To provide a forum for parliamentarians concerned about issues facing Gypsy, Traveller and Roma communities and seek to address these issues and challenge inequalities.
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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11 Current APPG Officers
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15 APPG Memberships
Autism , CAFOD , Charities and Volunteering , Child of the North , East Coast Main Line , Health in all Policies , Hospice and End of Life Care , Housing in the North , Leamside Line , Markets , North East , Showing Racism the Red Card , Smoking and Health , Town Centres , Youth Affairs
Autism , CAFOD , Charities and Volunteering , Child of the North , East Coast Main Line , Health in all Policies , Hospice and End of Life Care , Housing in the North , Leamside Line , Markets , North East , Showing Racism the Red Card , Smoking and Health , Town Centres , Youth Affairs
3 APPG Memberships
Bosnia and Herzegovina , Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity , Online and Home Electrical Safety
Bosnia and Herzegovina , Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity , Online and Home Electrical Safety
Martin Docherty-Hughes
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - West Dunbartonshire
Joined: 28th September 2017
14 APPG Memberships
British Sikhs , Canada , Charities and Volunteering , Deaths Abroad, Consular Services and Assistance , Digital Finance , Dyslexia and Other Specific Learning Difficulties , Estonia , Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion , Global Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT+) Rights , Global Security and Non-Proliferation , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Occupational Safety and Health , Pension Credit , Prepayment Meters
British Sikhs , Canada , Charities and Volunteering , Deaths Abroad, Consular Services and Assistance , Digital Finance , Dyslexia and Other Specific Learning Difficulties , Estonia , Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion , Global Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT+) Rights , Global Security and Non-Proliferation , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Occupational Safety and Health , Pension Credit , Prepayment Meters
14 APPG Memberships
Access to Justice , Airport Communities , Axial Spondyloarthritis , Citizens' Rights , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Extraordinary Rendition , Fire Safety and Rescue , Legal Aid , Miscarriages of Justice , Nutrition: Science and Health , Online and Home Electrical Safety , Palestine , Poland , Trafficked Britons in Syria
Access to Justice , Airport Communities , Axial Spondyloarthritis , Citizens' Rights , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Extraordinary Rendition , Fire Safety and Rescue , Legal Aid , Miscarriages of Justice , Nutrition: Science and Health , Online and Home Electrical Safety , Palestine , Poland , Trafficked Britons in Syria
Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 10th October 2018
5 APPG Memberships
County , Dark Skies , District Councils , Game and Wildlife Conservation , Packaging Manufacturing Industry
County , Dark Skies , District Councils , Game and Wildlife Conservation , Packaging Manufacturing Industry
85 APPG Memberships
12 Step Recovery , Adult Education , Afrikan Reparations , Ageing and Older People , Archaeology , Artificial Intelligence , Austria , BBC , British Muslims , British Overseas Territories , Carbon Monoxide , Children in Police Custody , Citizens' Rights , Closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility , Commonwealth , Community Development , Croatia , Cycling and Walking , Dark Skies , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Dentistry and Oral Health , Disability , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Equitable Life Policyholders , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Ethnicity Transplantation and Transfusion , Explosive Threats , Fatherhood , Film and Broader Screen , Fire Safety and Rescue , Flags and Heraldry , Frozen British Pensions , Global Security and Non-Proliferation , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Haiti , Holocaust Memorial , Hospice and End of Life Care , Immigration Detention , Internet, Communications and Technology , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Limits to Growth , Manufacturing , Maternity , Media , Media Freedom , Music , Muslim Women , National Parks , National Trust , Night Time Economy , No Recourse to Public Funds , Opera , Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , Park Homes , Performing Arts Education and Training , Photography , Public Accountability , Race and Community , Religion in the Media , Religious Education , Scientific , Scotch Whisky , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Single Parent Families , Social Enterprise , Social Integration , Social Science and Policy , South East , St George's Day , Sustainable Finance , Tibet , Transport Safety , Ukraine , United Nations , United Nations Women , Vascular and Venous Disease , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene , Western Sahara , White Ribbon UK , Wine and Spirits , Wine of Great Britain , Women and Work , Women in Transport , Zimbabwe
12 Step Recovery , Adult Education , Afrikan Reparations , Ageing and Older People , Archaeology , Artificial Intelligence , Austria , BBC , British Muslims , British Overseas Territories , Carbon Monoxide , Children in Police Custody , Citizens' Rights , Closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility , Commonwealth , Community Development , Croatia , Cycling and Walking , Dark Skies , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Dentistry and Oral Health , Disability , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Equitable Life Policyholders , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Ethnicity Transplantation and Transfusion , Explosive Threats , Fatherhood , Film and Broader Screen , Fire Safety and Rescue , Flags and Heraldry , Frozen British Pensions , Global Security and Non-Proliferation , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Haiti , Holocaust Memorial , Hospice and End of Life Care , Immigration Detention , Internet, Communications and Technology , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Limits to Growth , Manufacturing , Maternity , Media , Media Freedom , Music , Muslim Women , National Parks , National Trust , Night Time Economy , No Recourse to Public Funds , Opera , Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , Park Homes , Performing Arts Education and Training , Photography , Public Accountability , Race and Community , Religion in the Media , Religious Education , Scientific , Scotch Whisky , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Single Parent Families , Social Enterprise , Social Integration , Social Science and Policy , South East , St George's Day , Sustainable Finance , Tibet , Transport Safety , Ukraine , United Nations , United Nations Women , Vascular and Venous Disease , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene , Western Sahara , White Ribbon UK , Wine and Spirits , Wine of Great Britain , Women and Work , Women in Transport , Zimbabwe
11 APPG Memberships
Autism , Colombia , Cuba , Greyhound , Kurdistan in Turkey and Syria , North East , Post Offices , Showing Racism the Red Card , Teaching Profession , Transport Across the North , Women's Football
Autism , Colombia , Cuba , Greyhound , Kurdistan in Turkey and Syria , North East , Post Offices , Showing Racism the Red Card , Teaching Profession , Transport Across the North , Women's Football
21 APPG Memberships
Aid Match , Antibiotics , Apprenticeships , Communities of Inquiry across the Generations , Customer Service , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Electoral Reform , Environment , Fair Value in the Food Supply Chain , Fruit, Vegetables and Horticulture , Gardening and Horticulture , Hong Kong , Households in Temporary Accommodation , Immigration Detention , Legal Aid , Modern Conflict , National Trust , Social Science and Policy , Wetlands , Woods and Trees , Working at Height
Aid Match , Antibiotics , Apprenticeships , Communities of Inquiry across the Generations , Customer Service , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Electoral Reform , Environment , Fair Value in the Food Supply Chain , Fruit, Vegetables and Horticulture , Gardening and Horticulture , Hong Kong , Households in Temporary Accommodation , Immigration Detention , Legal Aid , Modern Conflict , National Trust , Social Science and Policy , Wetlands , Woods and Trees , Working at Height
21 APPG Memberships
Afrikan Reparations , Birth Trauma , Black Maternal Health , British Overseas Territories , Carers , Communities of Inquiry across the Generations , Dementia , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Frozen British Pensions , Global Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT+) Rights , Governance and Inclusive Leadership , Green Deal Mis-selling , Healthcare Infrastructure , Immigration Detention , India (Trade and Investment) , Jamaica , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Race and Community , Showing Racism the Red Card , Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia , Women's Health
Afrikan Reparations , Birth Trauma , Black Maternal Health , British Overseas Territories , Carers , Communities of Inquiry across the Generations , Dementia , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Frozen British Pensions , Global Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT+) Rights , Governance and Inclusive Leadership , Green Deal Mis-selling , Healthcare Infrastructure , Immigration Detention , India (Trade and Investment) , Jamaica , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Race and Community , Showing Racism the Red Card , Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia , Women's Health
6 APPG Memberships
Climate Change , East Midlands , Green New Deal , School Food , Ukraine , United Nations Women
Climate Change , East Midlands , Green New Deal , School Food , Ukraine , United Nations Women
Contact Details
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Mary Kelly Foy MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 0207 219 3000.
Email: mary.foy.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Abbie Kirkby, Friends, Families and Travellers, Community Base, 113 Queens Road, Brighton BN1 3XG. Tel: 01273 234 777
Email: appg@gypsy-traveller.org
Secretariat:
Friends, Families and Travellers acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.gypsy-traveller.org/
Group's Website:
Benefits in Kind
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Date
22 Jan 2023
22 Jan 2023
Source
Friends, Families and Travellers
Friends, Families and Travellers
Description
Friends, Families and Travellers is paid by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust to act as the group's secretariat From : 22/01/2023 To : 21/01/2024
Friends, Families and Travellers is paid by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust to act as the group's secretariat From : 22/01/2023 To : 21/01/2024
Value
£22,501
£22,501
Date
22 Jan 2022
22 Jan 2022
Source
Friends, Families and Travellers
Friends, Families and Travellers
Description
Friends, Families and Travellers is paid by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust to act as the group's secretariat From : 22/01/2022 To : 21/01/2023
Friends, Families and Travellers is paid by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust to act as the group's secretariat From : 22/01/2022 To : 21/01/2023
Value
£22,501
£22,501
Date
22 Jan 2021
22 Jan 2021
Source
Friends, Families and Travellers
Friends, Families and Travellers
Description
Friends, Families and Travellers is paid by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust to act as the group's secretariat From : 22/01/2021 To : 21/01/2022
Friends, Families and Travellers is paid by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust to act as the group's secretariat From : 22/01/2021 To : 21/01/2022
Value
£22,501
£22,501
Date
22 Jan 2020
22 Jan 2020
Source
Friends, Families and Travellers
Friends, Families and Travellers
Description
Friends, Families and Travellers is paid by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust to act as the group's secretariat From : 22/01/2020 To : 21/01/2021
Friends, Families and Travellers is paid by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust to act as the group's secretariat From : 22/01/2020 To : 21/01/2021
Value
£21,001
£21,001
Date
18 Jul 2019
18 Jul 2019
Source
Friends, Families and Travellers (funded by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust)
Friends, Families and Travellers (funded by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust)
Description
Secretariat From : 18/07/2019 To : 17/07/2020
Secretariat From : 18/07/2019 To : 17/07/2020
Value
£19,501
£19,501
Date
18 Jul 2018
18 Jul 2018
Source
Friends, Families and Travellers (funded by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust and Allen Lane Foundation)
Friends, Families and Travellers (funded by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust and Allen Lane Foundation)
Description
Secretariat From : 18/07/2018 To : 17/07/2019
Secretariat From : 18/07/2018 To : 17/07/2019
Value
£22,501
£22,501
Date
1 Apr 2018
1 Apr 2018
Source
Friends, Families and Travellers (funded by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust)
Friends, Families and Travellers (funded by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust)
Description
Secretariat From : 01/04/2018 To : 17/07/2018
Secretariat From : 01/04/2018 To : 17/07/2018
Value
£6,001
£6,001
Date
1 Jan 2017
1 Jan 2017
Source
Traveller Law Reform Project
Traveller Law Reform Project
Description
Secretariat From : 01/01/2017 To : 31/12/2017
Secretariat From : 01/01/2017 To : 31/12/2017
Value
£9,001
£9,001
Date
1 Jan 2015
1 Jan 2015
Source
Traveller Law Reform Project
Traveller Law Reform Project
Description
Secretariat From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Secretariat From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£13,501
£13,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Gypsies, Travellers and Roma APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Baroness Brinton
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 5th April 2023
Deidre Brock
Officer
Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith
Joined: 29th March 2017Departed: 5th April 2023
12 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand , BBC , Commonwealth , Environment , Global Deforestation , Hospitality and Tourism , Japan , Marine Energy , Norfolk Island , Scottish Sport , Timber Industries , Ukraine
Australia and New Zealand , BBC , Commonwealth , Environment , Global Deforestation , Hospitality and Tourism , Japan , Marine Energy , Norfolk Island , Scottish Sport , Timber Industries , Ukraine
Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 4th May 2022
Gill Furniss
Officer
Labour - Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 21st April 2021
5 APPG Memberships
Endometriosis , Libraries, Information and Knowledge , Literacy , Women's Health , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
Endometriosis , Libraries, Information and Knowledge , Literacy , Women's Health , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
Alex Sobel
Officer
Labour (Co-op) - Leeds North West
Joined: 5th November 2019Departed: 21st April 2021
55 APPG Memberships
22q11 Syndrome , Aid Match , Albania , American Football , Antisemitism , Basketball , British Jews , Cayman Islands , Channel 4 , Clean Quarrying , Climate and Security , Climate Change , Conservation, Places and People , Electoral Reform , Electric Aviation , Electric Vehicles , Estonia , Events , Fair Business Banking , Future of UK-Australia Trade , Holocaust Memorial , Human-Relevant Science , International Conservation , Internet, Communications and Technology , Investment Fraud , Kosovo , Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness , Local Resilience and Civil Contingencies , Modern Conflict , Montenegro , Music , Net Zero , North Macedonia , Northern Culture , Pacific Islands , Park Homes , Parkrun , Polo , Religion in the Media , Rural Business and the Rural Powerhouse , Slovakia , Social Enterprise , Space , Students , Sustainable Finance , Sustainable Resource , Sweden , Ticket Abuse , Ukraine , United Nations , Uzbekistan , Video Games and Esports , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene , West Papua , Western Sahara
22q11 Syndrome , Aid Match , Albania , American Football , Antisemitism , Basketball , British Jews , Cayman Islands , Channel 4 , Clean Quarrying , Climate and Security , Climate Change , Conservation, Places and People , Electoral Reform , Electric Aviation , Electric Vehicles , Estonia , Events , Fair Business Banking , Future of UK-Australia Trade , Holocaust Memorial , Human-Relevant Science , International Conservation , Internet, Communications and Technology , Investment Fraud , Kosovo , Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness , Local Resilience and Civil Contingencies , Modern Conflict , Montenegro , Music , Net Zero , North Macedonia , Northern Culture , Pacific Islands , Park Homes , Parkrun , Polo , Religion in the Media , Rural Business and the Rural Powerhouse , Slovakia , Social Enterprise , Space , Students , Sustainable Finance , Sustainable Resource , Sweden , Ticket Abuse , Ukraine , United Nations , Uzbekistan , Video Games and Esports , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene , West Papua , Western Sahara
Kate Green
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Former Member for Stretford and Urmston
Joined: 29th March 2017Departed: 1st July 2020
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Harris of Richmond
Vice-Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 28th April 2016Departed: 29th August 2018
Neil Coyle
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Joined: 28th April 2016Departed: 15th February 2017
Lord Evans of Rainow
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 13th November 2015Departed: 15th February 2017
1 APPG Membership
Football Club
Football Club
Harry Harpham
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Former Member for Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
Joined: 13th November 2015Departed: 3rd February 2016
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Avebury
Co-Chair
Liberal Democrat - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 13th November 2015Departed: 3rd February 2016
No other APPG Memberships