Race and Community APPG

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

The group focuses on issues of racial justice. It aims to increase the coverage in parliament of issues relating to race and ethnicity; to update members on these issues as well as on up-to-date research; and to connect the group with charities and other organisations working on these issues around the country.

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
Helen Grant Portrait
Helen Grant
Officer
Conservative - Maidstone and Malling
Joined: 2nd January 2025
19 Current APPG Members
Diane Abbott Portrait
Diane Abbott
Member
Labour - Hackney North and Stoke Newington
2 APPG Officer Positions
Afrikan Reparations , Dalits and Adivasis (Tribals)
2 APPG Memberships
Humanist , Immigration Detention
Lord Boswell of Aynho Portrait
Lord Boswell of Aynho
Member
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Lord Empey Portrait
Lord Empey
Member
Ulster Unionist Party - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Clive Lewis MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 0207 219 2700.

Email: clive.lewis.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Alba Kapoor, The Runnymede Trust

Email: alba@runnymedetrust.org

Secretariat:

The Runnymede Trust acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.runnymedetrust.org/

Group's Website:

https://www.appg-race.com/

Date
13 Nov 2024
Source
The Runnymede Trust
Description
Secretariat   From : 13/11/2024 To : 12/11/2025
Value
£19,501
Date
7 Oct 2023
Source
The Runnymede Trust
Description
Secretariat   From : 07/10/2023 To : 06/10/2024
Value
£9,001
Date
7 Oct 2022
Source
The Runnymede Trust
Description
Secretariat   From : 07/10/2022 To : 06/10/2023
Value
£9,001
Date
7 Oct 2021
Source
The Runnymede Trust
Description
Secretariat   From : 07/10/2021 To : 06/10/2022
Value
£4,501
Date
7 Oct 2020
Source
The Runnymede Trust
Description
Secretariat   From : 07/10/2020 To : 06/10/2021
Value
£4,501
Date
12 Sep 2019
Source
Runnymede Trust
Description
Secretariat   From : 12/09/2019 To : 11/09/2020
Value
£4,501
Date
12 Sep 2018
Source
Runnymede Trust
Description
Secretariat   From : 12/09/2018 To : 11/09/2019
Value
£4,501
Date
12 Sep 2017
Source
Runnymede Trust
Description
Secretariat   From : 12/09/2017 To : 11/09/2018
Value
£4,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Race and Community APPG

Former APPG Officers
Bell Ribeiro-Addy Portrait
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Officer
Labour - Clapham and Brixton Hill
Joined: 29th December 2021
Departed: 30th May 2024
Peter Bottomley Portrait
Peter Bottomley
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Worthing West
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Whitaker Portrait
Baroness Whitaker
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 24th January 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Speech and Language Difficulties

No other APPG Memberships

Christian Wakeford Portrait
Christian Wakeford
Officer
Labour - Bury South
Joined: 11th January 2023
Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Taylor of Warwick Portrait
Lord Taylor of Warwick
Officer
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 29th December 2021
Departed: 24th January 2024
1 APPG Officer Position
Video Games and Esports

No other APPG Memberships

Debbie Abrahams Portrait
Debbie Abrahams
Officer
Labour - Oldham East and Saddleworth
Joined: 10th October 2018
Departed: 24th January 2024
5 APPG Officer Positions
Dementia , Healthy Places , Kashmir , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Palestine

No other APPG Memberships

Rachel Hopkins Portrait
Rachel Hopkins
Officer
Labour - Luton South and South Bedfordshire
Joined: 29th December 2021
Departed: 24th January 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
Football Supporters , Park Homes

No other APPG Memberships

Helen Grant Portrait
Helen Grant
Officer
Conservative - Maidstone and Malling
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 24th January 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Jamaica , Tennis , Women's Football

No other APPG Memberships

Afzal Khan Portrait
Afzal Khan
Vice Chair
Labour - Manchester Rusholme
Joined: 10th October 2018
Departed: 24th January 2024
5 APPG Officer Positions
Bahrain , British Muslims , Greater Manchester , Pakistan , Parks and Green Spaces

No other APPG Memberships

Kirsten Oswald Portrait
Kirsten Oswald
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for East Renfrewshire
Joined: 29th December 2021
Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Anne McLaughlin Portrait
Anne McLaughlin
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow North East
Joined: 11th January 2023
Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Kim Leadbeater Portrait
Kim Leadbeater
Officer
Labour - Spen Valley
Joined: 29th December 2021
Departed: 30th November 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Alex Sobel Portrait
Alex Sobel
Officer
Labour (Co-op) - Leeds Central and Headingley
Joined: 29th December 2021
Departed: 30th November 2022
6 APPG Officer Positions
Fair Elections , Music , Net Zero , Students , Ukraine , West Papua

No other APPG Memberships

Apsana Begum Portrait
Apsana Begum
Officer
Independent - Poplar and Limehouse
Joined: 4th November 2020
Departed: 30th November 2022
2 APPG Officer Positions
Bangladesh , Domestic Violence and Abuse

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Sheikh Portrait
Lord Sheikh
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 7th September 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Dawn Butler Portrait
Dawn Butler
Vice Chair
Labour - Brent East
Joined: 4th November 2020
Departed: 17th November 2021
4 APPG Officer Positions
Artificial Intelligence , Governance and Inclusive Leadership , Jamaica , Women in Parliament

No other APPG Memberships

Imran Hussain Portrait
Imran Hussain
Vice Chair
Labour - Bradford East
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 17th November 2021
3 APPG Officer Positions
Boxing , Kashmir , Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

No other APPG Memberships

Naz Shah Portrait
Naz Shah
Vice Chair
Labour - Bradford West
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 17th November 2021
2 APPG Officer Positions
Foreign Affairs , Islamic and Ethical Finance

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Hussein-Ece Portrait
Baroness Hussein-Ece
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 5th November 2019
2 APPG Officer Positions
Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights , Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

No other APPG Memberships

David Lammy Portrait
David Lammy
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Tottenham
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Howells of St Davids Portrait
Baroness Howells of St Davids
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 29th August 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships