British Muslims APPG

First Registered: 28/09/2017 • Last updated on: 24/01/2024

To inform parliament and parliamentarians of, and harness their support for, the aspirations and challenges of British Muslim communities; to promote and celebrate their contributions; and to investigate the forms, manifestations and extent of prejudice, discrimination and hatred against Muslims in the UK.

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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15 Current APPG Officers
Sarah Owen Portrait
Sarah Owen
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Luton North
Joined: 7th September 2022
4 APPG Memberships
Baby Loss , Brain Tumours , Kashmir , Pakistan
Paul Bristow Portrait
Paul Bristow
Co-Chair
Conservative - Peterborough
Joined: 21st April 2021
Baroness Warsi Portrait
Baroness Warsi
Treasurer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017
Naz Shah Portrait
Naz Shah
Vice Chair
Labour - Bradford West
Joined: 28th September 2017
Anum Qaisar Portrait
Anum Qaisar
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Airdrie and Shotts
Joined: 9th August 2023
3 APPG Memberships
Heart Valve Disease , Muslim Women , Refugees
Peter Bottomley Portrait
Peter Bottomley
Vice Chair
Conservative - Worthing West
Joined: 9th August 2023
82 APPG Memberships
12 Step Recovery , Adult Education , Afrikan Reparations , Ageing and Older People , Archaeology , Austria , BBC , British Overseas Territories , Carbon Monoxide , Children in Police Custody , Citizens' Rights , Closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility , Commonwealth , Community Development , Croatia , Cycling and Walking , Dark Skies , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Dentistry and Oral Health , Disability , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Ethnicity Transplantation and Transfusion , Explosive Threats , Fatherhood , Film and Broader Screen , Flags and Heraldry , Frozen British Pensions , Global Security and Non-Proliferation , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Holocaust Memorial , Hospice and End of Life Care , Immigration Detention , Internet, Communications and Technology , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Limits to Growth , Manufacturing , Maternity , Media , Media Freedom , Music , Muslim Women , National Parks , National Trust , Night Time Economy , No Recourse to Public Funds , Opera , Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , Park Homes , Performing Arts Education and Training , Photography , Public Accountability , Race and Community , Religion in the Media , Religious Education , Rowing , Scientific , Scotch Whisky , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Single Parent Families , Social Enterprise , Social Integration , Social Science and Policy , South East , St George's Day , Sustainable Finance , Tibet , Transport Safety , Ukraine , United Nations , United Nations Women , Vascular and Venous Disease , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene , Western Sahara , White Ribbon UK , Wine and Spirits , Wine of Great Britain , Women and Work , Women in Transport , Zimbabwe
Jack Brereton Portrait
Jack Brereton
Vice Chair
Conservative - Stoke-on-Trent South
Joined: 9th August 2023
Kirsten Oswald Portrait
Kirsten Oswald
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - East Renfrewshire
Joined: 8th April 2020
Tahir Ali Portrait
Tahir Ali
Vice Chair
Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green
Joined: 9th August 2023
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Sarah Owen MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 8409.

Email: sarah.owen.mp@parliament.uk

Group's Website:

https://appgbritishmuslims.org/

Date
7 Jun 2018
Source
International Centre for Integration
Description
Reception
Value
£4,501
Date
12 Jul 2017
Source
Aziz Foundation
Description
Funding of staff who acted as the group's secretariat   From : 12/07/2017 To : 31/12/2017
Value
£16,501
Date
22 Dec 2023
Source
Penny Appeal
Value
£14,000
Date
4 Sep 2023
Source
Penny Appeal
Value
£6,000
Date
6 Jun 2023
Source
Aziz Foundation
Value
£6,428
Date
9 May 2023
Source
Shere Khan Group
Value
£2,644
Date
3 Apr 2023
Source
Ramadan Tent Project
Value
£2,350
Date
13 Dec 2022
Source
Aziz Foundation
Value
£6,000
Date
9 Dec 2022
Source
Islamic Relief
Value
£20,000
Date
13 Oct 2022
Source
Mercy Mission
Value
£20,000
Date
17 Jul 2020
Source
World Federation of Khoja Shia Ithna Asheri Muslims Communities
Value
£25,000
Date
17 Mar 2020
Source
Penny Appeal
Value
£25,000
Date
31 May 2019
Source
World Federation of KSIMC
Value
£20,000
Date
29 Jan 2019
Source
Penny Appeal
Value
£20,000
Date
30 Oct 2018
Source
Aziz Foundation
Value
£18,623
Date
7 Jun 2018
Source
International Centre for Integration
Value
£4,653
Date
29 May 2018
Source
Aziz Foundation
Value
£20,000
Date
21 Feb 2018
Source
Aziz Foundation
Value
£21,373
Former APPG Officers
Mark Eastwood Portrait
Mark Eastwood
Vice Chair
Conservative - Dewsbury
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 17th May 2023
Wes Streeting Portrait
Wes Streeting
Vice Chair
Labour - Ilford North
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 17th May 2023
2 APPG Memberships
Antisemitism , Tamils
Steve Baker Portrait
Steve Baker
Vice Chair
Conservative - Wycombe
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Colleen Fletcher Portrait
Colleen Fletcher
Vice Chair
Labour - Coventry North East
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 10th March 2021
Anna Soubry Portrait
Anna Soubry
Chair & Registered Contact
The Independent Group for Change - Former Member for Broxtowe
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Eleanor Smith Portrait
Eleanor Smith
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Wolverhampton South West
Joined: 21st November 2018
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships