Committees

In the UK Parliament, committees are groups of MPs or Peers who examine specific issues in more detail than can be done in debates.

Some committees focus on checking the government’s decisions and spending, while others investigate specific topics and proposed legislation.

Andrew George is currently a member of the following committees:

Member, Health and Social Care Committee

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Committee memberships held in the past

• Member, Health and Social Care Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (19 Nov 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Agriculture Committee (14 Jul 1997 to 1 Nov 1999)

All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs)

All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal cross-party groups made up of MPs and Peers who share an interest in a particular country or subject.

They do not have formal powers or funding, but can book rooms on the parliamentary estate and may receive funding from outside organisations and companies.

We source information on APPG memberships from lists on APPG websites or asking APPGs for unpublished lists. Please report any incorrect or outdated information.

Andrew George is an officer of the following groups

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on International Law, Justice and Accountability (Vice Chair)

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• Purpose: To accommodate discussions and engagement on international law standards and use them to ensure justice and accountability for core international crimes. To work on strengthening the existing mechanisms for the prevention of international crimes, and foster cooperation with international mechanisms.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

Andrew George is a member of the following groups

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Animal Welfare

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• Purpose: To advocate for improvements to animal welfare through policy, legislation and best practice.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://apgaw.org/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Council Tax Reform

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• Purpose: To investigate policy changes around council tax, land value taxes, property taxes and local government finances in the round.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Endometriosis

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• Purpose: To be a key driver for change and a forum for parliamentarians, organisations and individuals to come together to raise awareness of issues affecting those with endometriosis.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.endometriosis-uk.org/all-party-parliamentary-group-endometriosis
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Fair Elections

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• Purpose: To enhance the integrity of UK democracy by: replacing First Past the Post with a proportional electoral system; eliminating dark money and undemocratic influence from politics; countering disinformation in public discourse. The APPG's goal is to deliver clean and fair elections where all votes count.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.fairelections.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Healthcare Workers

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• Purpose: The APPG aims to highlight key areas of concern for healthcare professionals and discuss potential solutions, including improving the welfare of staff, regulatory changes and legal reform. The group will also aim to promote dialogue and discussion between the healthcare sector and parliamentarians.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness All-Party Parliamentary Group

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• Purpose: To raise concerns about the Loan Charge legislation and associated HMRC action against thousands of freelance, contract and locum workers and small company owners in the UK, as well as the wider context of fairness of the tax system and the conduct, performance and accountability of HMRC.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.loanchargeappg.co.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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Local Nature Recovery All-Party Parliamentary Group

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• Purpose: This group brings Local Nature Partnerships together with parliamentarians to strengthen the voice of partnerships for local nature recovery. The group will focus on delivery of key policies such as Local Nature Recovery Strategies, highlighting the importance of nature for placemaking, public health, the economy and the climate.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Parkrun

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• Purpose: To celebrate and promote the health and wellbeing advantages of Parkrun in Parliament and throughout the UK
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Prostate Cancer

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• Purpose: To raise awareness of prostate cancer issues with parliament, provide a forum for MPs and peers to discuss issues impacting people with prostate cancer, and to advocate for improvements in policy to improve equitable early diagnosis, treatment, care and survival for people with prostate cancer.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://appgprostatecancer.org.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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Tidy Britain All-Party Parliamentary Group

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• Purpose: To highlight issues related to local environmental quality, including littering, pollution and fly­tipping, and their detrimental impact on communities; to raise these issues on the parliamentary agenda; to provide a forum for parliamentarians and advocates of local environmental quality; and to highlight the work of volunteer litter-picking groups and individuals.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.keepbritaintidy.org/tidy-britain-appg
• APPG register: Parliament website