Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support APPG

First Registered: 12/02/2025 • Last updated on: 07/05/2025

To acknowledge the challenges faced by UK taxpayers excluded from government financial support during the Covid-19 pandemic, to address the failings of past provisions, and to develop equitable solutions ensuring no one is excluded from support in future crises.

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 - 59 Current Members - Contact Details - Benefits in Kind - Financial Benefits

Reticulating Splines
4 Current APPG Officers
Steve Witherden Portrait
Steve Witherden
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
Joined: 12th February 2025
Manuela Perteghella Portrait
Manuela Perteghella
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Stratford-on-Avon
Joined: 12th February 2025
Al Pinkerton Portrait
Al Pinkerton
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Surrey Heath
Joined: 12th February 2025
59 Current APPG Members
Apsana Begum Portrait
Apsana Begum
Member
Independent - Poplar and Limehouse
Andrew Cooper Portrait
Andrew Cooper
Member
Labour - Mid Cheshire
1 APPG Officer Position
Down Syndrome
6 APPG Memberships
Autism , Fusion Energy , Humanist , Hydrogen , Transport Safety , Water Pollution
Sorcha Eastwood Portrait
Sorcha Eastwood
Member
Alliance - Lagan Valley
Will Forster Portrait
Will Forster
Member
Liberal Democrat - Woking
Sarah Gibson Portrait
Sarah Gibson
Member
Liberal Democrat - Chippenham
Olly Glover Portrait
Olly Glover
Member
Liberal Democrat - Didcot and Wantage
2 APPG Officer Positions
Cycling and Walking , Motor Neurone Disease
1 APPG Membership
Transport Safety
Rebecca Harris Portrait
Rebecca Harris
Member
Conservative - Castle Point
1 APPG Officer Position
Get Refusal
2 APPG Memberships
Financial Education for Young People , Writers
Graham Leadbitter Portrait
Graham Leadbitter
Member
Scottish National Party - Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
Carla Lockhart Portrait
Carla Lockhart
Member
Democratic Unionist Party - Upper Bann
Esther McVey Portrait
Esther McVey
Member
Conservative - Tatton
4 APPG Officer Positions
Customer Service , Pandemic Response and Recovery , Primodos , West Coast Main Line

No other APPG Memberships

Tom Morrison Portrait
Tom Morrison
Member
Liberal Democrat - Cheadle
2 APPG Officer Positions
Child of the North , Northern Culture
3 APPG Memberships
British Hindus , Cyprus , Healthcare Workers
Joshua Reynolds Portrait
Joshua Reynolds
Member
Liberal Democrat - Maidenhead
2 APPG Officer Positions
Park Homes , South East
1 APPG Membership
Leasehold and Commonhold Reform
Jessica Toale Portrait
Jessica Toale
Member
Labour - Bournemouth West
No other APPG Officer Positions
3 APPG Memberships
Commonwealth , Ocean , Water Pollution
Matt Turmaine Portrait
Matt Turmaine
Member
Labour - Watford
No other APPG Officer Positions
2 APPG Memberships
British Sign Language , Cats
Caroline Voaden Portrait
Caroline Voaden
Member
Liberal Democrat - South Devon
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Steve Witherden MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.

Email: steve.witherden.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Stephen Davies, ExcludedUK

Email: excludeduk@hotmail.com

Secretariat:

ExcludedUK acts as the group's secretariat. https://excludeduk.org

Group's Website:

https://excludeduk.org/appg

No benefits in kind are on record for the Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support APPG

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support APPG