We would like to recognise the support of 22 thoughtful parliamentarians who have joined the APPG for Aid Match, and who care about delivering more direct aid to those who are battling desperate poverty, to achieve better aid value for taxpayers’ money.
Chair
Alex Sobel MP
Labour
Shadow Minister for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Co-chair
Lord Desai
Non-affiliated
Professor Emeritus of the London School of Economics
Vice-Chair
Dr Lisa Cameron MP
Scottish National Party
Shadow SNP Spokesperson for Mental Health
Vice-Chair
Baroness Cox
Crossbench
Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust (HART) – Founder and CEO
Vice-Chair
James Daly MP
Conservative
Justice Committee, Down Syndrome Bill Member
Vice-Chair
Tobias Ellwood MP
Conservative
Defence Committee Chair, Committee on Arms Export Controls Member
Vice-Chair
Preet Kaur Gill MP
Labour
Shadow Secretary of State for International Development
Vice-Chair
Baroness Gohir OBE
Crossbench
Women’s Rights Champion, Procedure and Privileges Committee Member
Vice-Chair
Lord Hussain
Liberal Democrats
Asia Regional & Islamic Affairs Expertise
Vice-Chair
Lord Khan of Burnley
Labour
Shadow Spokesperson for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government
Vice-Chair
Chris Law MP
Scottish National Party
International Development Committee, Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact Member
Vice-Chair
Lord Londesborough
Crossbench
Entrepreneur with Trade and Investment Expertise on Developing Countries
Vice-Chair
Lord Northbrook
Conservative
Fortune Forum Charity Trustee
Vice-Chair
Lord Randall of Uxbridge
Conservative
Human Trafficking Foundation Trustee and Vice-Chair
Vice-Chair
Lord Shinkwin
Conservative
Disability Campaigner, Former Equality and Human Rights Commissioner
Members
Lord Alton of Liverpool
Crossbench
International Relations and Defence Committee Member
Lord Browne of Ladyton
Labour
Former Secretary of State for Defence, AI in Weapon Systems Committee Member
Fabian Hamilton MP
Labour
Shadow Minister for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Lord Parekh
Labour
Former Commissioner for Racial Equality
Virendra Sharma MP
Labour
International Development Committee Member
Baroness Wheatcroft
Crossbench
Former Finance Bill Sub-Committee Member
Baroness Young of Hornsey
Crossbench
Former Sexual Violence in Conflict Committee Member
The wider the base of parliamentarians, the more we can convincingly argue for more concrete and cost-effective aid, helping to widen the ‘good aid’ camp in both Houses.
CHOOSE YOUR LEVEL OF SUPPORT varying from ‘low maintenance’ solidarity as a member to engaged leadership as an officer. In order to keep APPG meetings to a useful minimum, our strategy is to interact with powerful parliamentary activities outside of somewhat inconvenient meetings. You are the eyes and ears of the Group!
Member No obligatory APPG meeting attendance, this is voluntary. As member you are endorsing the Group’s aim of calling on Government to ‘Scale up aid matching programmes, notably UK Aid Match’. You would be gently notified of upcoming relevant parliamentary activities – joining as per your inclination/convenience.
Super-member Same expectations as member but also enlist at least one more Parliamentarian at any level, this is a high impact action to create a critical mass of support.
Vice-Chair As an officer you seek to participate in quarterly meetings to help form the quorate, diary permitting, and thereby guide the Group’s strategy. You would be gently requested to join relevant parliamentary activities and/or initiate various parliamentary actions.
Co-Chair Same expectations as Vice-Chair but sharing the role of meeting chair to help achieve cross party leadership, as well as providing additional office coordinating support by way of liaising with the various parliamentary offices. The Secretariat shall conduct all administration, plan and coordinate parliamentary actions.