We would like to recognise the support of 36 thoughtful parliamentarians, 21 of whom are officers, who have joined the APPG for Aid Match, and who care about delivering more direct aid to those who are battling desperate poverty, while achieving better aid value for taxpayers’ money.
First registered in January 2023, the APPG for Aid Match is one of the fastest growing APPGs. Irrespective of one’s foreign aid ideology or the total size of ODA, this APPG unites its supporters around one fundamental ideal; aid could be targeted better by scaling up matched funding for effective frontline NGOs.
Chair
Alex Sobel MP
Labour
Shadow Minister for Nature Recovery and the Domestic Environment
Co-chair
Lord Bruce of Bennachie
Liberal Democrats
Former International Development Committee Chair
Co-chair
Chris Law MP
Scottish National Party
International Development Committee, Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact Member
Honorary Treasurer
Lord Desai
Non-affiliated
Professor Emeritus of the London School of Economics
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
Former Defence Committee Chair, Committee on Arms Export Controls Member
Vice-Chair
Preet Kaur Gill MP
Labour
Former 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
Lord Londesborough
Crossbench
Entrepreneur with Trade and Investment Expertise on Developing Countries
Vice-Chair
Anne McLaughlin MP
Scottish National Party
Shadow SNP Spokesperson for International Development
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 Rennard
Liberal Democrats
Former Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee Member
Vice-Chair
Lord Shinkwin
Conservative
Disability Campaigner, Former Equality and Human Rights Commissioner
Officers
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
Green Party
Social Justice Campaigner with Environmental Expertise
Martyn Day MP
Scottish National Party
Shadow SNP Spokesperson for Health and Social Care
Jo Gideon MP
Conservative
Health & Care Bill, and Child Support (Enforcement) Bill Committee Member
Baroness Kidron OBE
Crossbench
Draft Online Safety Bill Joint Committee Member
Super-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
Dr Lisa Cameron MP
Scottish National Party
Former International Development Committee Member, Shadow SNP Spokesperson for Mental Health
Virendra Sharma MP
Labour
International Development Committee Member
Members
Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top
Labour
Integration of Primary and Community Care Committee Member
Fabian Hamilton MP
Labour
Shadow Minister for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Lord Collins of Highbury
Labour
Shadow Spokesperson for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs & International Development,
Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
Lord Crisp
Crossbench
Global Health and International Development Expertise
Lord Hastings of Scarisbrick CBE
Crossbench
Former Commissioner for Racial Equality
Lord Parekh
Labour
Former Commissioner for Racial Equality
Baroness Prashar CBE
Crossbench
Justice and Home Affairs Committee Member
Lord Sahota
Labour
Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments Member
Lord Trees
Crossbench
Animal Welfare and Global Health (for humans and animals) Expertise
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.
CHOOSE YOUR LEVEL OF SUPPORT varying from ‘low maintenance’ solidarity to engaged leadership. 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 Active member and/or member who enlists one more Parliamentarian at any level, this is a high impact action to create a critical mass of support.
Officer Same expectations as member, by being listed in the APPG Register and Parliamentary website would help raise awareness and compel more supporters to join.
Vice-Chair As Vice-Chair you seek to participate in ad hoc 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 As a development expert, same expectations as Vice-Chair but sharing the chair role to help achieve cross party leadership, as well as providing compliance support by way of liaising with the various parliamentary offices. The Secretariat shall undertake all administration, plan and coordinate parliamentary actions.