VVAPPG Hosts Latest AGM - May 23rd 2023

On Tuesday 23rd May at 1pm the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Vascular and Venous Disease held its Annual General Meeting. There was a formal election of officers and the Group's income and expenditure statement for publication was agreed.

The following officers were elected:

  • Jim Shannon, Democratic Unionist Party MP for Strangford - Chair and registered contact

  • Sir Peter Bottomley, Conservative MP for Worthing West - Officer

  • Marion Fellows, Scottish National Party MP for Motherwell and Wishaw - Officer

  • Emma Hardy, Labour MP for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle - Officer

  • Greg Smith, Conservative MP for Buckingham - Officer

Healthcomms Consulting Ltd as part of the PLMR Group was reappointed as Secretariat.

The purpose statement of the Group was re-confirmed as:

  • To raise awareness of vascular and venous disease and to encourage actions to promote a greater priority for its prevention and treatment; to encourage research into the causes of vascular and venous disease; to advance excellence and innovation in vascular and venous disease and related cardiovascular conditions.

The Secretariat read the Income & Expenditure Statement for the Group, which was confirmed by the officers.

  • The financial value of grants received by the Secretariat for the previous year was noted as: Value £s in bands of £1,500: £58,501 - £60,000

  • Funding for the Secretariat function from Jan 2022 - Jan 2023 was provided by:

    • Becton Dickinson

    • Boston Scientific

    • Cook Medical

    • L&R Medical

    • Medtronic Ltd

Please find attached the minutes from the meeting.