Bahá'í Faith APPG

First Registered: 28/09/2017 • Last updated on: 24/01/2024

To raise awareness on the Bahá'í faith and the efforts of the Bahá'í community to contribute to British society, and to seek action in respect of the persecution of Bahá'ís in Iran and other instances where Bahá'ís are subject to discrimination on the grounds of their faith.

Note: All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal, cross-party groups formed by MPs and Members of the House of Lords who share a common interest in a particular policy area, region or country. APPGs have no official status within Parliament.
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4 Current APPG Officers
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Mr Alistair Carmichael MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 8181.

Email: carmichaela@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Daniel Wheatley, Bahá'í Community of the UK, 27 Rutland Gate, London SW7 1PD. Tel: 07950 916 425

Email: daniel.wheatley@bahai.org.uk

Secretariat:

The Office of Public Affairs of the Bahá'í Community of the UK acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.publicaffairs.bahai.org.uk/

Date
25 Feb 2023
Source
The Office of Public Affairs of the Bahá'í Community of the UK
Description
Secretariat   From : 25/02/2023 To : 24/02/2024
Value
£3,001
Date
25 Feb 2022
Source
The Office of Public Affairs of the Bahá'í Community of the UK
Description
Secretariat   From : 25/02/2022 To : 24/02/2023
Value
£3,001
Date
25 Feb 2021
Source
The Office of Public Affairs of the Bahá'í Community of the UK
Description
Secretariat   From : 25/02/2021 To : 24/02/2022
Value
£3,001
Date
25 Feb 2020
Source
The Office of Public Affairs of the Bahá'í Community of the UK
Description
Secretariat   From : 25/02/2020 To : 24/02/2021
Value
£1,501
Date
5 Jul 2017
Source
The Office of Public Affairs of the Bahá'í Community of the UK
Description
Secretariat   From : 05/07/2017 To : 04/07/2018
Value
£4,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Bahá'í Faith APPG

Former APPG Officers
Cheryl Gillan Portrait
Cheryl Gillan
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Chesham and Amersham
Joined: 31st January 2018
Departed: 10th March 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Louise Ellman Portrait
Louise Ellman
Chair & Registered Contact
Independent - Former Member for Liverpool, Riverside
Joined: 18th July 2018
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Louise Ellman Portrait
Louise Ellman
Chair & Registered Contact
Independent - Former Member for Liverpool, Riverside
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 6th June 2018
No other APPG Memberships
Cheryl Gillan Portrait
Cheryl Gillan
Vice-Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Chesham and Amersham
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 20th December 2017
No other APPG Memberships