Modern Conflict APPG

First Registered: 09/08/2023 • Last updated on: 18/06/2025

The APPG is an interest group for parliamentarians considering the capabilities and commitments driving contemporary warfare. Our work advances discussion and policy-making regarding protection considerations, technology, covert operations, and other issues which are outpacing conventional oversight mechanisms in the context of modern conflict.

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
Richard Foord Portrait
Richard Foord
Chair & Registered Contact
Liberal Democrat - Honiton and Sidmouth
Joined: 9th August 2023
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts Portrait
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 9th August 2023
Baroness Stern Portrait
Baroness Stern
Officer
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 9th August 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
2 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , United Nations Global Goals
Fred Thomas Portrait
Fred Thomas
Officer
Labour - Plymouth Moor View
Joined: 7th May 2025
2 APPG Officer Positions
Boxing , Defence Technology
4 APPG Memberships
Fair Elections , Key Cities , Listed Properties , Water Pollution
46 Current APPG Members
Lord Brennan of Canton Portrait
Lord Brennan of Canton
Member
Labour - Life peer
Viscount Brookeborough Portrait
Viscount Brookeborough
Member
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
Financial Education for Young People
Lord Butler of Brockwell Portrait
Lord Butler of Brockwell
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Coaker Portrait
Lord Coaker
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Jeremy Corbyn Portrait
Jeremy Corbyn
Member
Independent - Islington North
Oliver Dowden Portrait
Oliver Dowden
Member
Conservative - Hertsmere
1 APPG Officer Position
United Arab Emirates
1 APPG Membership
Beer
Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park Portrait
Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
Member
Conservative - Life peer
Louise Haigh Portrait
Louise Haigh
Member
Labour - Sheffield Heeley
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
Music
Lord Hamilton of Epsom Portrait
Lord Hamilton of Epsom
Member
Conservative - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
Poland
Lord Hannay of Chiswick Portrait
Lord Hannay of Chiswick
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
United Nations
2 APPG Memberships
Aid Match , International Students
Lord Jones Portrait
Lord Jones
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
2 APPG Memberships
Beer , Financial Education for Young People
Baroness Kennedy of Cradley Portrait
Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
2 APPG Memberships
Digital Inclusion , Writers
Lord Macdonald of River Glaven Portrait
Lord Macdonald of River Glaven
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
War Crimes
Shabana Mahmood Portrait
Shabana Mahmood
Member
Labour - Birmingham Ladywood
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
Financial Education for Young People
Seema Malhotra Portrait
Seema Malhotra
Member
Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Kerry McCarthy Portrait
Kerry McCarthy
Member
Labour - Bristol East
No other APPG Officer Positions
3 APPG Memberships
Music , Snooker , United Nations Global Goals
Catherine McKinnell Portrait
Catherine McKinnell
Member
Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne North
No other APPG Officer Positions
4 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Fair Banking , Financial Education for Young People , Music
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer Portrait
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
Member
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
2 APPG Memberships
Ocean , Sepsis
Lucy Powell Portrait
Lucy Powell
Member
Labour (Co-op) - Manchester Central
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
Music
Baroness Prentis of Banbury Portrait
Baroness Prentis of Banbury
Member
Conservative - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Mark Pritchard Portrait
Mark Pritchard
Member
Conservative - The Wrekin
5 APPG Officer Positions
Egypt , Georgia , India , Libya , Turkey
7 APPG Memberships
Autism , Beer , Belarus , Diabetes , Financial Education for Young People , Tennis , Uyghurs
Lord Roberts of Llandudno Portrait
Lord Roberts of Llandudno
Member
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
2 APPG Memberships
Beer , Immigration Detention
Baroness Smith of Newnham Portrait
Baroness Smith of Newnham
Member
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
2 APPG Officer Positions
Falkland Islands , Germany
2 APPG Memberships
Ocean , University
Nick Smith Portrait
Nick Smith
Member
Labour - Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
Lord Strasburger Portrait
Lord Strasburger
Member
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Long Covid
2 APPG Memberships
Autism , Music
Lord Thomas of Gresford Portrait
Lord Thomas of Gresford
Member
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
Classics
Gareth Thomas Portrait
Gareth Thomas
Member
Labour (Co-op) - Harrow West
No other APPG Officer Positions
3 APPG Memberships
Financial Education for Young People , Football Supporters , Global Education
Lord Wallace of Tankerness Portrait
Lord Wallace of Tankerness
Member
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
2 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Wood Panel Industry
Lord West of Spithead Portrait
Lord West of Spithead
Member
Labour - Life peer
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Richard Foord MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 0207 219 8790.

Email: richard.foord.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Kaleigh Heard, University College London. Tel: 07752 427073

Email: kaleigh.heard@ucl.ac.uk

Secretariat:

University College London acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/

Group's Website:

https://www.appgmodernconflict.org/

No benefits in kind are on record for the Modern Conflict APPG

Date
8 Mar 2025
Source
Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust
Value
£11,250
Former APPG Officers
Stewart Malcolm McDonald Portrait
Stewart Malcolm McDonald
Chair & Registered Contact
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow South
Joined: 9th August 2023
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Alex Sobel Portrait
Alex Sobel
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Leeds Central and Headingley
Joined: 9th August 2023
Departed: 30th May 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
Fair Elections , Music , Net Zero , Students , Ukraine , West Papua

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle Portrait
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
Vice Chair
Green Party - Life peer
Joined: 9th August 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
Antimicrobial Resistance , Respiratory Health

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Smith of Newnham Portrait
Baroness Smith of Newnham
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 9th August 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
Falkland Islands , Germany

No other APPG Memberships

Amy Callaghan Portrait
Amy Callaghan
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for East Dunbartonshire
Joined: 9th August 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships