| TITLE
| All-Party Parliamentary Group for Carers
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| PURPOSE
| To ensure the equality of opportunity for carers in the UK by liaising with carers organisations, lobbying Government and promoting legislation on their behalf; to promote awareness amongst members of both Houses of the needs of carers and former carers; to liaise with members of the devolved administrations within the UK in order to share best practice; and to link with appropriate bodies, including carers organisations, on an international basis.
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| OFFICERS
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| Title
| Name
| Party |
Chair
Vice-Chairs
Treasurer
Secretary
| Dr Hywel Francis
Angela Browning
Lord Pendry
Baroness Pitkeathley
Lady Hermon
John Hemming
Tom Clarke
Paul Burstow
| Lab
Con
Lab
Lab
UUP
LD
Lab
LD
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| TWENTY QUALIFYING MEMBERS
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| Government Party
| Main Opposition Party
| Other
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
| Dr Hywel Francis
Barbara Keeley
David Lepper
Wayne David
Julie Morgan
Dai Havard
Janet Dean
Ian Lucas
Betty Williams
David Taylor
| Tony Baldry
Nigel Evans
Angela Browning
Tim Boswell
Sir George Young
David T. C. Davies
| Paul Burstow
Hywel Williams
Andrew George
Phil Willis
| LD
PC
LD
LD
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| CONTACT DETAILS FOR CORRESPONDENCE AND GENERAL ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE GROUP
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| Dr Hywel Francis MP, House of Commons, London SW1A OAA. Tel: 020 7219 8121
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| BENEFITS RECEIVED BY GROUP FROM SOURCES OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT
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| Carers UK provides administrative support (secretariat, organising meetings, circulating minutes).
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| PAID EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT OF STAFF WHO HOLD A PARLIAMENTARY PASS
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| None. |
| DATE OF GROUP'S LAST REGISTERED ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
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| 6 July 2006 |
| CATEGORY OF GROUP
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| On Approved List; All-Party Parliamentary Subject Group.
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