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.

Committee memberships held in the past

• Member, Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL] Committee (18 Dec 2024 to 16 Jan 2025)
• Member, Community and Suspended Sentences (Notification of Details) Bill Committee ( 8 May 2024 to 15 May 2024)
• Member, Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill Committee ( 1 Feb 2023 to 8 Feb 2023)
• Member, Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill Committee (25 Jan 2023 to 1 Feb 2023)
• Member, Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill Committee (15 Jun 2022 to 20 Oct 2022)
• Member, Glue Traps (Offences) Bill Committee (12 Jan 2022 to 19 Jan 2022)
• Member, Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Bill Committee (22 Sep 2021 to 27 Oct 2021)
• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (26 Jul 2010 to 25 Nov 2013)
• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (22 May 2006 to 12 Jul 2007)
• Member, Education & Skills Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 22 May 2006)

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We source information on APPG memberships from lists on APPG websites or asking APPGs for unpublished lists. Please report any incorrect or outdated information.

Tim Farron is an officer of the following groups

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Christians in Parliament All-Party Parliamentary Group (Chair & Registered Contact)

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• Purpose: To support Christians of all denominations and parties in their work in politics.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: http://www.christiansinparliament.org.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Migration (Vice Chair)

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• Purpose: To support the emergence of mainstream, progressive policy debate on migration in the UK parliament.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://appgmigration.org.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Outdoor Learning (Chair & Registered Contact)

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• Purpose: Through outdoor learning, we support the development of sustainable behaviours in children, young people and adults which lead to personal happiness, health & wellbeing and self-fulfilment; preparedness for work and economic independence; and readiness for active stewardship and citizenship. Building on distinguished heritage - responding to the challenges of today.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.outdoor-learning.org/voice/government-engagement/appg-ol.html
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Radiotherapy (Chair & Registered Contact)

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• Purpose: To provide an effective voice for radiotherapy and improve equality of access to world-class radiotherapy for cancer patients. To ensure radiotherapy receives increased funding so that patients are allowed to have the best radiotherapy appropriate to their individual cancer.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.appgrt.co.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Volunteer Rescue Services (Secretary)

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• Purpose: To advocate for legislation and policies that support and strengthen the volunteer rescue sector, ensuring volunteers are equipped, protected, and empowered to carry out their lifesaving work effectively across the UK in all emergency and disaster response situations.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

Tim Farron is a member of the following groups

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Adult Social Care All-Party Parliamentary Group

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• Purpose: To be part of the solution for finding a sustainable social care model; build a positive cross-party vision for the future for social care; unlock Parliament to the social care sector, and open the doors of social care to local MPs; be led by lived experience and championed by parliamentarians.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://adultsocialcareappg.com/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group

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• Purpose: To promote understanding of the significant contribution of brewing and pubs to the UK economy and wider society, including their economic, social, cultural and historic importance, contribution to tourism, the social responsibility exercised by the sector, and also supporting the UK's brewing and pub sectors worldwide.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: https://www.appgbeer.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Climate Change

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• Purpose: To run events and activities in parliament with the purpose of advancing understanding of policy issues surrounding climate change and enabling cross-party discussion and action on climate policy.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.climateappg.co.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Dark Skies

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• Purpose: To highlight the importance of preserving our ability to see a dark sky at night; promote the adoption of dark sky friendly lighting and planning policies; protect existing UK Dark Sky reserves and support new reserves; and collaborate with overseas groups such as Dark Sky International, and Dark Sky UK.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://appgdarkskies.co.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Infant Feeding

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• Purpose: To raise awareness of infant feeding and allow MPs, peers and policy stakeholders an opportunity to meet regularly to ensure that this topic remains a priority for HM Government with a view to reducing inequalities and improving health.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Listed Properties

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• Purpose: To speak up for listed properties in the UK and raise awareness in parliament of the role played by their owners in protecting the nation's heritage; and to advocate policies that support owners in preserving listed properties, including tax and planning reform.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Long Covid

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• Purpose: To work with like-minded MPs and organisations to research the prevalence of Long Covid; assess and request scientific research and medical inquiries; raise awareness of the profound impacts on millions of people worldwide; and outlining our asks to government.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.longcovid.org/impact/appg-on-long-covid
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)

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• Purpose: Seeks to improve health, social care, education and employment opportunities for people with ME and encourage biomedical research into the cause and treatment of ME.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://appgme.co.uk/
• 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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All-Party Parliamentary Group on State Pension Inequality for Women

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• Purpose: To provide a cross-party forum in which to hold the government to account on the issue of transitional arrangements to compensate 1950's-born women who are affected by changes to the state pension age and to campaign on issues around the state pension age.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://rebeccalongbailey.com/spifwlist/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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Water, Sanitation and Hygiene All-Party Parliamentary Group

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• Purpose: To raise awareness within parliament and government of the impact that a lack of water, sanitation and hygiene has on the lives of people around the world, and the governments obligation to help meet the Sustainable Development Goal on water and sanitation.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website