WHO WE ARE

members of the APPG

Sojan Joseph MP
Labour, Chair of the APPG

  • Greg Stafford MP, Conservative (Officer)

  • Mohammed Yasin MP, Labour (Officer) 

  • Tom Gordon MP, Liberal Democrat (Officer)

  • Caroline Dinenage MP, Conservative

  • Rachael Maskell MP, Labour

  • Ben Coleman MP, Labour

  • Joshua Fenton-Glynn MP, Labour

  • Jess Asato MP, Labour

  • Ellie Chowns MP, Green Party

  • Sarah Owen MP, Labour

  • Marie Tidball MP, Labour

  • Anna Dixon MP, Labour

  • Pippa Heylings MP, Liberal Democrats

  • Freddie Van Mierlo MP, Liberal Democrats

  • Michelle Welsh MP, Labour

  • Tim Farron MP, Liberal Democrat

  • Neil Duncan-Jordan MP, Labour

  • Lord Blunkett, Labour

  • Baroness Warwick, Labour

  • Baroness Grey-Thompson, Crossbench

  • Lord Best, Crossbench 

  • Lord Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham

  • Lord Taylor, Non-affiliated

Advisory group

  • The National Care Forum

    • Professor Vic Rayner OBE, CEO

    • Liz Jones, Deputy CEO and Policy Director

  • Anchor

    • Rosalind Selby, Senior External Communications Manager

    • Derya Filiz, Head of External Communications

  • Dimensions

    • Paula Gledhill, Head of External Affairs

  • Methodist Homes Association (MHA)

    • Laura Catchpole, Corporate and Public Affairs Managers

    • Relationship Manager, MHA

  • Community Integrated Care (CIC)

    • Ben Lehan-Powick, Head of Policy and Public Affairs

  • Affinity Trust

    • Sarah Holmes, Co-production Lead

    • Kerry Dearden, Chief Executive

  • Learning Disability England

    • Sam Clark, Chief Executive

    • Mary Woodall, Lived Experience Representative

  • Achieve Together

    • Michael Fullerton, Director of Wellbeing, Strategy and Collaboration

The Advisory Group contributes financially to the APPG, financial contributions support the function of the Secretariat.

Value in £s in bands of £1,500: £27,001 - £28,500

Current value as of August 2026