Islamic Finance APPG
First Registered: 03/02/2016 • Last updated on: 02/06/2021
Note: This APPG was last registered on 2nd June 2021. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 8th April 2024 and may be defunct. Perhaps you are looking for the Islamic and Ethical Finance APPG?
To give the Islamic finance industry a voice in parliament; to address issues as they arise such as Sukuk issuances, inclusivity, regulation and taxation whilst positioning the UK as the European hub of Islamic financial services, and also to play a wider role in promoting ethical finance.
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Former APPG Members
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Naz Shah
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Bradford West
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 2nd June 2021
Lord Alderdice
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 3rd February 2016Departed: 2nd June 2021
Islamic and Ethical Finance
Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 2nd June 2021
Lord Hussain
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 2nd June 2021
Earl of Lindsay
Vice Chair
Conservative - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 2nd June 2021
Consumer Protection
Baroness Uddin
Secretary
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 2nd June 2021
Central Bank and Digital Currency , Crypto and Digital Assets , Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Disability , Oman , Saudi Arabia , Women and Work
Lord Newby
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 5th November 2019
Afzal Khan
Vice Chair
Labour - Manchester, Gorton
Joined: 2nd January 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
Curry Industry , Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency , Islamic and Ethical Finance , Libya , Morocco , Muslim Women , Parks and Green Spaces , Uyghurs
Lord Gordon of Strathblane
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 23rd October 2019
Virendra Sharma
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Ealing, Southall
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
British Gujaratis , Global Tuberculosis , Jainism , Population, Development and Reproductive Health
Earl of Lindsay
Vice Chair
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
Andy Slaughter
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Hammersmith
Joined: 3rd February 2016Departed: 12th October 2016
Andrew Stephenson
Vice Chair
Conservative - Pendle
Joined: 3rd February 2016Departed: 12th October 2016
Contact Details
Show/HideRegistered Contact:
Naz Shah MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 8603.
Email: naz.shah.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Chris Tait, UK Islamic Finance Council, Office of Lord Sheikh, House of Lords, Westminster, London SW1P 0PW. Tel: 020 7219 5529
Email: chris@ukifc.com
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No benefits in kind are on record for the Islamic Finance APPG
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Islamic Finance APPG