A good workplace is a safe workplace
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Occupational Safety and Health has been bringing Parliamentarians and OSH advocates together for more than 15 years.
The Group holds meetings, receptions and events to discuss contemporary risks and hazards in the modern workplace. We publish reports and recommendations, and regularly hear from experts on a range of issues including asbestos, fire safety, occupational stress, and regulation.
The APPG is chaired by Ian Lavery MP. Its secretarial function is undertaken by the Trades Union Congress.
Who we are
The APPG is made up of four Officers and a wider group of members. Any member of Parliament, or representative in the House of Lords, is welcome to join. Officers are elected at the Annual General Meeting.
Ian Lavery MP
Ian is Chair of the APPG and serves in the House of Commons as a Labour MP.
Lord Hendy KC
John is Vice Chair of the APPG and serves in the House of Lords as a Labour peer.
Lord Balfe
Richard is an Officer of the Group and serves in the House of Lords as a Conservative peer.
Paul Davies MP
Paul is as an Officer of the APPG and serves in the House of Commons as a Labour MP.
Baroness Finlay
The Baroness Finlay of Llandaff serves the House of Lords as a cross-bench peer.
Lord Popat
The Lord Popat serves the House of Lords as a Conservative peer. He is also a patron of the Society of Occupational Medicine.
Baroness Donaghy
The Baroness Donaghy serves in the House of Lords as a Labour peer. She also chairs the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payments Scheme oversight committee.
Kirsty Blackman MP
Kirsty serves in the House of Commons as a Scottish National Party MP.
Lord Bourne
The Lord Bourne of Asberystwyth serves in the House of Lords as a Conservative peer.
Baroness O'Grady
The Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway serves in the House of Lords as a Labour peer.
Ayoub Khan MP
Ayoub serves in the House of Commons as an Independent MP.
Lord Davies
The Lord Davies of Brixton serves in the House of Lords as a Labour peer.
Working with stakeholders
The APPG frequently meets with, and hears from, a number of organisations working in the OSH arena. From victims' advocacy charities and trade unions, to health and safety organisations and regulators, as well as solicitors representing injured workers. These are some of the organisations the APPG works with:
