer Positions
Bahrain , British Muslims , Greater Manchester , Pakistan , Parks and Green Spaces

No other APPG Memberships

Rupa Huq Portrait
Rupa Huq
Vice Chair
Labour - Ealing Central and Acton
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 28th June 2023
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Lord Dykes
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 15th June 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Debbie Abrahams MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 1041.

Email: abrahamsd@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Matt Hawkins, Compassion in Politics, 6 Goodwin's Court, London WC2N 4BN. Tel: 07515 895 998

Email: matt@compassioninpolitics.com

Secretariat:

Compassion in Politics acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.compassioninpolitics.com/

Date
3 Mar 2023
Source
Compassion in Politics
Description
Secretariat   From : 03/03/2023 To : 02/03/2024
Value
£4,501
Date
3 Mar 2022
Source
Compassion in Politics
Description
Secretariat   From : 03/03/2022 To : 02/03/2023
Value
£4,501
Date
3 Mar 2021
Source
Compassion in Politics
Description
Secretariat   From : 03/03/2021 To : 02/03/2022
Value
£4,501
Date
3 Mar 2020
Source
Compassion in Politics
Description
Secretariat   From : 03/03/2020 To : 02/03/2021
Value
£4,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Compassionate Politics APPG