Indian Traditional Sciences APPG

First Registered: 23/12/2015 • Last updated on: 06/03/2024

Note: This APPG was last registered on 6th March 2024. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 8th April 2024 and may be defunct.

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To promote and facilitate informed discussions on issues concerning all Indian Traditional Sciences practised in the UK and abroad (Ayurveda, Yoga, Jyotish, Vastu, Unani and Sangeet) for inclusion into the NHS by providing a forum for cross-party parliamentarians, senior policy makers, academics, practitioners, leading community figures and stakeholders.

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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Former APPG Members
Lord Hussain Portrait
Lord Hussain
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 23rd December 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
3 APPG Memberships
Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Professionals , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan
Lord Rana Portrait
Lord Rana
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 23rd December 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Dubs Portrait
Lord Dubs
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 17th May 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
5 APPG Memberships
Czechia , Explosive Threats , Lebanon , Multiple Sclerosis , Refugees
Lord Bilimoria Portrait
Lord Bilimoria
Officer
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 23rd December 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
3 APPG Memberships
India (Trade and Investment) , Manufacturing , Sleep Apnoea
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Navendu Mishra
Officer
Labour - Stockport
Joined: 17th May 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
5 APPG Memberships
British Gujaratis , Cricket , Dentistry and Oral Health , Land Value Capture , Zimbabwe
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Baroness Verma
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
3 APPG Memberships
Digital Inclusion , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , India (Trade and Investment)
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Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Officer
Labour - Slough
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Memberships
British Sikhs , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , South East , Western Rail Link to Heathrow
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Baroness Uddin
Officer
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 23rd December 2015
Departed: 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
Lord Ranger Portrait
Lord Ranger
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
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Virendra Sharma
Co-Chair
Labour - Ealing, Southall
Joined: 23rd December 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Memberships
British Gujaratis , Global Tuberculosis , Jainism , Population, Development and Reproductive Health
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Bob Blackman
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Harrow East
Joined: 23rd December 2015
Departed: 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
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Lord Sheikh
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 4th May 2022
No other APPG Memberships
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Lord Suri
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 21st November 2018
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
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Tom Brake
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Former Member for Carshalton and Wallington
Joined: 23rd December 2015
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
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Matthew Offord
Vice-Chair
Conservative - Hendon
Joined: 31st August 2016
Departed: 10th October 2018
3 APPG Memberships
Algeria , Explosive Threats , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
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Lord Patel of Blackburn
Vice-Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 23rd December 2015
Departed: 10th October 2018
No other APPG Memberships
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Keith Vaz
Vice-Chair
Labour - Former Member for Leicester East
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 10th October 2018
No other APPG Memberships
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Lord Stone of Blackheath
Vice Chair
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 23rd December 2015
Departed: 21st July 2016
No other APPG Memberships
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Bob Blackman MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 7082.

Email: bob.blackman.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Amarjeet S Bhamra, PO Box 1, Windsor SL4 4UZ

Email: indiansciences@gmail.com

No benefits in kind are on record for the Indian Traditional Sciences APPG

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Indian Traditional Sciences APPG