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Officers & Members

We would like to recognise the support of 43 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
Conservative

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

Baroness Browning
Conservative

Former Minister of State for Home Office

Damian Collins OBE MP
Conservative

Draft Online Safety Bill (Joint Committee) Chair

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 Faulks
Non-Affiliated

Former Minister of State for Justice

Richard Foord MP
Liberal Democrats

Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Defence

Fabian Hamilton MP
Labour

Former Shadow Minister for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

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 Taylor of Goss Moor
Liberal Democrats

Former Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Environment

Lord Trees
Crossbench

Animal Welfare and Global Health (for humans and animals) Expertise

Lord Watts
Labour

International Agreements Committee Member

Baroness Wheatcroft
Crossbench

Former Finance Bill Sub-Committee Member

Sir Gavin Williamson MP
Conservative

Former Secretary of State

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.