Registered February 2026, following the inaugural group meeting on 20th January 2026. A cross-party group working to reduce young sudden cardiac deaths through parliamentary advocacy.
To promote amongst parliamentarians the issue of cardiac arrest in the young; to inform policy decisions and public debate relating to cardiac arrest in the young; and to enable communications between interested parties and relevant parliamentarians.
When we launched the APPG on 20th January 2026, we agreed three broad areas of policy work we are committed to furthering together to reduce young sudden cardiac deaths:
Fleur Anderson MP
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan MP
Andrew Bowie MP
Ruth Cadbury MP
Liam Conlon MP
Sir Nic Dakin MP
Mims Davis MP
Jim Dickson MP
Richard Foord MP
Helen Hayes MP
Paul Holmes MP
Kim Leadbeater MP
Graham Leadbitter
Brian Leishman MP
David Mundell MP
Jo Platt MP
Mark Pritchard MP
Mike Reader MP
Cat Smith MP
Greg Smith MP
Cameron Thomas MP
Martin Vickers MP
Chris Vince MP
Inaugural Group Meeting (IGM)
Presenting ground-breaking research findings from “Cardiac Screening for Conditions Associated With Sudden Cardiac Death”
Presentation from Lead Researcher, Prof. Michael Papadakis
The Cardiac Risk in the Young APPG is a cross-party group of Members of Parliament (MPs) and members of the House of Lords (Peers), Chaired by Amanda Hack, MP. The group’s purpose is outlined in the UK Parliament Register of APPGs: “To promote amongst parliamentarians the issue of cardiac arrest in the young; to inform policy decisions and public debate relating to cardiac arrest in the young; and to enable communications between interested parties and relevant parliamentarians.” Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) act as Secretariat.
When the new APPG launched on 20th Jan 2026, we agreed three broad areas of policy work we are committed to furthering together to reduce young sudden cardiac deaths: screening; pathology; and inherited cardiac conditions. The group has a planned calendar of events aligned to an agreed programme of policy work, with scope to include emergent issues and opportunities.
Meetings are generally held quaterly/as required. A subject matter expert (e.g. Cardiologist) may be invited to present on a specific topic (e.g.to share research publication findings) to improve the understanding and knowledge of members. This helps members both to support individual constituents and to advocate for policy change in Parliament.
MPs work on issues that are important to their constituents. You can ask your MP to attend APPG meetings and even join the APPG.
This is not an official website of Parliament. It has not been approved by either House. APPGs are informal groups of Parliamentarians with a common interest in particular issues. The views expressed are those of the group.