Thalassaemia APPG

First Registered: 19/06/2019 • Last updated on: 30/05/2024

Note: This APPG was last registered on 30th May 2024. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 7th May 2025 and may be defunct.

To raise awareness of the blood disorder known as thalassaemia and to encourage policy changes that will support patients with this condition.

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 Officers - Contact Details - Benefits in Kind - Financial Benefits

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Former APPG Officers
Feryal Clark Portrait
Feryal Clark
Vice Chair
Labour - Enfield North
Joined: 4th November 2020
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Paulette Hamilton Portrait
Paulette Hamilton
Vice Chair
Labour - Birmingham Erdington
Joined: 24th January 2024
Departed: 30th May 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
Black Health , Caribbean , Cyprus , Hospice and End of Life Care , Less Survivable Cancers , Local Government

No other APPG Memberships

Stephen Hammond Portrait
Stephen Hammond
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Wimbledon
Joined: 24th January 2024
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Bambos Charalambous Portrait
Bambos Charalambous
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Southgate and Wood Green
Joined: 19th June 2019
Departed: 30th May 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
Alevis , Cyprus , Global Education , Music Education , Opera , Yazidis

No other APPG Memberships

Kate Osamor Portrait
Kate Osamor
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Edmonton and Winchmore Hill
Joined: 4th November 2020
Departed: 13th December 2023
6 APPG Officer Positions
Africa , Global Tuberculosis , Haiti , Libya , Nigeria , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System

No other APPG Memberships

Rachel Hopkins Portrait
Rachel Hopkins
Vice Chair
Labour - Luton South and South Bedfordshire
Joined: 11th January 2023
Departed: 13th December 2023
2 APPG Officer Positions
Football Supporters , Park Homes

No other APPG Memberships

Abena Oppong-Asare Portrait
Abena Oppong-Asare
Vice Chair
Labour - Erith and Thamesmead
Joined: 9th February 2022
Departed: 13th December 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Taiwo Owatemi Portrait
Taiwo Owatemi
Vice Chair
Labour - Coventry North West
Joined: 4th November 2020
Departed: 13th December 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Catherine West Portrait
Catherine West
Vice Chair
Labour - Hornsey and Friern Barnet
Joined: 4th November 2020
Departed: 13th December 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Fabian Hamilton Portrait
Fabian Hamilton
Vice Chair
Labour - Leeds North East
Joined: 4th November 2020
Departed: 13th December 2023
6 APPG Officer Positions
British Council and Soft Power , Cycling and Walking , Haiti , Human Rights , Latin America , Morocco

No other APPG Memberships

Bob Blackman Portrait
Bob Blackman
Vice Chair
Conservative - Harrow East
Joined: 4th November 2020
Departed: 13th December 2023
Mike Wood Portrait
Mike Wood
Vice Chair
Conservative - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Joined: 9th February 2022
Departed: 19th October 2022
Barry Gardiner Portrait
Barry Gardiner
Vice Chair
Labour - Brent West
Joined: 4th November 2020
Departed: 29th December 2021
2 APPG Officer Positions
Climate, Nature and Security , International Conservation

No other APPG Memberships

Judith Cummins Portrait
Judith Cummins
Vice Chair
Labour - Bradford South
Joined: 4th November 2020
Departed: 29th December 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Alberto Costa Portrait
Alberto Costa
Vice Chair
Conservative - South Leicestershire
Joined: 4th November 2020
Departed: 25th August 2021
4 APPG Officer Positions
Greece , Italy , Microplastics , Tidy Britain

No other APPG Memberships

Eleanor Smith Portrait
Eleanor Smith
Officer
Labour - Former Member for Wolverhampton South West
Joined: 19th June 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Craig Tracey Portrait
Craig Tracey
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for North Warwickshire
Joined: 19th June 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Preet Kaur Gill Portrait
Preet Kaur Gill
Officer
Labour (Co-op) - Birmingham Edgbaston
Joined: 19th June 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Cat Smith Portrait
Cat Smith
Officer
Labour - Lancaster and Wyre
Joined: 19th June 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
4 APPG Officer Positions
Christianity in the Holy Land , Funerals and Bereavement , Parkrun , West Coast Main Line

No other APPG Memberships

Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Bambos Charalambous MP,

Email: No email supplied

Public Enquiry Point:

Romaine Maharaj, United Kingdom Thalassaemia Society, 19 The Broadway, London N14 6PH. Tel: 020 8882 0011

Email: info@ukts.org

No benefits in kind are on record for the Thalassaemia APPG

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Thalassaemia APPG