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.

Ben Coleman is currently a member of the following committees:

Member, Health and Social Care Committee

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We source information on APPG memberships from lists on APPG websites or asking APPGs for unpublished lists. Please report any incorrect or outdated information.

Ben Coleman is an officer of the following groups

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Black Health (Officer)

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• Purpose: To create a forum to raise political awareness of stark health inequalities disproportionately impacting Black Caribbean and African people in the UK, and to advocate for actions to reduce health inequalities. To stimulate dialogue, drive evidence-based research, policy development, and promote equitable healthcare access and outcomes through influencing policy and practice.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: http://www.appgblackhealth.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Czechia (Vice Chair)

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• Purpose: To increase and promote shared knowledge and political and cultural relationships between Britain and Czechia.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

Ben Coleman 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 Group on Airport Communities

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• Purpose: To examine the economic, social, health and environmental impacts of airport operations on local communities.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.airportcommunities.co.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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Beyond Pills All-Party Parliamentary Group

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• Purpose: To move UK healthcare beyond an over-reliance on pills by combining social prescribing, lifestyle medicine, psychosocial interventions and safe deprescribing. As well as reducing unnecessary and inappropriate prescribing, this integrated approach will improve outcomes and reduce health inequalities
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://beyondpillsappg.org/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dietary Health

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• Purpose: To provide a cross-party forum to inform and promote parliamentary discussions related to policies to address poor dietary health and the health impacts of the commercial food system, with a focus on population-level interventions that will effectively and equitably prevent dietary-related illness.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://obesityhealthalliance.org.uk/appg/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Down Syndrome

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• Purpose: To campaign for equal access and provision to ensure equality and promote respect at all stages of life for people with Down syndrome.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://appg-ds.org/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on France

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• Purpose: The APPG on France is dedicated to promoting and enhancing relations between the UK and France.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on HIV, AIDS and Sexual Health

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• Purpose: HIV is not yesterday's story. It is with us today in the UK and affecting families all over the world. The APPG believes that as parliamentarians we should play our part in addressing this epidemic along with addressing the rising STI (sexually transmitted infection) rate.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.appghivaids.org.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Social Science and Policy

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• Purpose: The APPG brings parliamentarians together with economists and social scientists to help present the most recent and impactful academic research to inform policy makers in their decision making.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://socialscienceappg.co.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Waterways

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• Purpose: The APPG champions the revitalisation and restoration of the UK’s navigable waterways. Our purpose is to unlock the environmental, social, economic, and cultural potential of the UK’s rivers and canals by boosting local economies, promoting sustainability and connecting people to nature.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://waterways.org.uk/about-us/all-party-parliamentary-group-for-the-waterways
• APPG register: Parliament website