Dog Advisory Welfare APPG

First Registered: 28/09/2017 • Last updated on: 07/05/2025

To help explore, highlight, discuss, educate, celebrate, as well as challenge various dog-related activities, legislation, campaigns, petitions, and trends; with the overall aim of improving both the health and welfare of the UK's dogs, dog owners, and society in general.

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
Rosie Duffield Portrait
Rosie Duffield
Chair & Registered Contact
Independent - Canterbury
Joined: 21st April 2021
Earl of Courtown Portrait
Earl of Courtown
Vice Chair
Conservative - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 20th November 2024
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Rosie Duffield MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 0207 219 1183.

Email: rosie.duffield.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Dr Marc Abraham, Marc the Vet Ltd. Tel: 020 7219 1183

Email: marcthefunkyvet@hotmail.com

Secretariat:

Marc the Vet Ltd acts as the group's secretariat. https://marcthevet.net/

Group's Website:

https://apdawg.co.uk/

No benefits in kind are on record for the Dog Advisory Welfare APPG

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Dog Advisory Welfare APPG

Former APPG Officers
Kerry McCarthy Portrait
Kerry McCarthy
Vice Chair
Labour - Bristol East
Joined: 21st April 2021
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Anna McMorrin Portrait
Anna McMorrin
Vice Chair
Labour - Cardiff North
Joined: 13th May 2024
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Jane Stevenson Portrait
Jane Stevenson
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Wolverhampton North East
Joined: 21st April 2021
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Roger Gale Portrait
Roger Gale
Vice Chair
Conservative - Herne Bay and Sandwich
Joined: 28th September 2017
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: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Wayne David Portrait
Wayne David
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Caerphilly
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Sheryll Murray Portrait
Sheryll Murray
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for South East Cornwall
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lisa Cameron Portrait
Lisa Cameron
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 1st November 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

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Margaret Ferrier
Vice Chair
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 9th August 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Tommy Sheppard Portrait
Tommy Sheppard
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Edinburgh East
Joined: 13th February 2019
Departed: 15th June 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Chris Williamson Portrait
Chris Williamson
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Derby North
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Ann Clwyd Portrait
Ann Clwyd
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Cynon Valley
Joined: 13th February 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Ross Thomson Portrait
Ross Thomson
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Aberdeen South
Joined: 13th February 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Andrea Jenkyns Portrait
Andrea Jenkyns
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Morley and Outwood
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

None Portrait
Zac Goldsmith
Vice Chair
Joined: 13th February 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

John McNally Portrait
John McNally
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Falkirk
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 2nd January 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Matthew Offord Portrait
Matthew Offord
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Hendon
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 2nd January 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

David Amess Portrait
David Amess
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Southend West
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 2nd January 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships