Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory) APPG

First Registered: 28/09/2017 • Last updated on: 08/04/2024

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To help bring about a resolution of the issues concerning the future of the Chagos Islands (British Indian Ocean Territory) and the Chagossians.

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4 Current APPG Officers
Henry Smith Portrait
Henry Smith
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Crawley
Joined: 28th September 2017
5 APPG Memberships
Blood Cancer , British Heritage , Dyslexia and Other Specific Learning Difficulties , Future of Aviation , Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Baroness Whitaker Portrait
Baroness Whitaker
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017
3 APPG Memberships
Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Marine Energy , Opera
Baroness Ludford Portrait
Baroness Ludford
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 10th March 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Patrick Grady Portrait
Patrick Grady
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Glasgow North
Joined: 28th September 2017
6 APPG Memberships
CAFOD , Global Education , Limits to Growth , Malawi , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , West Papua
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Henry Smith MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 7043.

Email: henry.smith.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

David Snoxell

Email: drsnoxell@gmail.com

No benefits in kind are on record for the Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory) APPG

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory) APPG

Former APPG Officers
Mike Kane Portrait
Mike Kane
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Wythenshawe and Sale East
Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 1st November 2023
1 APPG Membership
Holy See
Jeremy Corbyn Portrait
Jeremy Corbyn
President
Independent - Islington North
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 1st November 2023
1 APPG Membership
Dalits
Alan Brown Portrait
Alan Brown
Secretary
Scottish National Party - Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 1st November 2023
4 APPG Memberships
Infrastructure , Marine Energy , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , Wood Panel Industry
Ian Paisley Portrait
Ian Paisley
Vice Chair
Democratic Unionist Party - North Antrim
Joined: 31st July 2019
Departed: 1st November 2023
3 APPG Memberships
Aviation , Motorcycling , Northern Ireland
Catherine West Portrait
Catherine West
Vice Chair
Labour - Hornsey and Wood Green
Joined: 7th August 2020
Departed: 1st November 2023
8 APPG Memberships
Global Tuberculosis , Hazaras , London , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Norfolk Island , North Korea , Swimming , Woods and Trees
Lord Ramsbotham Portrait
Lord Ramsbotham
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 30th November 2022
No other APPG Memberships
Andrew Rosindell Portrait
Andrew Rosindell
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Romford
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 19th October 2022
13 APPG Memberships
Australia, New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , British Heritage , Canada , Children's Media and the Arts , Commonwealth , Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories , Fairgrounds and Circuses , Greyhound , Iraq , Isle of Man (Manx) , Norfolk Island , San Marino , Switzerland and Liechtenstein
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Lord Steel of Aikwood
Vice Chair
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships