Christianity in the Holy Land APPG

First Registered: 16/12/2020 • Last updated on: 07/05/2025

To promote the heritage and contemporary role of Christianity in the Holy Land and the Christian contribution to peace in its birthplace.

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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4 Current APPG Officers
Danny Kruger Portrait
Danny Kruger
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - East Wiltshire
Joined: 2nd January 2025
Lord Bishop of Southwark Portrait
Lord Bishop of Southwark
Vice Chair
Bishops - Bishops
Joined: 16th December 2020
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Cat Smith Portrait
Cat Smith
Vice Chair
Labour - Lancaster and Wyre
Joined: 2nd January 2025
Edward Leigh Portrait
Edward Leigh
Vice Chair
Conservative - Gainsborough
Joined: 2nd January 2025
5 APPG Officer Positions
Community Development , Croatia , France , Holy See , Lebanon
4 APPG Memberships
Christians in Parliament , Commonwealth , Italy , Serbia
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Danny Kruger MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 0207 219 7050.

Public Enquiry Point:

David Linden, Good Faith Partnership

Email: cithlappg@goodfaith.org.uk

Secretariat:

Good Faith Partnership acts as the group's secretariat. https://goodfaith.org.uk/

Group's Website:

https://appgchristianityintheholyland.org.uk

Date
22 Oct 2024
Source
Good Faith Partnership
Description
Good Faith Partnership is paid by Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem to act as the group's secretariat   From : 22/10/2024 To : 21/10/2025
Value
£22,501
Date
30 Nov 2023
Source
Good Faith Partnership
Description
Good Faith Partnership is paid by Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem to act as the group's secretariat   From : 30/11/2023 To : 29/11/2024
Value
£7,501
Date
30 Nov 2022
Source
International Community of the Holy Sepulchre
Description
Secretariat   From : 30/11/2022 To : 29/11/2023
Value
£13,501
Date
30 Nov 2022
Source
International Community of the Holy Sepulchre
Description
International Community of the Holy Sepulchre acts as the group's secretariat and pays Good Faith to assist them with this role   From : 30/11/2022 To : 29/11/2023
Value
£13,501
Date
30 Nov 2021
Source
International Community of the Holy Sepulchre
Description
Secretariat   From : 30/11/2021 To : 29/11/2022
Value
£30,001
Date
30 Nov 2020
Source
International Community of the Holy Sepulchre
Description
Secretariat   From : 30/11/2020 To : 29/11/2021
Value
£4,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Christianity in the Holy Land APPG

Former APPG Officers
Steve Double Portrait
Steve Double
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for St Austell and Newquay
Joined: 16th December 2020
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Andrew Selous Portrait
Andrew Selous
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for South West Bedfordshire
Joined: 16th December 2020
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Stephen Timms Portrait
Stephen Timms
Vice Chair
Labour - East Ham
Joined: 9th August 2023
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Caroline Ansell Portrait
Caroline Ansell
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Eastbourne
Joined: 4th May 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Patrick Grady Portrait
Patrick Grady
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow North
Joined: 4th May 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Jim Shannon Portrait
Jim Shannon
Vice Chair
Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford
Joined: 16th December 2020
Departed: 20th September 2023
Janet Daby Portrait
Janet Daby
Vice Chair
Labour - Lewisham East
Joined: 16th December 2020
Departed: 22nd February 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Brendan O'Hara Portrait
Brendan O'Hara
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Joined: 16th December 2020
Departed: 22nd February 2023