Down Syndrome APPG

First Registered: 02/06/2021 • Last updated on: 07/05/2025

To campaign for equal access and provision to ensure equality and promote respect at all stages of life for people with Down syndrome.

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 APPG Officers
Andrew Cooper Portrait
Andrew Cooper
Co-Chair
Labour - Mid Cheshire
Joined: 20th November 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
7 APPG Memberships
Autism , Fusion Energy , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Humanist , Hydrogen , Transport Safety , Water Pollution
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Damian Hinds MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 7057.

Email: damian.hinds.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Rachael Ross, National Down Syndrome Policy Group. Tel: 07710 612807

Email: rachael.ross@ndspg.org

Secretariat:

National Down Syndrome Policy Group acts as the group's secretariat. hhttps://ndspg.org/

Group's Website:

https://appg-ds.org/

Date
12 May 2021
Source
The Down Syndrome Policy Group
Description
Secretariat   From : 12/05/2021 To : 11/05/2022
Value
£3,001

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Down Syndrome APPG

Former APPG Officers
Liam Fox Portrait
Liam Fox
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for North Somerset
Joined: 24th January 2024
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Feryal Clark Portrait
Feryal Clark
Vice Chair
Labour - Enfield North
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

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Baroness Smith of Newnham
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 30th May 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
Falkland Islands , Germany

No other APPG Memberships

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Flick Drummond
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Meon Valley
Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Nick Fletcher Portrait
Nick Fletcher
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Don Valley
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Mark Logan Portrait
Mark Logan
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Bolton North East
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

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Seema Malhotra
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

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Virendra Sharma
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Ealing, Southall
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Matt Western Portrait
Matt Western
Vice Chair
Labour - Warwick and Leamington
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
Canada , Electric Vehicle , International Students , Motor , Semiconductors , Video Games and Esports

No other APPG Memberships

Liam Fox Portrait
Liam Fox
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for North Somerset
Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 13th December 2023
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: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 9th August 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

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Ruth Cadbury
Vice Chair
Labour - Brentford and Isleworth
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 19th October 2022
1 APPG Officer Position
Western Rail Link to Heathrow

No other APPG Memberships

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Elliot Colburn
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Carshalton and Wallington
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 19th October 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

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James Daly
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Bury North
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 19th October 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships