All Party Parliamentary Humanist Group

All-Party Groups (APGs) are informal, cross-party, interest groups of the UK Parliament. APGs have at least 20 members who are all Members of the House of Commons and House of Lords. The All-Party Parliamentary Humanist Group (APPHG) is a subject group of the APG whose purpose is to bring together non-religious humanist, atheist or agnosticMPs and peers to discuss matters of shared interest.

APPHG first began in the 1960s. In 1996 it had 47 members and now has over 100. Although the Group is not part of, nor affiliated to, Humanists UK (formerly called the British Humanist Association), the organisation does provide the secretariat.

The Group meets around 4 times a year to hear speakers and discuss relevant issues, as well as to share information and receive briefings on matters of interest. These matters are wide-ranging and include the promotion of a rational approach to bioethical, medical, and scientific issues, the defence of free speech, civil liberties and education.

Since September 2017, the officers of the APPHG have been Chair: Crispin Blunt MP; Co-Chair: Joan Bakewell; Vice Chairs: Clive Lewis MP, Tommy Sheppard MP, Kelvin Hopkins MP, Jeff Smith MP, Lord Warner of Brockley, Lord Taverne of Pimlico, Lord Garel-Jones of Watford, Baroness Flather of Windsor and Maidenhead; Secretary: Baroness Massey of Darwen; and Treasurer: Lord Dubs of Battersea.

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