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.

Mary Foy is currently a member of the following committees:

Member, Procedure Committee

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Member, Bishop's Stortford Cemetery Bill Unopposed Bill Committee

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Committee memberships held in the past

• Member, Tobacco and Vapes Bill Committee (18 Dec 2024 to 30 Jan 2025)
• Member, Tobacco and Vapes Bill Committee (24 Apr 2024 to 14 May 2024)
• Member, Bishop's Stortford Cemetery Bill Committee (10 Jan 2024 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill Committee ( 7 Jun 2023 to 11 Jul 2023)
• Member, Health and Care Bill Committee ( 7 Sep 2021 to 2 Nov 2021)
• Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee ( 8 Jun 2020 to 30 May 2024)

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We source information on APPG memberships from lists on APPG websites or asking APPGs for unpublished lists. Please report any incorrect or outdated information.

Mary Foy is an officer of the following groups

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Charities and Volunteering (Chair & Registered Contact)

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• Purpose: The APPG brings together MPs and Peers interested in the UK voluntary sector to learn more about how charities and volunteers strengthen and support our communities and wider society.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.ncvo.org.uk/get-involved/all-party-parliamentary-group-on-charities-and-volunteering-appg/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Dentistry and Oral Health (Co-Chair)

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• Purpose: The APPG acts as a forum for dental and oral health issues in Parliament, works to raise the profile of dentistry, highlighting the views of patients and the profession, and campaigns to improve oral health and the quality of dental services.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.bda.org/what-we-do/campaigns-and-advocacy/lobbying/appg-for-dentistry-and-oral-health/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Gypsies, Travellers and Roma (Chair & Registered Contact)

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• Purpose: To provide a forum for parliamentarians concerned about issues facing Gypsy, Traveller and Roma communities and seek to address these issues and challenge inequalities.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.gypsy-traveller.org/appg/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Smoking and Health (Co-Chair)

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• Purpose: To monitor and discuss the health and social effects of smoking; to review potential changes in existing legislation to reduce levels of smoking; to assess the latest medical techniques to assist in smoking cessation; and to act as a resource for the group’s members on all issues relating to smoking and public health.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://ash.org.uk/about/who-we-work-with/appg
• APPG register: Parliament website

Mary Foy is a member of the following groups

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Commercial Sexual Exploitation

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• Purpose: To develop and advocate for public policy to prevent commercial sexual exploitation - which is the exchange of money, accommodation, services or other goods in return for sex acts. The primary objectives of the APPG's work are to support victims, hold perpetrators to account, and deter demand for commercial sexual exploitation.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.appg-cse.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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Drugs, Alcohol and Justice All-Party Parliamentary Group

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• Purpose: To provide a policy forum for frontline drug and alcohol treatment sector providers and interested parliamentarians with a focus on evidence-based harm reduction, treatment and recovery. We believe in evidence, not prejudice, in policy - and treatment, not punishment, in practice.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: https://www.wearewithyou.org.uk/about-us/policy-and-research/drugs-alcohol-and-justice-all-party-parliamentary-group
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Fire Safety and Rescue

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• Purpose: To meet and consider important fire safety and rescue issues with appropriate specialists in these fields, consulting wider with other related agencies to create a safer built environment; contributing to fire safety events both inside and outside parliament, whilst raising issues of concern to government through its minsters.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: https://firesafetyrescueappg.co.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Immigration Detention

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• Purpose: To increase knowledge in Parliament on immigration detention in the UK and its impacts; to connect parliamentarians with relevant research, organisations and experts, including people with lived experience of detention; and to advocate for evidence-based policy reforms and the welfare of detained people.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://appgdetention.org.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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Ireland and the Irish in Britain All-Party Parliamentary Group

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• Purpose: To promote good relations between Ireland and Britain; foster understanding of issues affecting Ireland and Northern Ireland; celebrate links between both countries and their people; strengthen the voice of Irish people in Britain, including those with Irish heritage and connections; and represent and raise issues affecting the community in Britain.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Leamside Line

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• Purpose: To campaign for the re-opening of the Leamside Line in full, which would provide significant economic, social and environmental benefits for the whole country, particularly the North East of England. These include providing rail access to thousands more people and easing the burden on the East Coast Mainline.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Obesity

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• Purpose: To generate a public policy environment where obesity is recognised and prioritised; hold government to account for the delivery of an obesity strategy; call for joined up commissioning that addresses obesity and delivers value for money; and use parliamentary means to provide focus across key elements of the pathway.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://obesityappg.com/
• 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