| TITLE
| Down's Syndrome All-Party Parliamentary Group
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| PURPOSE
| To raise awareness of issues affecting people with Down's Syndrome and the prospects for improving life outcomes; to campaign for changes to government policy to improve the lives of people with Down's Syndrome; and to significantly increase public and private research aimed at eradicating the ill effects associated with Down's Syndrome.
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| OFFICERS
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| Title
| Name
| Party |
Chair
Vice-Chair
Treasurer
Secretary
| Virendra Sharma
Dr Hywel Francis
Dan Rogerson
Baroness Verma
| Lab
Lab
LD
Con
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| TWENTY QUALIFYING MEMBERS
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| Government Party
| Main Opposition Party
| Other
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
| Virendra Sharma
Dr Hywel Francis
Dawn Butler
John McDonnell
Clive Efford
Betty Williams
Edward O'Hara
Jim Dobbin
Parmjit Dhanda
John Austin
| Tim Boswell
Baroness Gardner of Parkes
Mark Pritchard
Shailesh Vara
Baroness Verma
Baroness Morris of Bolton
| Dr Evan Harris
Dan Rogerson
Lord Alton of Liverpool
Bob Russell
| LD
LD
CB
LD
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| CONTACT DETAILS FOR CORRESPONDENCE AND GENERAL ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE GROUP
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| Mr Virendra Sharma MP, House of Commons, London SW1A OAA. Tel: 020 7219 6080
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| BENEFITS RECEIVED BY GROUP FROM SOURCES OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT
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| Down's Syndrome Association provides administrative assistance (minuting meetings, helping with the production and distribution of a newsletter).
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| PAID EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT OF STAFF WHO HOLD A PARLIAMENTARY PASS
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| None. |
| DATE OF GROUP'S LAST REGISTERED ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
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| 29 June 2009 |
| CATEGORY OF GROUP
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| On Approved List; All-Party Parliamentary Subject Group.
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