To work towards the elimination of domestic violence and abuse, to highlight issues arising for survivors and specialist support services, and to contribute to the development of policy and legislation in this area.
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4 Current APPG Officers
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Contact Details
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Apsana Begum MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 0207 219 6826.
Email: apsana.begum.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Sophie Francis-Cansfield, Women's Aid Federation of England, PO Box 3245, Bristol BS2 2EH
Email: s.francis-cansfield@womensaid.org.uk
Secretariat:
Women's Aid Federation of England acts as the group's secretariat. http://www.womensaid.org.uk
Group's Website:
Benefits in Kind
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Women's Aid Federation of England
Secretariat From : 22/01/2024 To : 21/01/2025
£1,501
22 Jan 2023
Women's Aid Federation of England
Secretariat From : 22/01/2023 To : 21/01/2024
£1,501
22 Jan 2022
Women's Aid Federation of England
Secretariat From : 22/01/2022 To : 21/01/2023
£1,501
22 Jan 2020
Women's Aid Federation of England
Secretariat From : 22/01/2020 To : 21/01/2021
£1,501
19 Jul 2018
Women's Aid
Secretariat From : 19/07/2018 To : 18/07/2019
£1,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Domestic Violence and Abuse APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Paula Barker
Officer
Labour - Liverpool, Wavertree
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
Cuba
Peter Bottomley
Officer
Conservative - Worthing West
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 6th March 2024
12 Step Recovery , Ageing and Older People , Austria , Carbon Monoxide , Citizens' Rights , Closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility , Dark Skies , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Dentistry and Oral Health , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Extraordinary Rendition , Frozen British Pensions , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Haiti , Immigration Detention , Limits to Growth , Race and Community , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Small and Micro Business , Social Integration , South Africa , Transport Safety , United Nations , Women in Transport , Zimbabwe
Gavin Newlands
Officer
Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire North
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 6th March 2024
Alison Thewliss
Officer
Scottish National Party - Glasgow Central
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 6th March 2024
Digital Inclusion , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , India (Trade and Investment)
Emma Hardy
Officer
Labour - Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 6th March 2024
First Do No Harm , Flood Prevention , Modernising Employment , Schools, Learning and Assessment
Kim Johnson
Officer
Labour - Liverpool, Riverside
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
Child of the North , Credit Unions , Race and Community , Showing Racism the Red Card , Somaliland , Visual Arts , Yemen
Alex Norris
Officer
Labour (Co-op) - Nottingham North
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 6th March 2024
Frozen British Pensions , Race and Community , Showing Racism the Red Card , Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia
Jess Phillips
Officer
Labour - Birmingham, Yardley
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 6th March 2024
Women and Work
Africa , International Conservation , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , Visual Arts , Wilton Park
Liz Saville Roberts
Officer
Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
Central Bank and Digital Currency , Crypto and Digital Assets , Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Disability , Oman , Saudi Arabia , Women and Work
Caroline Lucas
Officer
Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 6th March 2024
Vicky Foxcroft
Officer
Labour - Lewisham, Deptford
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 6th March 2024
Baroness Bertin
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 6th March 2024
Flexible and Family Friendly Working
Flexible and Family Friendly Working
Baroness Burt of Solihull
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
Humanist
Baroness Hamwee
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 10th March 2021
Thangam Debbonaire
Officer
Labour - Bristol West
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 4th November 2020
Siobhan Baillie
Officer
Conservative - Stroud
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 24th February 2020
Wetlands
Paul Scully
Officer
Conservative - Sutton and Cheam
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 24th February 2020
Norman Lamb
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Former Member for North Norfolk
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
Angela Smith
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Former Member for Penistone and Stocksbridge
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
Seema Malhotra
Officer
Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
Fairgrounds and Circuses , India (Trade and Investment) , Parks and Green Spaces , Sleep Apnoea