Refugees APPG
First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 04/05/2022
Note: This APPG was last registered on 4th May 2022. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 15th June 2022 and may be defunct.
To provide a forum for the discussion of issues relating to refugees, both in the UK and abroad, and to promote the welfare of refugees.
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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Former APPG Members
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Anne McLaughlin
Chair & Registered Contact
Scottish National Party - Glasgow North East
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 4th May 2022
16 APPG Memberships
Afrikan Reparations , Caribbean , Drug Policy Reform , Fairtrade , Green Deal Misselling , Immigration Detention , Industrial Heritage , Malawi , Mindfulness , Missing Children and Adults , No Recourse to Public Funds , Norway , Rohingya , Social Integration , Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities , Universal Credit
Afrikan Reparations , Caribbean , Drug Policy Reform , Fairtrade , Green Deal Misselling , Immigration Detention , Industrial Heritage , Malawi , Mindfulness , Missing Children and Adults , No Recourse to Public Funds , Norway , Rohingya , Social Integration , Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities , Universal Credit
14 APPG Memberships
Austria , Death Penalty , Disability , Germany , Humanist , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Isle of Man (Manx) , ITV , Moldova , Multiple Sclerosis , Portugal , Slovenia , Social Work , Writers
Austria , Death Penalty , Disability , Germany , Humanist , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Isle of Man (Manx) , ITV , Moldova , Multiple Sclerosis , Portugal , Slovenia , Social Work , Writers
David Simmonds
Vice Chair
Conservative - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
Joined: 7th August 2020Departed: 4th May 2022
13 APPG Memberships
Airport Communities , Civil Service and Public Sector Workers , Côte d’Ivoire , Historic Vehicles , Housing and Planning , Local Authority Pension Funds , London , Looked After Children and Care Leavers , Migration , Pedagogy, Curriculum and Accountability , Pensions , Race Equality in Education , Social Work
Airport Communities , Civil Service and Public Sector Workers , Côte d’Ivoire , Historic Vehicles , Housing and Planning , Local Authority Pension Funds , London , Looked After Children and Care Leavers , Migration , Pedagogy, Curriculum and Accountability , Pensions , Race Equality in Education , Social Work
Tim Loughton
Vice Chair
Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham
Joined: 27th March 2019Departed: 4th May 2022
20 APPG Memberships
Adoption and Permanence , Ageing and Older People , Armenia , Austria , Coastal Communities , Conception to Age Two - First 1001 Days , Dark Skies , Ethiopia and Djibouti , Fatherhood , Kinship Care , Looked After Children and Care Leavers , Menopause , Mindfulness , Oman , Photography , Switzerland , Tennis , Tibet , Wine of Great Britain , Yemen
Adoption and Permanence , Ageing and Older People , Armenia , Austria , Coastal Communities , Conception to Age Two - First 1001 Days , Dark Skies , Ethiopia and Djibouti , Fatherhood , Kinship Care , Looked After Children and Care Leavers , Menopause , Mindfulness , Oman , Photography , Switzerland , Tennis , Tibet , Wine of Great Britain , Yemen
Caroline Lucas
Vice Chair
Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 4th May 2022
29 APPG Memberships
Afrikan Reparations , Agroecology for Sustainable Food and Farming , Air Pollution , Carers , Choice at the End of Life , Citizens' Rights , Climate Change , Compassionate Politics , Coronavirus , Dark Skies , Deliberative Democracy , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Drug Policy Reform , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Electoral Campaigning Transparency , Environment , Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency , Future Generations , Gaps in Support , Global Deforestation , Green New Deal , Land Value Capture , Limits to Growth , Mindfulness , Sixth Form Education , South East , Trade Justice , West Papua , Women in Parliament
Afrikan Reparations , Agroecology for Sustainable Food and Farming , Air Pollution , Carers , Choice at the End of Life , Citizens' Rights , Climate Change , Compassionate Politics , Coronavirus , Dark Skies , Deliberative Democracy , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Drug Policy Reform , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Electoral Campaigning Transparency , Environment , Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency , Future Generations , Gaps in Support , Global Deforestation , Green New Deal , Land Value Capture , Limits to Growth , Mindfulness , Sixth Form Education , South East , Trade Justice , West Papua , Women in Parliament
Baroness Lister of Burtersett
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 2nd January 2019Departed: 4th May 2022
13 APPG Memberships
Carers , Compassionate Politics , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Food Banks , Health and the Natural Environment , Immigration Detention , Migration , Mindfulness , No Recourse to Public Funds , Poverty , Rule of Law , Tennis , Universal Credit
Carers , Compassionate Politics , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Food Banks , Health and the Natural Environment , Immigration Detention , Migration , Mindfulness , No Recourse to Public Funds , Poverty , Rule of Law , Tennis , Universal Credit
5 APPG Memberships
Childcare and Early Education , Compassionate Politics , Migration , No Recourse to Public Funds , Universal Credit
Childcare and Early Education , Compassionate Politics , Migration , No Recourse to Public Funds , Universal Credit
Thangam Debbonaire
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Bristol West
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 20th May 2020
Jeremy Lefroy
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Stafford
Joined: 27th March 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Steve Double
Vice Chair
Conservative - St Austell and Newquay
Joined: 27th March 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Heidi Allen
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Former Member for South Cambridgeshire
Joined: 2nd January 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
David Linden
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Glasgow East
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 23rd October 2019
14 APPG Memberships
Belgium , Ceramics , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Epilepsy , Faith and Society , Financial Resilience , Luxembourg , One Punch Assaults , Parkrun , Poverty , Running , Scotch Whisky , West Coast Main Line , Youth Affairs
Belgium , Ceramics , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Epilepsy , Faith and Society , Financial Resilience , Luxembourg , One Punch Assaults , Parkrun , Poverty , Running , Scotch Whisky , West Coast Main Line , Youth Affairs
Baroness Morgan of Cotes
Vice-Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 10th October 2018
3 APPG Memberships
Arts, Health and Wellbeing , Digital Regulation and Responsibility , Heritage Rail
Arts, Health and Wellbeing , Digital Regulation and Responsibility , Heritage Rail
David Burrowes
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Enfield, Southgate
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Mark Pritchard
Secretary
Conservative - The Wrekin
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 12th October 2016
12 APPG Memberships
Betting and Gaming , Death Penalty , Estonia , Germany , Jordan , Lithuania , Media , Opera , Tennis , Turkey , United Arab Emirates , Uyghurs
Betting and Gaming , Death Penalty , Estonia , Germany , Jordan , Lithuania , Media , Opera , Tennis , Turkey , United Arab Emirates , Uyghurs
Contact Details
Show/HideRegistered Contact:
Anne McLaughlin MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 3000.
Email: anne.mclaughlin.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Seb Klier, Refugee Council, PO Box 68614, London E15 1NS. Tel: 020 7346 1038
Email: seb.klier@refugeecouncil.org.uk
Secretariat:
Refugee Council acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/
Group's Website:
Benefits in Kind
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Date
29 Jan 2021
29 Jan 2021
Source
Refugee Council
Refugee Council
Description
Secretariat From : 29/01/2021 To : 28/01/2022
Secretariat From : 29/01/2021 To : 28/01/2022
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
29 Jan 2020
29 Jan 2020
Source
Refugee Council
Refugee Council
Description
Secretariat From : 29/01/2020 To : 28/01/2021
Secretariat From : 29/01/2020 To : 28/01/2021
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
11 Jul 2019
11 Jul 2019
Source
Refugee Council
Refugee Council
Description
Secretariat From : 11/07/2019 To : 10/07/2020
Secretariat From : 11/07/2019 To : 10/07/2020
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
11 Jul 2018
11 Jul 2018
Source
Refugee Council
Refugee Council
Description
Secretariat From : 11/07/2018 To : 10/07/2019
Secretariat From : 11/07/2018 To : 10/07/2019
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
11 Jul 2017
11 Jul 2017
Source
Refugee Council
Refugee Council
Description
Secretariat From : 11/07/2017 To : 10/07/2018
Secretariat From : 11/07/2017 To : 10/07/2018
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
7 Jul 2016
7 Jul 2016
Source
Refugee Council
Refugee Council
Description
Secretariat From : 07/07/2016 To : 06/07/2017
Secretariat From : 07/07/2016 To : 06/07/2017
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
7 Jul 2015
7 Jul 2015
Source
The Refugee Council
The Refugee Council
Description
Secretariat From : 07/07/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Secretariat From : 07/07/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£1,501
£1,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Refugees APPG