To inform Members about the Commonwealth Secretariat's developments to strengthen the Commonwealth network; to keep members aware of the range of non-parliamentary activities and programmes carried out underneath the Commonwealth brand, both on governmental and non-governmental levels; and to take advantage of opportunities within the developing Commonwealth network for Britain's political and commercial activities and for Britain's positioning in the new international landscape.
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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APPG Supplied Content
APPGs can register with Parallel Parliament and submit files and articles to be placed here.
Parallel Parliament offers the facility for APPGs to submit written content and files, which are made available through this page.
Submitters can draft and edit publications, and either release them on demand, or schedule release for a future date.
Both text content and attached files submitted through this facility is indexed by our website, and made available through both the search function and relevant e-mail alerts. Any of our users registered for an alert which matches your content, will receive a link making them aware of its publication.
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4 Current APPG Officers
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12 APPG Memberships
Australia, New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , British Heritage , Canada , Children's Media and the Arts , Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories , Fairgrounds and Circuses , Greyhound , Iraq , Isle of Man (Manx) , Norfolk Island , San Marino , Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Australia, New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , British Heritage , Canada , Children's Media and the Arts , Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories , Fairgrounds and Circuses , Greyhound , Iraq , Isle of Man (Manx) , Norfolk Island , San Marino , Switzerland and Liechtenstein
No other APPG Memberships
1 APPG Membership
Biodiversity in the UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies
Biodiversity in the UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies
Contact Details
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Andrew Rosindell MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 8475.
Email: andrew.rosindell.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Pierre-Louis Plumejeau-Wilby, Office of Andrew Rosindell MP, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 8499
Email: pierre.wilby@parliament.uk
Benefits in Kind
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Date
6 Jul 2017
6 Jul 2017
Source
The Royal Commonwealth Society
The Royal Commonwealth Society
Description
Secretariat From : 06/07/2017 To : 05/07/2018
Secretariat From : 06/07/2017 To : 05/07/2018
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
1 Jan 2015
1 Jan 2015
Source
The Royal Commonwealth Society
The Royal Commonwealth Society
Description
Secretariat From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2016
Secretariat From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2016
Value
£1,501
£1,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Commonwealth APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
6 APPG Memberships
Cancer , Carbon Monoxide , Child Contact Centres and Services , Children who need Palliative Care , Dying Well , Intensive Care
Cancer , Carbon Monoxide , Child Contact Centres and Services , Children who need Palliative Care , Dying Well , Intensive Care
Deidre Brock
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith
Joined: 10th October 2018Departed: 6th March 2024
Lisa Cameron
Vice Chair
Conservative - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
Tommy Sheppard
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Edinburgh East
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
6 APPG Memberships
Climate Change , Deafness , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Humanist , Palestine , Population, Development and Reproductive Health
Climate Change , Deafness , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Humanist , Palestine , Population, Development and Reproductive Health
Lord Addington
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
Paul Bristow
Vice Chair
Conservative - Peterborough
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
Baroness Hooper
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
Peter Bottomley
Vice Chair
Conservative - Worthing West
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
25 APPG Memberships
12 Step Recovery , Ageing and Older People , Austria , Carbon Monoxide , Citizens' Rights , Closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility , Dark Skies , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Dentistry and Oral Health , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Extraordinary Rendition , Frozen British Pensions , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Haiti , Immigration Detention , Limits to Growth , Race and Community , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Small and Micro Business , Social Integration , South Africa , Transport Safety , United Nations , Women in Transport , Zimbabwe
12 Step Recovery , Ageing and Older People , Austria , Carbon Monoxide , Citizens' Rights , Closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility , Dark Skies , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Dentistry and Oral Health , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Extraordinary Rendition , Frozen British Pensions , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Haiti , Immigration Detention , Limits to Growth , Race and Community , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Small and Micro Business , Social Integration , South Africa , Transport Safety , United Nations , Women in Transport , Zimbabwe
Sheryll Murray
Vice Chair
Conservative - South East Cornwall
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
5 APPG Memberships
Battlefields and Commonwealth War Graves , Cats , Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories , Fisheries , San Marino
Battlefields and Commonwealth War Graves , Cats , Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories , Fisheries , San Marino
Baroness Hoey
Vice Chair
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Sammy Wilson
Vice Chair
Democratic Unionist Party - East Antrim
Joined: 10th October 2018Departed: 6th March 2024
15 APPG Memberships
British Gujaratis , Cricket , Equitable Life Policyholders , Fire Safety and Rescue , Holocaust Memorial , Households in Temporary Accommodation , India (Trade and Investment) , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Israel , Jainism , Land Value Capture , Romania , Smoking and Health , Thrombosis , Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics
British Gujaratis , Cricket , Equitable Life Policyholders , Fire Safety and Rescue , Holocaust Memorial , Households in Temporary Accommodation , India (Trade and Investment) , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Israel , Jainism , Land Value Capture , Romania , Smoking and Health , Thrombosis , Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics
1 APPG Membership
Occupational Safety and Health
Occupational Safety and Health
Baroness Mobarik
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Gary Sambrook
Vice Chair
Conservative - Birmingham, Northfield
Joined: 22nd February 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
Shailesh Vara
Vice Chair
Conservative - North West Cambridgeshire
Joined: 17th May 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Membership
Sleep Apnoea
Sleep Apnoea
Conor McGinn
Vice Chair
Independent - St Helens North
Joined: 10th October 2018Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Edward Leigh
Vice Chair
Conservative - Gainsborough
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Membership
Holy See
Holy See
1 APPG Membership
Penal Affairs
Penal Affairs
Chi Onwurah
Vice Chair
Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne Central
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 6th March 2024
5 APPG Memberships
Africa , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths , Engineering , Scientific , Space
Africa , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths , Engineering , Scientific , Space
Baroness Uddin
Vice Chair
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 6th March 2024
7 APPG Memberships
Central Bank and Digital Currency , Crypto and Digital Assets , Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Disability , Oman , Saudi Arabia , Women and Work
Central Bank and Digital Currency , Crypto and Digital Assets , Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Disability , Oman , Saudi Arabia , Women and Work
Lord Howell of Guildford
Honorary President
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Northover
Co-Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 31st July 2019Departed: 6th March 2024
Mary Robinson
Vice Chair
Conservative - Cheadle
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 13th December 2023
Viscount Waverley
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 22nd February 2023Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Chidgey
Co-Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 9th February 2022
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Berridge
Vice Chair & Secretary
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Roger Godsiff
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Birmingham, Hall Green
Joined: 10th October 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Richard Graham
Vice Chair
Conservative - Gloucester
Joined: 31st August 2016Departed: 5th November 2019
James Cleverly
Vice Chair
Conservative - Braintree
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Patrick Grady
Co-Chair
Scottish National Party - Glasgow North
Joined: 31st August 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
7 APPG Memberships
CAFOD , Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory) , Global Education , Limits to Growth , Malawi , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , West Papua
CAFOD , Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory) , Global Education , Limits to Growth , Malawi , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , West Papua
Lord Bellingham
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 3rd February 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
1 APPG Membership
Caribbean
Caribbean
Earl of Sandwich
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 21st July 2016
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Bellingham
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 23rd December 2015
1 APPG Membership
Caribbean
Caribbean