Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK (CANZUK) APPG

First Registered: 24/09/2020 • Last updated on: 13/12/2023

Note: This APPG was last registered on 13th December 2023. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 18th June 2025 and may be defunct. Perhaps you are looking for the Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands APPG?

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To encourage interest in the political concept of CANZUK; promote CANZUK among UK parliamentarians; meet with interested politicians, commentators, academics and political figures visiting the UK from Canada, Australia, and New Zealand; promote research and policy ideas around CANZUK; and discuss Canadian, Australian, New Zealand and UK politics.

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 Officers - Contact Details - Benefits in Kind - Financial Benefits
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Former APPG Officers
Paul Bristow Portrait
Paul Bristow
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Peterborough
Joined: 24th September 2020
Departed: 13th December 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Alex Davies-Jones Portrait
Alex Davies-Jones
Vice Chair
Labour - Pontypridd
Joined: 24th September 2020
Departed: 13th December 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Virendra Sharma Portrait
Virendra Sharma
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Ealing, Southall
Joined: 24th September 2020
Departed: 13th December 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Antony Higginbotham Portrait
Antony Higginbotham
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Burnley
Joined: 24th September 2020
Departed: 13th December 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Andrew Rosindell Portrait
Andrew Rosindell
Vice Chair
Conservative - Romford
Joined: 24th September 2020
Departed: 13th December 2023
6 APPG Officer Positions
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , British Heritage , Commonwealth , Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories , San Marino , Switzerland and Liechtenstein

No other APPG Memberships

Brendan Clarke-Smith Portrait
Brendan Clarke-Smith
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Bassetlaw
Joined: 29th December 2021
Departed: 13th December 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Richard Bacon Portrait
Richard Bacon
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for South Norfolk
Joined: 29th December 2021
Departed: 13th December 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Jackson of Peterborough Portrait
Lord Jackson of Peterborough
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 11th January 2023
Departed: 13th December 2023
2 APPG Officer Positions
International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

No other APPG Memberships

Steve Baker Portrait
Steve Baker
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Wycombe
Joined: 29th December 2021
Departed: 30th November 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Ian Paisley Portrait
Ian Paisley
Vice Chair
Democratic Unionist Party - Former Member for North Antrim
Joined: 24th September 2020
Departed: 17th November 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Alicia Kearns Portrait
Alicia Kearns
Vice Chair
Conservative - Rutland and Stamford
Joined: 24th September 2020
Departed: 17th November 2021
3 APPG Officer Positions
Arbitrary Detention and Hostage Affairs , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Women, Peace and Security

No other APPG Memberships

Dehenna Davison Portrait
Dehenna Davison
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Bishop Auckland
Joined: 24th September 2020
Departed: 17th November 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Imran Ahmad Khan Portrait
Imran Ahmad Khan
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Wakefield
Joined: 24th September 2020
Departed: 17th November 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Bob Seely Portrait
Bob Seely
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Isle of Wight
Joined: 24th September 2020
Departed: 17th November 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Stroud Portrait
Baroness Stroud
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 24th September 2020
Departed: 17th November 2021
2 APPG Officer Positions
Poverty and Inequality , Refugees

No other APPG Memberships

Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Paul Bristow MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 3690.

Email: paul.bristow.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Kai Lloyd, CalComms, 15th Floor, Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, London SW1P 4QP . Tel: 07400 453 462

Email: kai@calcomms.co.uk

Secretariat:

CalComms acts as the group's secretariat. https://calcomms.co.uk/

Benefits in Kind
Date
10 Sep 2022
Source
CalComms
Description
Secretariat   From : 10/09/2022 To : 09/09/2023
Value
£13,501
Date
10 Sep 2021
Source
CalComms
Description
Secretariat   From : 10/09/2021 To : 09/09/2022
Value
£13,501
Date
10 Sep 2020
Source
Secretariat
Description
CalComms   From : 10/09/2020 To : 09/09/2021
Value
£13,501
Date
10 Sep 2020
Source
CalComms
Description
Secretariat   From : 10/09/2020 To : 09/09/2021
Value
£13,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK (CANZUK) APPG