International Students APPG

First Registered: 03/06/2016 • 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. Perhaps you are looking for the International Conservation APPG?

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To recognise the internationalisation and global prominence of UK education; promote the value of international students to UK education, economy and 'soft power'; raise awareness of issues which affect international students and UK education; and provide a platform for collaboration between parliamentarians, international education institutions and professionals and business leaders.

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 Members - Contact Details - Benefits in Kind - Financial Benefits
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Former APPG Members
Paul Blomfield Portrait
Paul Blomfield
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Sheffield Central
Joined: 3rd June 2016
Departed: 6th March 2024
3 APPG Memberships
Somaliland , Students , University
Lord Bilimoria Portrait
Lord Bilimoria
Co-Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 3rd June 2016
Departed: 6th March 2024
3 APPG Memberships
India (Trade and Investment) , Manufacturing , Sleep Apnoea
Mark Logan Portrait
Mark Logan
Secretary
Conservative - Bolton North East
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
5 APPG Memberships
Motorcycling , Northern Ireland , Respiratory Health , Responsible Vaping , Sleep
Baroness Uddin Portrait
Baroness Uddin
Treasurer
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 3rd June 2016
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 Willetts Portrait
Lord Willetts
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 10th October 2018
Departed: 6th March 2024
3 APPG Memberships
Space , Students , University
Baroness Garden of Frognal Portrait
Baroness Garden of Frognal
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 17th May 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Memberships
Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Independent Education , Skills, Careers and Employment , University
Alison Thewliss Portrait
Alison Thewliss
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Glasgow Central
Joined: 3rd June 2016
Departed: 6th March 2024
8 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Fair Business Banking , Fairgrounds and Circuses , Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency , Immigration Detention , Infant Feeding and Inequalities , Students , Yemen
Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe Portrait
Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 3rd June 2016
Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Membership
Craft
Ben Lake Portrait
Ben Lake
Vice Chair
Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion
Joined: 2nd June 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Memberships
Bowel Cancer , Community Energy , Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency , Genetic Haemochromatosis
Afzal Khan Portrait
Afzal Khan
Vice Chair
Labour - Manchester, Gorton
Joined: 17th May 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
8 APPG Memberships
Curry Industry , Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency , Islamic and Ethical Finance , Libya , Morocco , Muslim Women , Parks and Green Spaces , Uyghurs
None Portrait
Nicky Morgan
Secretary
 Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Geoffrey Robinson Portrait
Geoffrey Robinson
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Coventry North West
Joined: 3rd June 2016
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Ben Howlett Portrait
Ben Howlett
Secretary
Conservative - Former Member for Bath
Joined: 3rd June 2016
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Paul Blomfield MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 7142.

Email: paul.blomfield.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Joy Elliott-Bowman, Independent Higher Education, 7 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3RA. Tel: 020 3929 3370

Email: appg@internationalstudents.org.uk

Secretariat:

Independent Higher Education acts as the group's secretariat. https://ihe.ac.uk

Group's Website:

https://internationalstudents.org.uk

Benefits in Kind
Date
17 Nov 2023
Source
UCAS
Description
Afternoon tea and room hire at International Students Day Celebration
Value
£1,501
Date
13 Nov 2023
Source
IDP Education
Description
Co-authorship and promotion of inquiry report plus launch event for report
Value
£9,001
Date
8 Jan 2023
Source
Independent Higher Education
Description
Secretariat   From : 08/01/2023 To : 07/01/2024
Value
£4,501
Date
5 Dec 2022
Source
British Universities International Liaison Association
Description
Afternoon tea at APPG event
Value
£1,501
Date
8 Jan 2022
Source
Independent Higher Education
Description
Secretariat   From : 08/01/2022 To : 07/01/2023
Value
£1,501
Date
8 Jan 2021
Source
Independent Higher Education
Description
Secretariat   From : 08/01/2021 To : 07/01/2022
Value
£1,501
Date
9 Mar 2020
Source
Kaplan International Pathways
Description
Reception
Value
£3,001
Date
8 Jan 2020
Source
Independent Higher Education
Description
Secretariat   From : 08/01/2020 To : 07/01/2021
Value
£9,001
Date
12 Jul 2019
Source
Independent Higher Education
Description
Secretariat   From : 12/07/2019 To : 11/07/2020
Value
£9,001
Date
13 Nov 2018
Source
British Council
Description
Reception
Value
£1,501
Date
6 Nov 2018
Source
University of Sheffield
Description
Research, production and design for inquiry and report published 06/11/2018
Value
£15,001
Date
12 Jul 2018
Source
Independent Higher Education
Description
Secretariat   From : 12/07/2018 To : 11/07/2019
Value
£3,001
Date
15 Nov 2017
Source
British Council
Description
Reception
Value
£1,501
Date
12 Jul 2017
Source
Independent Higher Education
Description
Secretariat   From : 12/07/2017 To : 11/07/2018
Value
£3,001
Date
9 May 2016
Source
Study UK
Description
Secretariat   From : 09/05/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Value
£1,501
Date
9 May 2016
Source
Independent Higher Education
Description
Secretariat   From : 09/05/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Value
£1,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the International Students APPG