All Parliamentary Party Group
Please note, following the General Election, changes will be made to the below APPG and member details will be updated shortly.
We provide the Secretariat for the Child of the North All-Party Parliamentary Group which is co-chaired by Emma Lewell-Buck MP and Mary Robinson MP. The group brings together key sector organisations and MPs from across the political spectrum.
Our purpose is to create a fairer future for children across the North of England and to develop policy solutions that will tackle the stark inequalities across our region so we can enable the children of the North to fulfil their potential.
Contacts:
Secretariat – alexis.darby@thenhsa.co.uk
Co-Chairs – emma.lewell-buck.mp@parliament.uk mary.robinson.mp@parliament.uk
This is not an official website [or feed] of Parliament. It has not been approved by either House. APPGs are informal groups of Parliamentarians with a common interest in particular issues. The views expressed are those of the group
Members
![Rachel Maskell MP for York Central](https://www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/2023/04/RM-Picture-scaled-e1685022039971.jpg)
Rachel Maskell MP for York Central
Member
![Sharon Hodgson MP for Washington and Sunderland West](https://www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/2023/04/Sharon-Hodgson-1.jpg)
Sharon Hodgson MP for Washington and Sunderland West
Member
![Mary Glindon MP for North Tyneside](https://www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/Mary-Glindon-1-e1694075673415.bmp)
Mary Glindon MP for North Tyneside
Member
![Mike Amesbury MP for Weaver Vale](https://www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/Mike-Amesbury-e1694076033553.jpg)
Mike Amesbury MP for Weaver Vale
Member
![Liz Twist MP for Blaydon](https://www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/Liz-twist-scaled-e1694076078916.jpeg)
Liz Twist MP for Blaydon
Member
![Mary Kelly Foy MP for City of Durham](https://www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/Mary-Kelly-Foy-e1694076123372.bmp)
Mary Kelly Foy MP for City of Durham
Member
![Simon Fell MP for Barrow and Furness](https://www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/Simon-Fell-MP-e1694076171267.jpg)
Simon Fell MP for Barrow and Furness
Member
![Baroness Blake of Leeds](https://www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/Baroness-Blake-e1694076222609.bmp)
Baroness Blake of Leeds
Member
![John Stevenson MP for Carlisle](https://www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/John-Stevenson-M-scaled.jpeg)
John Stevenson MP for Carlisle
Member
![Mark Eastwood MP for Dewsbury](https://www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/Mark-Eastwood-scaled.jpeg)
Mark Eastwood MP for Dewsbury
Member
![Judith Cummins MP for Bradford South](https://www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/Judith-C-scaled.jpeg)
Judith Cummins MP for Bradford South
Member
![Ian Byrne MP for Liverpool West Derby](https://www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/Ian-Byrne-scaled.jpeg)
Ian Byrne MP for Liverpool West Derby
Member
![Afzal Khan MP for Manchester, Gorton](https://www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/Afzhal-Khan-scaled.jpeg)
Afzal Khan MP for Manchester, Gorton
Member
![The Bishop of Leeds](https://www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/Bishop-Leeds-scaled.jpeg)
The Bishop of Leeds
Member
![Baroness Lister of Burtersett](https://www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/Baroness-Lister-scaled.jpeg)
Baroness Lister of Burtersett
Member
![Rt Hon. the Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top](https://www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/Baroness-Armstrong-scaled.jpeg)
Rt Hon. the Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top
Member
![Debbie Abrahams MP Oldham East and Saddleworth](https://www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/Thumbnail.jpeg)
Debbie Abrahams MP Oldham East and Saddleworth
Member
![Imran Hussain MP for Bradford East](https://www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/Imran-Hussain.jpeg)
Imran Hussain MP for Bradford East
Member
![Kate Osborne MP for Jarrow](https://www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/Kate-Osborne-scaled.jpeg)
Kate Osborne MP for Jarrow
Member
![The Lord Bishop of Newcastle](https://www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/BishopNewcastle-scaled.jpeg)
The Lord Bishop of Newcastle
Member
Resources
The Child of the North APPG holds regular meetings with its members to discuss issues regarding children in the North. It aims to develop policy solutions that will create lasting change.
The Child of the North also provides a platform for people with direct experience of poverty to engage with parliamentarians and key sector stakeholders and help inform the political dialogue surrounding the issues that face children in the North.
![National Institute for Health and Care Research north west](https://www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/themes/nhsa-health-equity-north/public/images/logos/nihr-north-west.5c289b.png)
![National Institute for Health and Care Research north east](https://www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/themes/nhsa-health-equity-north/public/images/logos/nihr-north-east.c815c7.png)
![National Institute for Health and Care Research manchester](https://www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/themes/nhsa-health-equity-north/public/images/logos/nihr-manchester.09299b.png)
![National Institute for Health and Care Research yorkshire](https://www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/themes/nhsa-health-equity-north/public/images/logos/nihr-yorkshire.008fab.png)