Humanist APPG

First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 07/05/2025

To bring together non-religious MPs and peers to discuss matters of shared interests.

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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Reticulating Splines
4 Current APPG Officers
84 Current APPG Members
Diane Abbott Portrait
Diane Abbott
Member
Labour - Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Lewis Atkinson Portrait
Lewis Atkinson
Member
Labour - Sunderland Central
Baroness Bakewell Portrait
Baroness Bakewell
Member
Labour - Life peer
Lord Berkeley of Knighton Portrait
Lord Berkeley of Knighton
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Classical Music
1 APPG Membership
Music
Lord Birt Portrait
Lord Birt
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
Lord Bowness Portrait
Lord Bowness
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
4 APPG Memberships
Bosnia and Herzegovina , Greece , Taiwan , United Nations Global Goals
Lord Cashman Portrait
Lord Cashman
Member
Non-affiliated - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
Performing Arts Education and Training
Viscount Chandos Portrait
Viscount Chandos
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Jacob Collier Portrait
Jacob Collier
Member
Labour - Burton and Uttoxeter
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
Beer
Andrew Cooper Portrait
Andrew Cooper
Member
Labour - Mid Cheshire
Chris Curtis Portrait
Chris Curtis
Member
Labour - Milton Keynes North
1 APPG Officer Position
Self-Driving Vehicles
3 APPG Memberships
Infrastructure , Multiple Sclerosis , South East
Lord Desai Portrait
Lord Desai
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
2 APPG Memberships
Commonwealth , India
Lord Dobbs Portrait
Lord Dobbs
Member
Conservative - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
3 APPG Memberships
Carers , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Writers
Anneliese Dodds Portrait
Anneliese Dodds
Member
Labour (Co-op) - Oxford East
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy
Baroness Elliott of Whitburn Bay Portrait
Baroness Elliott of Whitburn Bay
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
4 APPG Memberships
Beauty and Wellbeing , Digital Inclusion , United Nations Global Goals , Writers
Lord Giddens Portrait
Lord Giddens
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Grantchester Portrait
Lord Grantchester
Member
Labour - Excepted Hereditary
1 APPG Officer Position
Science and Technology in Agriculture
3 APPG Memberships
Dark Skies , Mutuals , Ocean
Baroness Hodge of Barking Portrait
Baroness Hodge of Barking
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
4 APPG Memberships
British Jews , Digital Regulation and Responsibility , Financial Education for Young People , Israel
Lord Kinnock Portrait
Lord Kinnock
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
2 APPG Memberships
Carers , Performing Arts Education and Training
Lord Layard Portrait
Lord Layard
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
3 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Autism , Future of Work
Andrew Lewin Portrait
Andrew Lewin
Member
Labour - Welwyn Hatfield
2 APPG Officer Positions
Cricket , New Towns
1 APPG Membership
Environment
Lord Lipsey Portrait
Lord Lipsey
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
4 APPG Memberships
Digital Inclusion , Media , Social Science and Policy , Water Pollution
Lord Low of Dalston Portrait
Lord Low of Dalston
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Assistive and Accessible Technology
2 APPG Memberships
Access to Justice , Global Education
Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate Portrait
Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate
Member
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Kit Malthouse Portrait
Kit Malthouse
Member
Conservative - North West Hampshire
Lord McCabe Portrait
Lord McCabe
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
2 APPG Memberships
Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights , Kurdistan Region in Iraq
Freddie van Mierlo Portrait
Freddie van Mierlo
Member
Liberal Democrat - Henley and Thame
Layla Moran Portrait
Layla Moran
Member
Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon
No other APPG Officer Positions
10 APPG Memberships
British Jews , Cats , Cyprus , Environment , Homelessness , Immigration Detention , Marine Energy , Music , Parks and Green Spaces , Tennis
Lord Rooker Portrait
Lord Rooker
Member
Labour - Life peer
Lord Scriven Portrait
Lord Scriven
Member
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Pharmacy
2 APPG Memberships
Dentistry and Oral Health , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
Lord Shipley Portrait
Lord Shipley
Member
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
Housing and Care for Older People
Baroness Smith of Llanfaes Portrait
Baroness Smith of Llanfaes
Member
Plaid Cymru - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
3 APPG Memberships
Political and Media Literacy , University , Women in Parliament
Gareth Snell Portrait
Gareth Snell
Member
Labour (Co-op) - Stoke-on-Trent Central
Ian Sollom Portrait
Ian Sollom
Member
Liberal Democrat - St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
No other APPG Officer Positions
4 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Dentistry and Oral Health , International Students , Transport Safety
Baroness Taylor of Bolton Portrait
Baroness Taylor of Bolton
Member
Labour - Life peer
2 APPG Officer Positions
Football , Furniture Industry
3 APPG Memberships
Football Supporters , Mutuals , University
Cameron Thomas Portrait
Cameron Thomas
Member
Liberal Democrat - Tewkesbury
2 APPG Officer Positions
Climate, Nature and Security , Learning Disability
2 APPG Memberships
Marine Energy , Republic of Korea
Lord Turnbull Portrait
Lord Turnbull
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Turner of Ecchinswell Portrait
Lord Turner of Ecchinswell
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Tony Vaughan Portrait
Tony Vaughan
Member
Labour - Folkestone and Hythe
2 APPG Officer Positions
China , Refugees
3 APPG Memberships
Access to Justice , Nuclear Energy , South East
Lord Young of Norwood Green Portrait
Lord Young of Norwood Green
Member
Labour - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
T-Levels
1 APPG Membership
Apprenticeships
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Lizzi Collinge MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.

Email: lizzi.collinge.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Karen Wright, Humanists UK. Tel: 020 7324 3009

Email: karen@humanism.org.uk

Secretariat:

Humanists UK acts as the group's secretariat. https://humanists.uk/

Date
30 Jul 2024
Source
Humanists UK
Description
Secretariat   From : 30/07/2024 To : 29/07/2025
Value
£10,501
Date
25 Feb 2024
Source
Humanists UK
Description
Secretariat   From : 25/02/2024 To : 24/02/2025
Value
£10,501
Date
25 Feb 2023
Source
Humanists UK
Description
Secretariat   From : 25/02/2023 To : 24/02/2024
Value
£10,501
Date
25 Feb 2022
Source
Humanists UK
Description
Secretariat   From : 25/02/2022 To : 24/02/2023
Value
£10,501
Date
25 Feb 2021
Source
Humanists UK
Description
Secretariat   From : 25/02/2021 To : 24/02/2022
Value
£10,501
Date
25 Feb 2020
Source
Humanists UK
Description
Secretariat   From : 25/02/2020 To : 24/02/2021
Value
£10,501
Date
13 Sep 2018
Source
Humanists UK
Description
Secretariat   From : 13/09/2018 To : 12/09/2019
Value
£9,001
Date
13 Sep 2017
Source
Humanists UK
Description
Secretariat   From : 13/09/2017 To : 12/09/2018
Value
£9,001

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Humanist APPG

Former APPG Officers
Rachel Hopkins Portrait
Rachel Hopkins
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Luton South and South Bedfordshire
Joined: 15th June 2022
Departed: 2nd January 2025
2 APPG Officer Positions
Football Supporters , Park Homes

No other APPG Memberships

Tommy Sheppard Portrait
Tommy Sheppard
Chair & Registered Contact
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Edinburgh East
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Ruth Cadbury Portrait
Ruth Cadbury
Vice Chair
Labour - Brentford and Isleworth
Joined: 15th June 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Officer Position
Western Rail Link to Heathrow

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Warner Portrait
Lord Warner
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Taverne Portrait
Lord Taverne
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Massey of Darwen Portrait
Baroness Massey of Darwen
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Jeff Smith Portrait
Jeff Smith
Vice Chair
Labour - Manchester Withington
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lloyd Russell-Moyle Portrait
Lloyd Russell-Moyle
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Former Member for Brighton, Kemptown
Joined: 15th June 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Clive Lewis Portrait
Clive Lewis
Vice Chair
Labour - Norwich South
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Afrikan Reparations , Genocide Prevention , Race and Community

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Dubs Portrait
Lord Dubs
Treasurer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Lebanon , Multiple Sclerosis , Refugees

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Bakewell Portrait
Baroness Bakewell
Co-Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Aaron Bell Portrait
Aaron Bell
Secretary
Conservative - Former Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 13th December 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Crispin Blunt Portrait
Crispin Blunt
Chair & Registered Contact
Independent - Former Member for Reigate
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 4th May 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Viscount Ridley Portrait
Viscount Ridley
Vice Chair
Conservative - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 20th May 2020
Departed: 17th November 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Garel-Jones Portrait
Lord Garel-Jones
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Kelvin Hopkins Portrait
Kelvin Hopkins
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Luton North
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 29th August 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Flather Portrait
Baroness Flather
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 29th August 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships