The Refugee Council is building cross-party consensus for an alternative to the costly and unworkable status quo.
We work with politicians from across the political spectrum and provide regular briefings on legislation and UK Government policy. One of the main ways we engage with the Parliamentary system is by providing the secretariat for the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Refugees.
The APPG on Refugees
The group’s mission is to provide a forum for the discussion of issues relating to refugees and to provide recommendations to UK Government on improving the asylum system and the welfare of refugees.
The APPG on Refugees holds regular meetings in Parliament; this has recently included two panel events in May 2024 as part of an inquiry into safe routes, which will report in the Autumn.
Kevin Bonavia MP, Labour, Co-Chair
Lord Alf Dubs, Labour, Co-Chair
Zoe Franklin MP, Liberal Democrat, Officer
Baroness Philippa Stroud, Conservative, Officer
Abtisam Mohamed MP, Labour, Member
Uma Kumaran MP, Labour, Member
Laura Kyrke-Smith MP, Labour, Member
Chris Murray MP, Labour, Member
Tony Vaughan MP, Labour, Member
Monica Harding MP, Liberal Democrat, Member
Vikki Slade MP, Liberal Democrat, Member
Carla Denyer MP, Green, Member
Ellie Chowns MP, Green, Member
Siân Berry MP, Green, Member
Liz Saville Roberts MP, Plaid Cymru, Member
David Simmonds MP, Conservative, Member
Stephen Gethins MP, SNP, Member
Andrew Western MP, Labour, Member
Barry Gardiner MP, Labour, Member
Afzal Khan MP, Labour, Member
Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP, Labour, Member
Baroness Ruth Lister, Labour, Member
Baroness Glenys Thornton, Labour, Member
Lord Des Browne of Ladyton, Labour, Member
Baroness Janet Royall of Blaisdon, Labour, Member
Baroness Anna Healy of Primrose Hill, Labour, Member
Baroness Sally Hamwee, Liberal Democrat, Member
Lord Mike German, Liberal Democrat, Member
Baroness Sarah Ludford, Liberal Democrat, Member
Lord Johnny Oates, Liberal Democrat, Member
Bishop of Chelmsford, Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani, Bishop, Member
Lord John Kerr, Crossbench, Member
Lord David Alton of Liverpool, Crossbench, Member
Refugees speak to APPG members at our safe routes inquiry – May 2024
Keep up to date on the latest work by the APPG on Refugees by following their X account @APPGRefugees
The group does not currently have a mailing list for the public, but please feel free to email the Refugee Council’s Senior Public Affairs Advisor Hayden Banks for more information about the work of this APPG.
