All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Adult Social Care AGM 2021 - Minutes

The Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of the APPG on Adult Social Care which took place on Wednesday 24th March 2021, between 1:30pm and 2:00pm, held virtually via the Zoom platform

Those in attendance for the meeting were the Rt. Hon Damian Green MP, Helen Hayes MP, Baroness Greengross OBE, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, Baroness Hollins, Baroness Brinton, Lord Taylor of Warwick, Lord Low, Lord Best, Sarah Owen MP, Andrew Lewer MP, Kevin Hollinrake MP and Jim Shannon MP. Peter Hand and Alfred Slade attended from HCC Consulting, the Secretariat to the APPG. Sally Percival, Isaac Samuels, Emily Muir and Paul Clarke were also present as representatives of the Working Group of the APPG.

Agenda

  • Welcome – The Rt. Hon. Damian Green chaired the meeting, welcoming attendees and outlining the purpose of the meeting.

  • Confirmation of the name and purpose statement of the Group:

    • Name: The APPG for Adult Social Care.

    • Purpose Statement: To act as a forum for members of the House of Commons and Lords to engage with the wider adult social care sector, with the aim of engaging in a cross-party and non-partisan manner to influence government policy on the reform of the adult social care system.

  • Election of Co-Chairs and Officers:

    These were named and elected as follows:

    The Co-Chairs:

    The Rt. Hon. Damian Green MP – Conservative - Co-Chair

    Helen Hayes MP – Labour – Co-Chair

    Baroness Greengross OBE – Crossbench – Co-Chair

    Vice-Chairs:

    Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill – Labour – Vice-Chair

    Baroness Brinton – Liberal Democrat – Vice-Chair

    David Warburton MP – Conservative – Vice-Chair

    Lord Hunt of Kings Heath – Labour – Vice-Chair

    Lord Taylor of Warwick – Crossbench – Vice-Chair

    Mohammad Yasin MP – Labour – Vice-Chair

    Sarah Owen MP – Labour – Vice-Chair

    Andrew Lewer MP – Conservative – Vice-Chair

    Kevin Hollinrake MP – Conservative – Vice-Chair 

    Jim Shannon MP – DUP – Vice-Chair  

    Lord Low – Crossbench – Vice-Chair

    The Officers:

    Baroness Sheila Hollins – Crossbench – Officer

    Lord Best OBE DL – Crossbench – Officer

    Baroness Grey-Thompson – Crossbench – Officer

    Derek Thomas MP – Conservative – Officer

    James Cartlidge MP – Conservative – Officer

    Paul Girvan MP – DUP - Officer

    Afzal Khan MP – Labour – Officer

    Marsha De Cordova MP – Labour - Officer

    Sir Gary Streeter MP – Conservative – Officer

    Jamie Stone MP – Liberal Democrat – Officer

  • Appointment of Secretariat – Healthcomms Consulting were reappointed as the Secretariat for the group.

  • Financial Statement – The Financial Statement had been approved by the Co-Chairs of the APPG, and an overview of the details was shared with the Officers.

  • Additional Updates – An overview of the work of the Secretariat and the APPG’s Working Group was provided by the Secretariat and two Co-Chairs of the Working Group, including an overview of planned activity in the coming months. Parliamentary Officers reflected on this, approving the proposals and suggesting particular further activity regarding upcoming legislation.

The Secretariat and the Working Group were thanked by the Officers for their work on behalf of the group.