All-party Parliamentary Group for Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Young Carers and Young Adult Carers brings together Parliamentarians from across the political spectrum who are committed to improving the lives of young carers and young adult carers. The group’s mission is to provide a forum for key issues affecting young carers and young adult carers which will be addressed collaboratively by Parliamentarians and other key stakeholder, including young carers and young adult carers. The APPG will hold regular meetings in Parliament with an ambitious agenda of work and will seek to make the very strongest collective case to Central Government as we seek to achieve the best support and services for young carers and young adult carers.
The current officers of the APPG are:
- Chair: Paul Blomfield MP
- Vice-Chair: Duncan Baker MP
- Vice-Chair: Ed Davey MP
- Vice-Chair: Barbara Keeley MP
- Officer: Fleur Anderson MP
- Officer: Gill Furniss MP
In addition to the officers, there are additional MPs and Peers who are members of the APPG (asked to be on the group's mailing list). These are:
Andrew Gwynne MP
Baroness Brinton
Baroness Lister of Burtersett CBE
Baroness Pitkeathley OBE
Baroness Walmsley
Caroline Ansell MP
Florence Eshalomi MP
John McDonnell MP
Liz Twist MP
Lord Young
Marion Fellows MP
Nickie Aiken MP
Paulette Hamilton MP
Sir Robert Buckland MP
Future APPG meetings/events
Where possible, all APPG meetings will take place from 4pm onwards so that young carers and young adult carers will be able to feed into them and attend if they would like to. If you wish to attend, please e-mail appg@carers.org
Wednesday 7 June, 5pm to 6pm (Zoom) - Launch of APPG inquiry into life opportunities for young carers
September (date tbc) - Zoom
Parliamentarians can join the APPG at any time by emailing appg@carers.org.
To join the list of observers or for any enquiries please contact: appg@carers.org.
The chair can be contacted by e-mailing pippa.sparke@parliament.uk
You can also find out about the work of the APPG via Twitter: @APPGYCandYAC
APPG members
Active members of the APPG are defined as those who have asked to be on the group's mailing list. You can see the full list of active members here.
APPG projects and reports
The APPG helps to improve support and raise awareness for young carers and young adult carers by producing specific projects and reports. Find the projects and reports here.
Disclaimer
This is not an official website of the House of Commons or the House of Lords. It has not been approved by either House or its committees. All-Party Parliamentary Groups are informal groups of Members of both Houses with a common interest in particular issues. The views expressed in these webpages are those of the group