Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities APPG
First Registered: 29/12/2021 • Last updated on: 31/07/2025
To ensure that tackling loneliness is on the Government's agenda.
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
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2 APPG Officer Positions
Carbon Monoxide , Occupational Safety and Health
8 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Assistive and Accessible Technology , Dementia , Less Survivable Cancers , Mutuals , Net Zero , Prostate Cancer , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
Carbon Monoxide , Occupational Safety and Health
8 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Assistive and Accessible Technology , Dementia , Less Survivable Cancers , Mutuals , Net Zero , Prostate Cancer , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
2 APPG Officer Positions
Down Syndrome , Learning Disability
11 APPG Memberships
Autism , Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Beyond Pills , Carers , Christians in Parliament , Creative Health , Digital Identity , Obesity , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies
Down Syndrome , Learning Disability
11 APPG Memberships
Autism , Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Beyond Pills , Carers , Christians in Parliament , Creative Health , Digital Identity , Obesity , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies
3 APPG Officer Positions
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) , Digital Markets and Digital Money , Inclusion and Nurture in Education
7 APPG Memberships
Autism , Carers , Long Covid , Manufacturing , Mutuals , Nuclear Energy , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) , Digital Markets and Digital Money , Inclusion and Nurture in Education
7 APPG Memberships
Autism , Carers , Long Covid , Manufacturing , Mutuals , Nuclear Energy , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
Contact Details
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Paul Davies MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.
Email: paul.davies.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Emily Abbott, Intergenerational England
Email: emily@intergenerationalengland.org
Secretariat:
Intergenerational England acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.intergenerationalengland.org/
Date
10 Feb 2023
10 Feb 2023
Source
British Red Cross
British Red Cross
Description
British Red Cross is paid by the Astra Foundation to act as the group's (joint) secretariat From : 10/02/2023 To : 09/02/2024
British Red Cross is paid by the Astra Foundation to act as the group's (joint) secretariat From : 10/02/2023 To : 09/02/2024
Value
£15,001
£15,001
Date
10 Feb 2023
10 Feb 2023
Source
Campaign to End Loneliness
Campaign to End Loneliness
Description
Campaign to End Loneliness is paid by the Astra Foundation to act as the group's (joint) secretariat From : 10/02/2023 To : 09/02/2024
Campaign to End Loneliness is paid by the Astra Foundation to act as the group's (joint) secretariat From : 10/02/2023 To : 09/02/2024
Value
£4,501
£4,501
Date
10 Feb 2022
10 Feb 2022
Source
British Red Cross
British Red Cross
Description
British Red Cross is paid by the Astra Foundation to act as the group's (joint) secretariat From : 10/02/2022 To : 09/02/2023
British Red Cross is paid by the Astra Foundation to act as the group's (joint) secretariat From : 10/02/2022 To : 09/02/2023
Value
£15,001
£15,001
Date
10 Feb 2022
10 Feb 2022
Source
Campaign to End Loneliness
Campaign to End Loneliness
Description
Campaign to End Loneliness is paid by the Astra Foundation to act as the group's (joint) secretariat From : 10/02/2022 To : 09/02/2023
Campaign to End Loneliness is paid by the Astra Foundation to act as the group's (joint) secretariat From : 10/02/2022 To : 09/02/2023
Value
£4,501
£4,501
Date
10 Feb 2021
10 Feb 2021
Source
British Red Cross
British Red Cross
Description
British Red Cross is paid by the Astra Foundation to act as the group's (joint) secretariat From : 10/02/2021 To : 09/02/2022
British Red Cross is paid by the Astra Foundation to act as the group's (joint) secretariat From : 10/02/2021 To : 09/02/2022
Value
£15,001
£15,001
Date
10 Feb 2021
10 Feb 2021
Source
Campaign to End Loneliness
Campaign to End Loneliness
Description
Campaign to End Loneliness is paid by the Astra Foundation to act as the group's (joint) secretariat From : 10/02/2021 To : 09/02/2022
Campaign to End Loneliness is paid by the Astra Foundation to act as the group's (joint) secretariat From : 10/02/2021 To : 09/02/2022
Value
£4,501
£4,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Tracey Crouch
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Chatham and Aylesford
Joined: 29th December 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Bambos Charalambous
Officer
Labour - Southgate and Wood Green
Joined: 29th December 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
Alevis , Cyprus , Global Education , Music Education , Opera , Yazidis
Alevis , Cyprus , Global Education , Music Education , Opera , Yazidis
No other APPG Memberships
Rachael Maskell
Officer
Independent - York Central
Joined: 29th December 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
Adoption and Permanence , Ageing and Older People , Archaeology , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Dying Well , Sudan and South Sudan
Adoption and Permanence , Ageing and Older People , Archaeology , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Dying Well , Sudan and South Sudan
No other APPG Memberships
Matt Vickers
Officer
Conservative - Stockton West
Joined: 29th December 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
Karen Bradley
Officer
Conservative - Staffordshire Moorlands
Joined: 24th January 2024Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Officer Positions
Advertising , Crypto and Digital Assets , Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery , North Macedonia
Advertising , Crypto and Digital Assets , Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery , North Macedonia
No other APPG Memberships
Theo Clarke
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Stafford
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Alison Thewliss
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow Central
Joined: 29th December 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Darren Henry
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Broxtowe
Joined: 29th December 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Karen Bradley
Officer
Conservative - Staffordshire Moorlands
Joined: 29th December 2021Departed: 13th December 2023
4 APPG Officer Positions
Advertising , Crypto and Digital Assets , Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery , North Macedonia
Advertising , Crypto and Digital Assets , Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery , North Macedonia
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Anne McLaughlin
Officer
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow North East
Joined: 29th December 2021Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
4 APPG Officer Positions
Birth Trauma , Dog Advisory Welfare , Tigray , Women's Rights
Birth Trauma , Dog Advisory Welfare , Tigray , Women's Rights
No other APPG Memberships
Rupa Huq
Officer
Labour - Ealing Central and Acton
Joined: 29th December 2021Departed: 17th May 2023
6 APPG Officer Positions
British Sikhs , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Fairtrade , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Single-Parent Families , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
British Sikhs , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Fairtrade , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Single-Parent Families , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
No other APPG Memberships
2 APPG Officer Positions
Respiratory Health , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention
Respiratory Health , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention
No other APPG Memberships
Anum Qaisar
Officer
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Airdrie and Shotts
Joined: 29th December 2021Departed: 23rd March 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Ian Byrne
Officer
Labour - Liverpool West Derby
Joined: 29th December 2021Departed: 23rd March 2022
3 APPG Officer Positions
Acquired Brain Injury , Holy See , Motor Neurone Disease
Acquired Brain Injury , Holy See , Motor Neurone Disease
No other APPG Memberships
Bob Blackman
Officer
Conservative - Harrow East
Joined: 29th December 2021Departed: 23rd March 2022
6 APPG Officer Positions
British Hindus , Fire Safety and Rescue , Homelessness , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Israel , Smoking and Health
British Hindus , Fire Safety and Rescue , Homelessness , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Israel , Smoking and Health
No other APPG Memberships