British Hindus APPG
First Registered: 21/11/2018 • 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 British Sikhs APPG?
To support and promote the interests of British Hindus to Parliament; to encourage political parties in the UK to actively engage with the British Hindu community; to consider campaigns and issues on behalf of British Hindus; to press for more government engagement with the Hindu community; to highlight and acknowledge the exceptional and significant contribution of the British Hindu community in all walks of life.
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Former APPG Members
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David Simmonds
Vice Chair
Conservative - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
Joined: 28th June 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
Bahá'í Faith , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Pakistani Minorities , Pro-Life
Shaun Bailey
Vice Chair
Conservative - West Bromwich West
Joined: 28th June 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
Louie French
Vice Chair
Conservative - Old Bexley and Sidcup
Joined: 28th June 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
Rugby League
Gagan Mohindra
Vice Chair
Conservative - South West Hertfordshire
Joined: 28th June 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
Seema Malhotra
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston
Joined: 28th June 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
Fairgrounds and Circuses , India (Trade and Investment) , Parks and Green Spaces , Sleep Apnoea
Gary Sambrook
Vice Chair
Conservative - Birmingham, Northfield
Joined: 28th June 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
Joy Morrissey
Vice Chair
Conservative - Beaconsfield
Joined: 28th June 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
South East
Kirsten Oswald
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - East Renfrewshire
Joined: 28th June 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
Child of the North , Eye Health and Visual Impairment , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Social Integration
Robert Buckland
Vice Chair
Conservative - South Swindon
Joined: 28th June 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
Autism , Children in Police Custody , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Western Gateway
Eleanor Laing
Vice Chair
Conservative - Epping Forest
Joined: 28th June 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
Gareth Thomas
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Harrow West
Joined: 28th June 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
British Gujaratis , Cricket , Dentistry and Oral Health , Land Value Capture , Zimbabwe
Lord Dholakia
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 21st November 2018Departed: 6th March 2024
Alison Thewliss
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Glasgow Central
Joined: 8th April 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
Virendra Sharma
Vice Chair
Labour - Ealing, Southall
Joined: 21st November 2018Departed: 6th March 2024
British Gujaratis , Global Tuberculosis , Jainism , Population, Development and Reproductive Health
Flexible and Family Friendly Working
Theresa Villiers
Vice Chair
Conservative - Chipping Barnet
Joined: 8th April 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
Bob Blackman
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Harrow East
Joined: 21st November 2018Departed: 6th March 2024
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
Flexible and Family Friendly Working
Mike Gapes
Secretary
The Independent Group for Change - Former Member for Ilford South
Joined: 5th November 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
Contact Details
Show/HideRegistered Contact:
Bob Blackman MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 7082.
Email: bob.blackman.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Kishan Bhatt, Hindu Lawyers Association (UK), Law For Me, Spaces, The Charter Building, Uxbridge UB8 1JG. Tel: 0207 046 9787
Email: kishan@lawforme.co.uk
No benefits in kind are on record for the British Hindus APPG
No direct financial benefits are on record for the British Hindus APPG