APPG holds Annual General Meeting, Tuesday 12th March 2024
The APPG held its Annual General Meeting in-person on Tuesday 12th March 2024. David Mundell MP and Lord Collins of Highbury were re-elected as Co-chairs, and Baroness Goudie and Anthony Mangnall MP were elected as the new Officers for the group, in compliance with...
APPG Hosts Annual General Meeting and Panel Discussion
Today, the APPG on Nutrition for Develop held its annual general meeting (AGM). David Mundell MP, Virendra Sharma MP, Maggie Throup MP, Bambos Charalambous MP, Anthony Magnall MP, Wendy Morton MP, Baroness Liz Sugg, Lord Jonny Oates, and Lord Ewen Cameron were in...
Nutrition and the War in Ukraine
On Monday 24th October, the APPG on Nutrition for Development hosted a roundtable on the impact of the war in Ukraine on Nutrition. Speakers included Emma Massey, Nutrition Adviser (Humanitarian/Health), FCDO; Webster Makombe, Youth Leader for Nutrition; and...
Letter from the Co-Chairs in Response to N4G
Our co-chairs David Mundell MP and Lord Collins have written a letter to Boris Johnson about the UK Government's commitment at the Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit. Find the full text below, and the letter here: Letter from the APPG on Nutrition for Growth 16th...
MPs hold debate on Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit
In Westminster Hall on Thursday afternoon, Conservative, SNP, and Labour MPs urged the Government to reaffirm its place as a global leader in nutrition by making strong commitments at next week’s Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit. The debate was led by the APPG’s...
Roundtable discussion: what is the impact of nutrition on education?
On Tuesday 2 November, members of the APPG met with several experts in the field to better understand the interconnections between education and nutrition. In a roundtable format the speakers each addressed for five minutes before answering questions from...
How can the FCDO maximise the impact of its nutrition programmes?
Last week, the APPG on Nutrition for Growth met with the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) to discuss how the FCDO can maximise the impact of its nutrition programmes. At the meeting, Tamsyn Barton, ICAI’s Chief Commissioner, and Jonathan France, ICAI’s...
MPs debate the Government’s role in tackling global malnutrition
In a House of Commons debate this morning, MPs urged the Government to continue to play a leading role in the fight against global malnutrition. The debate, which was led by APPG co-chair David Linden (SNP) and vice-chair David Mundell (Conservative), was attended by...
APPG one off evidence session on COVID-19 and nutrition
To understand how COVID-19 is affecting nutrition and what the UK Government can do to mitigate the effects, the APPG held a one off evidence session with experts from the nutrition sector. The expert witnesses were: Danny Harvey, Executive Director, Concern Worldwide...
Experts convene to examine the UK’s role in health for all
By Ceri Jones, Action for Global Health The APPG on Nutrition for Growth collaborated with Action for Global Health to conven health workers, civil society, parliamentarians and government actors to discuss the UK’s role in helping achieve the ambitious target of...