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All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Spinal Cord Injury
We work with a cross-party group of parliamentarians who are committed to tackling issues that affect people with spinal cord injuries. The group is made up of MPs and peers from all parties who help to make sure spinal cord issues are high on the government’s agenda.
Officers
Chair
Andy McDonald MP Labour
Andy was elected on 29 November 2012 as the Labour MP for Middlesbrough. At the last election 07/24 his constituency had a boundary change and he is now the MP for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East.
For more information about Andy please visit the UK Parliament website.
Vice Chair
Gill Furniss MP Labour
Gill Furniss is the Labour MP for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough, and has been an MP continually since 5 May 2016.
For more information about Gill please visit UK Parliament website
Vice Chair
Helen Morgan MP Liberal Democrat
Helen Morgan is the Liberal Democrat MP for North Shropshire, and has been an MP continually since 16 December 2021.
For more information about Helen please visit the UK Parliament website.
Vice Chair
John Glen MP Conservative
The Rt Hon John Glen is the Conservative MP for Salisbury, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010. He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Paymaster General.
For more information about John please visit UK Parliament website
Credit for all the above photos: Parliament.uk under the creative commons licence.
Members
Andrew Lewin MP, Dawn Butler MP, Mark Tami MP, Baroness Hollins, Bob Blackman MP, Lady Finlay, Marsha De Cordova MP, Richard Burdon MP, John McDonnell MP, Imran Hussain MP, Yvonne Fovargue MP, Brendan O’Hara MP, Ian Byrne MP, Lord Allan of Hallan, Andrew Pakes MP, Sonia Kumar MP.
Inquiry into the need for a National Strategy on Spinal Cord Injury
In 2025, the APPG on Spinal Cord Injury held an inquiry to understand what life is really like for people affected by spinal cord injury and how things can be better. Bringing together voices from across the spinal cord injury community, NHS England, and beyond the report calls for a National Spinal Cord Injury Strategy or framework, to replace the current fragmented approach with coordinated, person-centred care. It sets out practical recommendations across rehabilitation, workforce, community care, data, and research, all with one goal: ensuring that everyone with a spinal cord injury, wherever they live, can access the same high standards of care and support.
Documents
Contact the APPG
To contact the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Spinal Cord Injury, please email [email protected]