To raise awareness within parliament and government of the impact that a lack of water, sanitation and hygiene has on the lives of people around the world, and the governments obligation to help meet the Sustainable Development Goal on water and sanitation.
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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Lee Pitcher
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme
Joined: 7th May 2025
4 APPG Officer Positions
Responsible Credit , Sustainable Flood and Drought Management , Water , Zoos and Aquariums
8 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Fair Elections , Homelessness , Maternity , Multiple Sclerosis , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Tidy Britain , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
Responsible Credit , Sustainable Flood and Drought Management , Water , Zoos and Aquariums
8 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Fair Elections , Homelessness , Maternity , Multiple Sclerosis , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Tidy Britain , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
2 APPG Officer Positions
Entrepreneurship , Running
4 APPG Memberships
British Jews , Israel , Listed Properties , Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Entrepreneurship , Running
4 APPG Memberships
British Jews , Israel , Listed Properties , Switzerland and Liechtenstein
No other APPG Officer Positions
7 APPG Memberships
Climate Change , Environment , International Conservation , Marine Energy , Ocean , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , Respiratory Health
7 APPG Memberships
Climate Change , Environment , International Conservation , Marine Energy , Ocean , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , Respiratory Health
4 APPG Officer Positions
Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Fairtrade , Poland , Single-Parent Families
26 APPG Memberships
Access to Justice , Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Armenia , Aviation , Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Beer , Boxing , CAFOD , Diabetes , Environment , Fair Elections , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Get Refusal , Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights , India , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , London , Micromobility , Music , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Social Science and Policy , Tidy Britain , Visual Arts and Artists , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System , Women's Health
Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Fairtrade , Poland , Single-Parent Families
26 APPG Memberships
Access to Justice , Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Armenia , Aviation , Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Beer , Boxing , CAFOD , Diabetes , Environment , Fair Elections , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Get Refusal , Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights , India , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , London , Micromobility , Music , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Social Science and Policy , Tidy Britain , Visual Arts and Artists , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System , Women's Health
Contact Details
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Lee Pitcher MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.
Email: lee.pitcher.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
George Bose, WaterAid. Tel: 020 7793 5121
Email: georgebose@wateraid.org
Secretariat:
WaterAid acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.wateraid.org/
Benefits in Kind
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Date
4 Dec 2025
4 Dec 2025
Source
WaterAid
WaterAid
Description
Secretariat From: 04/12/2025 To: 03/12/2026
Secretariat From: 04/12/2025 To: 03/12/2026
Value
£7,501
£7,501
Date
4 Dec 2024
4 Dec 2024
Source
WaterAid
WaterAid
Description
Secretariat From : 04/12/2024 To : 03/12/2025
Secretariat From : 04/12/2024 To : 03/12/2025
Value
£7,501
£7,501
Date
4 Dec 2024
4 Dec 2024
Source
WaterAid
WaterAid
Description
Secretariat From: 04/12/2024 To: 03/12/2025
Secretariat From: 04/12/2024 To: 03/12/2025
Value
£7,501
£7,501
Date
13 Oct 2023
13 Oct 2023
Source
WaterAid
WaterAid
Description
Secretariat From : 13/10/2023 To : 12/10/2024
Secretariat From : 13/10/2023 To : 12/10/2024
Value
£7,501
£7,501
Date
13 Oct 2022
13 Oct 2022
Source
WaterAid
WaterAid
Description
Secretariat From : 13/10/2022 To : 12/10/2023
Secretariat From : 13/10/2022 To : 12/10/2023
Value
£7,501
£7,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Laura Kyrke-Smith
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Aylesbury
Joined: 2nd January 2025Departed: 28th March 2025
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Fleur Anderson
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Putney
Joined: 16th December 2020Departed: 30th May 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
Cayman Islands , Channel Islands , Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights , Ocean , Taiwan , Zoos and Aquariums
Cayman Islands , Channel Islands , Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights , Ocean , Taiwan , Zoos and Aquariums
No other APPG Memberships
Matthew Offord
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Hendon
Joined: 22nd February 2023Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Peter Bottomley
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Worthing West
Joined: 22nd February 2023Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Patrick Grady
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow North
Joined: 16th December 2020Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Rachel Hopkins
Vice Chair
Labour - Luton South and South Bedfordshire
Joined: 16th December 2020Departed: 24th January 2024
Paulette Hamilton
Vice Chair
Labour - Birmingham Erdington
Joined: 22nd February 2023Departed: 24th January 2024
4 APPG Officer Positions
Black Health , Cyprus , Less Survivable Cancers , Local Government
Black Health , Cyprus , Less Survivable Cancers , Local Government
No other APPG Memberships
Alex Sobel
Officer
Labour (Co-op) - Leeds Central and Headingley
Joined: 23rd March 2022Departed: 24th January 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
Fair Elections , Global Deforestation , Music , Students , Ukraine , West Papua
Fair Elections , Global Deforestation , Music , Students , Ukraine , West Papua
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Sheikh
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 16th December 2020Departed: 7th September 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Bates
Co-Chair
Joined: 16th December 2020Departed: 9th February 2022
6 APPG Officer Positions
Bladder and Bowel Continence Care , Built Environment , Genetic, Rare and Undiagnosed Conditions , Northern Culture , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Tigray
Bladder and Bowel Continence Care , Built Environment , Genetic, Rare and Undiagnosed Conditions , Northern Culture , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Tigray
No other APPG Memberships
6 APPG Officer Positions
Closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility , Czechia , Lebanon , Moldova , Multiple Sclerosis , Refugees
Closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility , Czechia , Lebanon , Moldova , Multiple Sclerosis , Refugees
No other APPG Memberships
Brendan O'Hara
Officer
Scottish National Party - Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Joined: 16th December 2020Departed: 9th February 2022
4 APPG Officer Positions
Arbitrary Detention and Hostage Affairs , Genocide Prevention , Greenland , International Law, Justice and Accountability
Arbitrary Detention and Hostage Affairs , Genocide Prevention , Greenland , International Law, Justice and Accountability
No other APPG Memberships