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The '''All-Party Parliamentary Group on Alcohol Harm''' (APPGAH) was set up 'to promote discussion of alcohol related issues and to raise issues of concern and make recommendations to government and other policy makers'. <ref name="September"/>

It is made up of cross-party MPs and peers sitting in the [[House of Lords]] with an interest in seeing alcohol-related harm reduced in the UK. 

Its 2015 manifesto called upon political parties to commit to a range of pledges designed to tackle alcohol-related harm leading up to the May general election. <ref name="Bio"/>

===Activities===
*to actively reduce alcohol-related harm in the UK 
*to promote the discussion of alcohol-related issues, raise matters of concern and to make recommendations to government and inform policy 

===Areas and issues===
*advertising and young people 
*drink driving
*alcohol and the armed forces 
*licensing and treatment services <ref name="Bio"> [http://www.alcoholconcern.org.uk/what-we-do/appg-on-alcohol-harm/ Alcohol Concern Bio], Alcohol Concern, accessed 6 October 2015 </ref>  

===Secretariat===
[[Alcohol Concern]] (a charity) acts as the group's secretariat with the assistance of a grant paid by [[Lundbeck]] Ltd for this work. <ref name="March"/>

Alcohol Concern is a small independent charity focusing on reducing harm from alcohol-related issues, working throughout England and Wales to inform the public of the dangers of alcohol abuse and to bring about varied and effective treatment services. <ref> [http://www.alcoholconcern.org.uk/what-we-do/ Alcohol Concern What we do], alcoholconcern.org, accessed 6 October 2015 </ref>

===Benefits in kind===
As shown in the register of All-Party Groups at '''September 2015''': 

:(In bands of £1,500) [[Lundbeck]] Ltd paid '''Alcohol Concern''' a grant of between £15,001 - £16,500 in January 2015. <ref name="September"> [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/150929/alcohol-harm.htm Register as of 29 September 2015], www.parliament.uk, 6 October 2015 </ref>

'''As of February 2016''' no further financial benefits had been paid. <ref> Missing ref for Feb register </ref>

==Members==

===Officers as at September and December 2015===
*[[Fiona Bruce]] - [[Conservative Party]] - chair and registered Contact 
*Lord [[Clive Brooke]] of Alverthorpe - [[Labour]] - vice chair 
*Baroness [[Diane Hayter]] of Kentish Town - [[Labour]] - vice chair 
*Baroness [[Ilora Finlay]] of Llandaff - Crossbencher - vice chair 
*Dr [[Lisa Cameron]] - [[Scottish National Party]] - vice chair <ref name="September"/><ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/151223/alcohol-harm.htm APPG on Alcohol Harm Register of 23 December 2015] ''parliament.uk'', accessed 10 February 2016</ref> <ref name="Feb">[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/160203/alcohol-harm.htm Alcohol Harm APPG Register Feb 16], ''www.parliament.uk'', accessed 16 February 2016</ref>

===Officers as at March 2015===
*Lord [[Clive Brooke]] of Alverthorpe - [[Labour]] - chair & registered Contact
*Sir [[Andrew Stunell]] - [[Liberal Democrats]] - vice chair 
*[[Fiona Bruce]] - [[Conservative Party]] - vice chair 
*Baroness [[Dianne Hayter]] of Kentish Town - vice chair 
*[[Russell Brown]] - [[Labour]] - treasurer
*Baroness [[Ilora Finlay]] of Llandaff - Crossbencher - secretary <ref name="March"> [http://www.parliament.uk/documents/pcfs/all-party-groups/app-register-30-march-2015.pdf Register as of 30 March 2015]Parliament Website, accessed 6 October 2015 </ref>

===Members as at March 2015===
Sir [[David Amess]] - [[Conservative Party]] | Dr [[Sarah Wollaston]] MP - [[Conservative Party]] | [[Graham Evans]]MP - [[Conservative Party]] | [[David Burrowes]]MP - [[Conservative Party]] | [[Andrew Griffiths]] MP - [[Conservative Party]] | Lord [[Nigel Jones]] of Cheltenham - [[Conservative Party]] | Baroness [[Helen Newlove]] - [[Conservative Party]] | [[Tracey Crouch]] MP - [[Conservative Party]] | Lord [[Parry Mitchell]] - [[Labour]] - [[Diane Abbott]] MP - [[Labour]] | [[Diana Johnson]] MP - [[Labour]] | [[Valerie Vaz]] MP - [[Labour]] | [[Kelvin Hopkins]] MP - [[Labour]] | Baroness [[Susan Cunliffe-Lister]] Masham of Ilton - Crossbencher | [[Hywel Williams]] MP - [[Plaid Cymru]] <ref name="March"/>

==Contact==
:'''Address:''' Alcohol Concern, 25 Corsham Street, London N1 6DR

:'''Tel:''' 0207 566 9800

:'''Email:''' appg@alcoholconcern.org.uk

==Notes==
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[[Category:All-Party Parliamentary Group]][[Category:Alcohol]]