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.

Baroness Walmsley is currently a member of the following committees:

Member, Science and Technology Committee

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Committee memberships held in the past

• Chair, Food, Diet and Obesity Committee (24 Jan 2024 to 28 Mar 2025)
• Chair, Food, Diet and Obesity Committee (24 Jan 2024 to 28 Mar 2025)
• Member, Horticultural Sector Committee (31 Jan 2023 to 26 Oct 2023)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Lords) (29 Oct 2019 to 22 Oct 2024)
• Member, Science and Technology Committee ( 1 Jul 2019 to 31 Jan 2023)
• Member, Affordable Childcare Committee (12 Jun 2014 to 11 Feb 2015)
• Member, House Committee (Lords) (25 Feb 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Lords) (25 Feb 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Adoption Legislation Committee (29 May 2012 to 26 Feb 2013)
• Member, Science and Technology Committee (12 Dec 2000 to 18 Nov 2004)
• Member, Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I (12 Dec 2000 to 7 May 2005)

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We source information on APPG memberships from lists on APPG websites or asking APPGs for unpublished lists. Please report any incorrect or outdated information.

Baroness Walmsley is an officer of the following groups

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Medical Cannabis Under Prescription (Officer)

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• Purpose: The APPG exists to promote the importance of medical cannabis for patients in the UK. To raise awareness of the industry and the importance to growth of the economy and jobs within the sector. To work with other parties within government to raise awareness of this medication and the importance for patients, to help create an understanding of how this medication could sit within current medical frameworks.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.cicouncil.org.uk/members/appg-medical-cannabis/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Obesity (Officer)

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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

Baroness Walmsley is a member of the following groups

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Children

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• Purpose: To raise greater awareness in the Houses of Parliament of aspects of the well-being of the nation's children and young people, ensuring the voice and experience of children are at the heart of policy making; and to work with children, children's organisations, and politicians from all sides, to promote first-class government policy for children.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: https://www.ncb.org.uk/what-we-do/influencing-policy/all-party-parliamentary-group-children-appgc
• 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 for Energy Studies

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• Purpose: To inform the parliamentarians of the day on the energy issues of the day.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: http://pges.org.uk/
• 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