British Council APPG
First Registered: 30/07/2015 • 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.
To help parliamentarians learn more about and better understand the British Council and its work, at home and abroad, to promote the English language alongside British education, culture and values; and to support the British Council, offering advice and encouragement in both its everyday and long-term work.
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
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Mark Logan
Vice Chair (East Asia)
Conservative - Bolton North East
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
5 APPG Memberships
Motorcycling , Northern Ireland , Respiratory Health , Responsible Vaping , Sleep
Motorcycling , Northern Ireland , Respiratory Health , Responsible Vaping , Sleep
7 APPG Memberships
12 Step Recovery , Brazil , Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories , Explosive Threats , Latin America , Mexico , Youth Affairs
12 Step Recovery , Brazil , Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories , Explosive Threats , Latin America , Mexico , Youth Affairs
5 APPG Memberships
British Gujaratis , Cricket , Dentistry and Oral Health , Land Value Capture , Zimbabwe
British Gujaratis , Cricket , Dentistry and Oral Health , Land Value Capture , Zimbabwe
Fabian Hamilton
Vice Chair
Labour - Leeds North East
Joined: 28th June 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
6 APPG Memberships
Cycling and Walking , Cyprus , Equitable Life Policyholders , Human Rights , Motorcycling , Transport Safety
Cycling and Walking , Cyprus , Equitable Life Policyholders , Human Rights , Motorcycling , Transport Safety
Catherine West
Vice Chair
Labour - Hornsey and Wood Green
Joined: 28th June 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
8 APPG Memberships
Global Tuberculosis , Hazaras , London , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Norfolk Island , North Korea , Swimming , Woods and Trees
Global Tuberculosis , Hazaras , London , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Norfolk Island , North Korea , Swimming , Woods and Trees
Baroness Grey-Thompson
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 6th March 2024
Lord Watson of Invergowrie
Vice Chair (Australia & New Zealand)
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 6th June 2018Departed: 6th March 2024
Baroness Suttie
Vice Chair (Wider Europe)
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Smith of Newnham
Vice Chair (Europe)
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
Baroness Northover
Vice Chair (Sub-Saharan Africa)
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 8th April 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
Vice Chair (Latin America)
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
Karen Bradley
Vice Chair (Americas)
Conservative - Staffordshire Moorlands
Joined: 24th January 2024Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Membership
Future Financial Services
Future Financial Services
Lord Brennan
Vice Chair (Middle East and North Africa)
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Membership
Spain
Spain
Flick Drummond
Vice Chair (Middle East and North Africa)
Conservative - Meon Valley
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 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
Virendra Sharma
Vice Chair (South Asia)
Labour - Ealing, Southall
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Memberships
British Gujaratis , Global Tuberculosis , Jainism , Population, Development and Reproductive Health
British Gujaratis , Global Tuberculosis , Jainism , Population, Development and Reproductive Health
John Baron
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Basildon and Billericay
Joined: 6th June 2018Departed: 6th March 2024
Karen Bradley
Vice Chair (Americas)
Conservative - Staffordshire Moorlands
Joined: 8th April 2020Departed: 13th December 2023
1 APPG Membership
Future Financial Services
Future Financial Services
Baroness Thornton
Vice Chair (Social Enterprise)
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 8th April 2020Departed: 17th May 2023
Roger Gale
Vice Chair (Sub-Saharan Africa)
Conservative - North Thanet
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Lloyd Russell-Moyle
Vice Chair (Youth)
Labour (Co-op) - Brighton, Kemptown
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 9th February 2022
5 APPG Memberships
Council Housing , Private Rented Sector , Renters and Rental Reform , West Papua , Youth Affairs
Council Housing , Private Rented Sector , Renters and Rental Reform , West Papua , Youth Affairs
Lord Alton of Liverpool
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 8th April 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
9 APPG Memberships
Bangladesh , Hazaras , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , North Korea , Pakistani Minorities , Sudan and South Sudan , Tibet , Uyghurs , Yazidis
Bangladesh , Hazaras , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , North Korea , Pakistani Minorities , Sudan and South Sudan , Tibet , Uyghurs , Yazidis
Lord Purvis of Tweed
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 6th June 2018Departed: 10th March 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Coussins
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 10th March 2021
1 APPG Membership
Modern Languages
Modern Languages
Christian Matheson
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for City of Chester
Joined: 8th April 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Conor McGinn
Vice Chair
Independent - St Helens North
Joined: 6th June 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Mark Prisk
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Hertford and Stortford
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Alderdice
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
1 APPG Membership
Islamic and Ethical Finance
Islamic and Ethical Finance
Baroness Hooper
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
David Warburton
Chair & Registered Contact
Independent - Former Member for Somerton and Frome
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 26th April 2018
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Memberships
Contact Details
Show/HideRegistered Contact:
Mr John Baron MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 8138.
Email: john.baron.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Ruth Loeffler, British Council, 10 Spring Gardens, London SW1A 2BN. Tel: 07517 829 601
Email: ruth.loeffler@britishcouncil.org
Secretariat:
The British Council acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.britishcouncil.org/
Group's Website:
Benefits in Kind
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Date
12 Feb 2023
12 Feb 2023
Source
The British Council
The British Council
Description
Secretariat From : 12/02/2023 To : 11/02/2024
Secretariat From : 12/02/2023 To : 11/02/2024
Value
£27,001
£27,001
Date
12 Feb 2022
12 Feb 2022
Source
The British Council
The British Council
Description
Secretariat From : 12/02/2022 To : 11/02/2023
Secretariat From : 12/02/2022 To : 11/02/2023
Value
£27,001
£27,001
Date
12 Feb 2021
12 Feb 2021
Source
The British Council
The British Council
Description
Secretariat From : 12/02/2021 To : 11/02/2022
Secretariat From : 12/02/2021 To : 11/02/2022
Value
£27,001
£27,001
Date
12 Feb 2020
12 Feb 2020
Source
The British Council
The British Council
Description
Secretariat From : 12/02/2020 To : 11/02/2021
Secretariat From : 12/02/2020 To : 11/02/2021
Value
£27,001
£27,001
Date
18 Jul 2018
18 Jul 2018
Source
British Council
British Council
Description
Secretariat From : 18/07/2018 To : 17/07/2019
Secretariat From : 18/07/2018 To : 17/07/2019
Value
£27,001
£27,001
Date
18 Jul 2017
18 Jul 2017
Source
British Council
British Council
Description
Secretariat From : 18/07/2017 To : 17/07/2018
Secretariat From : 18/07/2017 To : 17/07/2018
Value
£46,501
£46,501
Date
29 Jun 2016
29 Jun 2016
Source
British Council
British Council
Description
Secretariat From : 29/06/2016 To : 28/06/2017
Secretariat From : 29/06/2016 To : 28/06/2017
Value
£16,501
£16,501
Date
29 Jun 2015
29 Jun 2015
Source
British Council
British Council
Description
Secretariat From : 29/06/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Secretariat From : 29/06/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£4,501
£4,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the British Council APPG