To encourage and develop diplomatic, cultural and social exchanges between the Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the UK with the aim of achieving greater understanding and fostering mutual respect.
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6 APPG Memberships
Central Bank and Digital Currency , Crypto and Digital Assets , Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Disability , Oman , Women and Work
Central Bank and Digital Currency , Crypto and Digital Assets , Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Disability , Oman , Women and Work
No other APPG Memberships
Contact Details
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Mark Menzies MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 7073.
No benefits in kind are on record for the Saudi Arabia APPG
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Saudi Arabia APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Baroness Northover
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 9th February 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
Sheryll Murray
Vice Chair
Conservative - South East Cornwall
Joined: 5th April 2023Departed: 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
Scott Benton
Vice Chair
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Carrington
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Moynihan
Vice Chair
Conservative - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 9th February 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Membership
Ticket Abuse
Ticket Abuse
Flick Drummond
Vice Chair
Conservative - Meon Valley
Joined: 9th February 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Memberships
Broadband and Digital Communication , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Women and Work , Yemen
Broadband and Digital Communication , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Women and Work , Yemen
Khalid Mahmood
Vice Chair
Labour - Birmingham, Perry Barr
Joined: 9th February 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
6 APPG Memberships
Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Professionals , Iraq , Kidney , Oman , Sleep Apnoea
Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Professionals , Iraq , Kidney , Oman , Sleep Apnoea
Martin Vickers
Vice Chair
Conservative - Cleethorpes
Joined: 5th April 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
7 APPG Memberships
Albania , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Heritage Rail , Kosovo , Montenegro , North Macedonia , Rail
Albania , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Heritage Rail , Kosovo , Montenegro , North Macedonia , Rail
1 APPG Membership
Financial Resilience
Financial Resilience
Baroness Mobarik
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 13th November 2015Departed: 6th March 2024
Afzal Khan
Vice Chair
Labour - Manchester, Gorton
Joined: 23rd October 2019Departed: 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
Curry Industry , Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency , Islamic and Ethical Finance , Libya , Morocco , Muslim Women , Parks and Green Spaces , Uyghurs
Richard Holden
Vice Chair
Conservative - North West Durham
Joined: 9th February 2022Departed: 22nd February 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Yvonne Fovargue
Vice Chair
Labour - Makerfield
Joined: 9th February 2022Departed: 22nd February 2023
5 APPG Memberships
Consumer Protection , Credit Unions , Debt and Personal Finance , Online and Home Electrical Safety , Respiratory Health
Consumer Protection , Credit Unions , Debt and Personal Finance , Online and Home Electrical Safety , Respiratory Health
Gill Furniss
Vice Chair
Labour - Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
Joined: 9th February 2022Departed: 22nd February 2023
1 APPG Membership
Women's Health
Women's Health
Lord Astor of Hever
Vice Chair
Conservative - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 29th December 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Sarfraz
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 29th December 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Viscount Waverley
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 27th January 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Robathan
Treasurer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 27th January 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Crispin Blunt
Vice Chair
Independent - Reigate
Joined: 10th October 2018Departed: 27th January 2021
1 APPG Membership
Drug Policy Reform
Drug Policy Reform
Paul Scully
Treasurer
Conservative - Sutton and Cheam
Joined: 13th November 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Graham P Jones
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Hyndburn
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 11th September 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Liam Byrne
Secretary
Labour - Birmingham, Hodge Hill
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 29th August 2018
Baroness Manzoor
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 16th March 2016Departed: 29th August 2018
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Rogan
Secretary
Ulster Unionist Party - Life peer
Joined: 6th January 2017Departed: 2nd May 2017
1 APPG Membership
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Charlotte Leslie
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Bristol North West
Joined: 6th January 2017Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Yasmin Qureshi
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Bolton South East
Joined: 13th November 2015Departed: 12th October 2016
Lord Ahmed
Vice Chair
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 13th November 2015Departed: 12th October 2016
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Sheikh
Co-Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 13th November 2015Departed: 12th October 2016
No other APPG Memberships