British Hindus APPG

First Registered: 21/11/2018 • Last updated on: 24/01/2024

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.

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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25 Current APPG Officers
Maria Miller Portrait
Maria Miller
Vice Chair
Conservative - Basingstoke
Joined: 15th June 2022
Eleanor Laing Portrait
Eleanor Laing
Vice Chair
Conservative - Epping Forest
Joined: 28th June 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Kirsten Oswald Portrait
Kirsten Oswald
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - East Renfrewshire
Joined: 28th June 2023
Jonathan Lord Portrait
Jonathan Lord
Vice Chair
Conservative - Woking
Joined: 28th June 2023
Joy Morrissey Portrait
Joy Morrissey
Vice Chair
Conservative - Beaconsfield
Joined: 28th June 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Gagan Mohindra Portrait
Gagan Mohindra
Vice Chair
Conservative - South West Hertfordshire
Joined: 28th June 2023
Louie French Portrait
Louie French
Vice Chair
Conservative - Old Bexley and Sidcup
Joined: 28th June 2023
3 APPG Memberships
Allergy , Motor Neurone Disease , Rugby League
Shaun Bailey Portrait
Shaun Bailey
Vice Chair
Conservative - West Bromwich West
Joined: 28th June 2023
David Simmonds Portrait
David Simmonds
Vice Chair
Conservative - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
Joined: 28th June 2023
Robert Syms Portrait
Robert Syms
Vice Chair
Conservative - Poole
Joined: 28th June 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Contact Details

Registered 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

Former APPG Officers
Maria Miller Portrait
Maria Miller
Vice Chair
Conservative - Basingstoke
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 4th May 2022
Mike Gapes Portrait
Mike Gapes
Secretary
The Independent Group for Change - Former Member for Ilford South
Joined: 5th November 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships