To provide awareness of the impact of poverty, its causes and consequences, and to encourage the spread of good practice to alleviate and eliminate it.
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
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David Linden
Chair & Registered Contact
Scottish National Party - Glasgow East
Joined: 14th July 2021
1 APPG Membership
West Coast Main Line
West Coast Main Line
1 APPG Membership
State Pension Inequality for Women
State Pension Inequality for Women
Contact Details
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David Linden MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 0207 219 1801.
Email: david.linden.mp@parliament.uk
Group's Website:
Benefits in Kind
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Date
12 Feb 2023
12 Feb 2023
Source
The Equality Trust
The Equality Trust
Description
Joint Secretariat From : 12/02/2023 To : 11/02/2024
Joint Secretariat From : 12/02/2023 To : 11/02/2024
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
12 Feb 2023
12 Feb 2023
Source
Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group
Description
Joint Secretariat From : 12/02/2023 To : 11/02/2024
Joint Secretariat From : 12/02/2023 To : 11/02/2024
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
12 Feb 2023
12 Feb 2023
Source
The Equality Trust
The Equality Trust
Description
Secretariat From : 12/02/2023 To : 11/02/2024
Secretariat From : 12/02/2023 To : 11/02/2024
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
12 Feb 2022
12 Feb 2022
Source
The Equality Trust
The Equality Trust
Description
Joint Secretariat From : 12/02/2022 To : 11/02/2023
Joint Secretariat From : 12/02/2022 To : 11/02/2023
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
12 Feb 2022
12 Feb 2022
Source
Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group
Description
Joint Secretariat From : 12/02/2022 To : 11/02/2023
Joint Secretariat From : 12/02/2022 To : 11/02/2023
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
12 Feb 2021
12 Feb 2021
Source
The Equality Trust
The Equality Trust
Description
Joint Secretariat From : 12/02/2021 To : 11/02/2022
Joint Secretariat From : 12/02/2021 To : 11/02/2022
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
12 Feb 2021
12 Feb 2021
Source
Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group
Description
Joint Secretariat From : 12/02/2021 To : 11/02/2022
Joint Secretariat From : 12/02/2021 To : 11/02/2022
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
12 Feb 2020
12 Feb 2020
Source
The Equality Trust
The Equality Trust
Description
Joint Secretariat From : 12/02/2020 To : 11/02/2021
Joint Secretariat From : 12/02/2020 To : 11/02/2021
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
12 Feb 2020
12 Feb 2020
Source
Child Poverty Action group
Child Poverty Action group
Description
Joint Secretariat From : 12/02/2020 To : 11/02/2021
Joint Secretariat From : 12/02/2020 To : 11/02/2021
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
10 Oct 2018
10 Oct 2018
Source
The Equality Trust
The Equality Trust
Description
Secretariat From : 10/10/2018 To : 09/10/2019
Secretariat From : 10/10/2018 To : 09/10/2019
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
10 Oct 2018
10 Oct 2018
Source
Child Poverty Action group
Child Poverty Action group
Description
Secretariat From : 10/10/2018 To : 09/10/2019
Secretariat From : 10/10/2018 To : 09/10/2019
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
10 Oct 2017
10 Oct 2017
Source
The Equality Trust
The Equality Trust
Description
Secretariat From : 10/10/2017 To : 09/10/2018
Secretariat From : 10/10/2017 To : 09/10/2018
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
10 Oct 2017
10 Oct 2017
Source
Child Poverty Action group
Child Poverty Action group
Description
Secretariat From : 10/10/2017 To : 09/10/2018
Secretariat From : 10/10/2017 To : 09/10/2018
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
1 Jan 2016
1 Jan 2016
Source
Webb Memorial Trust
Webb Memorial Trust
Description
Secretariat From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Secretariat From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Value
£19,501
£19,501
Date
1 Jan 2015
1 Jan 2015
Source
Webb Memorial Trust
Webb Memorial Trust
Description
Secretariat From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Secretariat From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£19,501
£19,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Poverty APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Cat Smith
Vice Chair
Labour - Lancaster and Fleetwood
Joined: 5th April 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
Afzal Khan
Vice Chair
Labour - Manchester, Gorton
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
8 APPG Memberships
Curry Industry , Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency , Islamic and Ethical Finance , Libya , Morocco , Muslim Women , Parks and Green Spaces , Uyghurs
Curry Industry , Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency , Islamic and Ethical Finance , Libya , Morocco , Muslim Women , Parks and Green Spaces , Uyghurs
Tony Lloyd
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Rochdale
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 13th December 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Kevin Hollinrake
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Thirsk and Malton
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 4th May 2022
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Memberships
Neil Gray
Co-Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Airdrie and Shotts
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 10th March 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Emma Dent Coad
Officer
Labour - Former Member for Kensington
Joined: 8th November 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 8th November 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
1 APPG Membership
Children, Teenagers, and Young Adults with Cancer
Children, Teenagers, and Young Adults with Cancer
Patricia Gibson
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - North Ayrshire and Arran
Joined: 8th November 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
1 APPG Membership
Consumer Protection
Consumer Protection
Heidi Allen
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Former Member for South Cambridgeshire
Joined: 8th November 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Philippa Whitford
Officer
Scottish National Party - Central Ayrshire
Joined: 8th November 2017Departed: 13th February 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Roger Godsiff
Secretary
Labour - Former Member for Birmingham, Hall Green
Joined: 8th November 2017Departed: 13th February 2019
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Memberships
4 APPG Memberships
Broadband and Digital Communication , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Women and Work , Yemen
Broadband and Digital Communication , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Women and Work , Yemen
4 APPG Memberships
City Regions Transport , Life Sciences , Local Government , Small Modular Reactors
City Regions Transport , Life Sciences , Local Government , Small Modular Reactors
Kate Green
Officer
Labour - Former Member for Stretford and Urmston
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
7 APPG Memberships
Arts and Heritage , Dark Skies , Data Analytics , Diagnostics , East of England , Life Sciences , University
Arts and Heritage , Dark Skies , Data Analytics , Diagnostics , East of England , Life Sciences , University
Corri Wilson
Officer
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
Joined: 6th January 2017Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
1 APPG Membership
Christians in Parliament
Christians in Parliament
Tommy Sheppard
Officer
Scottish National Party - Edinburgh East
Joined: 6th January 2017Departed: 2nd May 2017
6 APPG Memberships
Climate Change , Deafness , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Humanist , Palestine , Population, Development and Reproductive Health
Climate Change , Deafness , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Humanist , Palestine , Population, Development and Reproductive Health
Earl of Listowel
Officer
Joined: 6th January 2017Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Memberships
Jack Dromey
Officer
Labour - Former Member for Birmingham, Erdington
Joined: 6th January 2017Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
David Burrowes
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Enfield, Southgate
Joined: 6th January 2017Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships