Ethnic Minority Business Owners APPG

First Registered: 23/03/2022 • Last updated on: 07/05/2025

The APPG for Ethnic Minority Business Owners aims to promote the advancement of businesses owned by Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people to reduce barriers and unlock their potential for the overall benefit of the UK’s economy.

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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Reticulating Splines
4 Current APPG Officers
33 Current APPG Members
Jas Athwal Portrait
Jas Athwal
Member
Labour - Ilford South
Lord Boateng Portrait
Lord Boateng
Member
Labour - Life peer
Gregory Campbell Portrait
Gregory Campbell
Member
Democratic Unionist Party - East Londonderry
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
Financial Education for Young People
Liam Conlon Portrait
Liam Conlon
Member
Labour - Beckenham and Penge
No other APPG Officer Positions
4 APPG Memberships
Assistive and Accessible Technology , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , London , Micromobility
Carla Denyer Portrait
Carla Denyer
Member
Green Party - Bristol Central
1 APPG Officer Position
Climate Change
5 APPG Memberships
Heritage Rail , Listed Properties , Net Zero , Refugees , University
Lord Dholakia Portrait
Lord Dholakia
Member
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
8 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Beer , British Hindus , British Jews , India , International Students , Music , Republic of Korea
Lord Elliott of Mickle Fell Portrait
Lord Elliott of Mickle Fell
Member
Conservative - Life peer
2 APPG Officer Positions
Consumer Protection , Financial Technology

No other APPG Memberships

Florence Eshalomi Portrait
Florence Eshalomi
Member
Labour (Co-op) - Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
Lord Harrington of Watford Portrait
Lord Harrington of Watford
Member
Non-affiliated - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Hussain Portrait
Lord Hussain
Member
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Lord Leong Portrait
Lord Leong
Member
Labour - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
2 APPG Memberships
Commonwealth , Future of Work
Shivani Raja Portrait
Shivani Raja
Member
Conservative - Leicester East
1 APPG Officer Position
British Hindus
3 APPG Memberships
India , International Students , Women in Parliament
Lord Ranger of Northwood Portrait
Lord Ranger of Northwood
Member
Conservative - Life peer
3 APPG Officer Positions
Artificial Intelligence , Digital Markets and Digital Money , Lithuania
3 APPG Memberships
Commonwealth , India , London
Jeevun Sandher Portrait
Jeevun Sandher
Member
Labour - Loughborough
3 APPG Officer Positions
Choice at the End of Life , Hydrogen , India
3 APPG Memberships
Climate Change , Environment , Furniture Industry
Lord Sewell of Sanderstead Portrait
Lord Sewell of Sanderstead
Member
Conservative - Life peer
Dan Tomlinson Portrait
Dan Tomlinson
Member
Labour - Chipping Barnet
3 APPG Officer Positions
British Jews , Cyprus , London
3 APPG Memberships
Children's Online Safety , Customer Service , Infrastructure
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Dr Rupa Huq MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 6865.

Email: rupa.huq.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Diana Chrouch, Ethnic Minority Business Network. Tel: 07445 978 902

Email: secretariat@embnetwork.co.uk

Secretariat:

Ethnic Minority Business Network acts as the group's secretariat.

Group's Website:

https://www.appgethnicbusiness.co.uk/

Date
23 Oct 2024
Source
Ethnic Minority Business Network
Description
Secretariat   From : 23/10/2024 To : 22/10/2025
Value
£10,501
Date
11 Feb 2023
Source
Chrouch Consulting
Description
Secretariat   From : 11/02/2023 To : 10/02/2024
Value
£10,501
Date
22 Nov 2022
Source
Chrouch Consulting
Description
Event
Value
£1,501
Date
11 Feb 2022
Source
Chrouch Consulting
Description
Secretariat   From : 11/02/2022 To : 10/02/2023
Value
£10,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Ethnic Minority Business Owners APPG

Former APPG Officers
Peter Bottomley Portrait
Peter Bottomley
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Worthing West
Joined: 23rd March 2022
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Abena Oppong-Asare Portrait
Abena Oppong-Asare
Co-Chair
Labour - Erith and Thamesmead
Joined: 23rd March 2022
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Dholakia Portrait
Lord Dholakia
Deputy Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Kate Hollern Portrait
Kate Hollern
Treasurer
Labour - Former Member for Blackburn
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Florence Eshalomi Portrait
Florence Eshalomi
Officer
Labour (Co-op) - Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
5 APPG Officer Positions
CAFOD , HIV, AIDS and Sexual Health , London , Nigeria , Portugal

No other APPG Memberships

Tim Farron Portrait
Tim Farron
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Christians in Parliament , Migration , Radiotherapy

No other APPG Memberships

Mark Logan Portrait
Mark Logan
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Bolton North East
Joined: 23rd March 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Chi Onwurah Portrait
Chi Onwurah
Officer
Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Joined: 23rd March 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Officer Positions
Africa , Engineering , Jazz , Space

No other APPG Memberships

Christine Jardine Portrait
Christine Jardine
Treasurer
Liberal Democrat - Edinburgh West
Joined: 23rd March 2022
Departed: 22nd February 2023
Baroness Benjamin Portrait
Baroness Benjamin
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 23rd March 2022
Departed: 22nd February 2023
1 APPG Officer Position
Caribbean

No other APPG Memberships

Seema Malhotra Portrait
Seema Malhotra
Officer
Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston
Joined: 23rd March 2022
Departed: 22nd February 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships