Young Carers and Young Adult Carers APPG

First Registered: 07/09/2022 • Last updated on: 07/05/2025

A forum for key issues affecting young carers and young adult carers, championing their involvement and voice, to be addressed collaboratively by parliamentarians. To encourage improved support, services and recognition. Other key stakeholders such as the public and third sectors will also be brought together.

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
Chris Vince Portrait
Chris Vince
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour (Co-op) - Harlow
Joined: 20th November 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
4 APPG Memberships
Cyprus , Dentistry and Oral Health , Homelessness , Schools, Learning and Assessment
Alison Bennett Portrait
Alison Bennett
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Mid Sussex
Joined: 20th November 2024
Lord Young of Cookham Portrait
Lord Young of Cookham
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 1st November 2023
40 Current APPG Members
Fleur Anderson Portrait
Fleur Anderson
Member
Labour - Putney
No other APPG Officer Positions
2 APPG Memberships
Tennis , United Nations Global Goals
Alistair Carmichael Portrait
Alistair Carmichael
Member
Liberal Democrat - Orkney and Shetland
Ed Davey Portrait
Ed Davey
Member
Liberal Democrat - Kingston and Surbiton
Lee Dillon Portrait
Lee Dillon
Member
Liberal Democrat - Newbury
No other APPG Officer Positions
7 APPG Memberships
Healthy Homes and Buildings , Homelessness , Pharmacy , South East , Tidy Britain , Transport Safety , Waterways
Florence Eshalomi Portrait
Florence Eshalomi
Member
Labour (Co-op) - Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
Daniel Francis Portrait
Daniel Francis
Member
Labour - Bexleyheath and Crayford
No other APPG Officer Positions
6 APPG Memberships
Assistive and Accessible Technology , Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Carers , City Regions Transport , Cyprus , London
Tom Gordon Portrait
Tom Gordon
Member
Liberal Democrat - Harrogate and Knaresborough
Sarah Green Portrait
Sarah Green
Member
Liberal Democrat - Chesham and Amersham
Baroness Pitkeathley Portrait
Baroness Pitkeathley
Member
Labour - Life peer
2 APPG Officer Positions
Carers , Charities and Volunteering
2 APPG Memberships
Commonwealth , Housing and Care for Older People
Baroness Walmsley Portrait
Baroness Walmsley
Member
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
2 APPG Officer Positions
Medical Cannabis under Prescription , Obesity
3 APPG Memberships
Dentistry and Oral Health , Environment , Health
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Chris Vince MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.

Email: chris.vince.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Andy McGowan, Carers Trust. Tel: 07791 779 664

Email: appg@carers.org

Secretariat:

Carers Trust acts as the group's secretariat. https://carers.org/

Group's Website:

https://carers.org/appg

Date
29 Oct 2024
Source
Carers Trust
Description
Secretariat   From : 29/10/2024 To : 28/10/2025
Value
£4,501
Date
20 Jul 2023
Source
Carers Trust
Description
Secretariat   From : 20/07/2023 To : 19/07/2024
Value
£4,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Young Carers and Young Adult Carers APPG

Former APPG Officers
Paul Blomfield Portrait
Paul Blomfield
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Former Member for Sheffield Central
Joined: 7th September 2022
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Duncan Baker Portrait
Duncan Baker
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for North Norfolk
Joined: 7th September 2022
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Ed Davey Portrait
Ed Davey
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Kingston and Surbiton
Joined: 7th September 2022
Departed: 30th May 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Primodos , Republic of Korea

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Keeley Portrait
Baroness Keeley
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 7th September 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
Classical Music , Film and Broader Screen , Music Education , Tennis , Theatre , Ticket Abuse

No other APPG Memberships

Gill Furniss Portrait
Gill Furniss
Vice Chair
Labour - Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
Joined: 7th September 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
Fleur Anderson Portrait
Fleur Anderson
Officer
Labour - Putney
Joined: 7th September 2022
Departed: 20th September 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships