Falkland Islands APPG

First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 07/05/2025

To support the Falkland Islanders' right to self-determination, maintain a strong link between Parliament and the Falkland Islands, and support the Falkland Islands and their economic development.

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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23 Current APPG Members
Richard Baker Portrait
Richard Baker
Member
Labour - Glenrothes and Mid Fife
No other APPG Officer Positions
4 APPG Memberships
Assistive and Accessible Technology , Christians in Parliament , Hydrogen , Prostate Cancer
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Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Member
Democratic Unionist Party - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
2 APPG Memberships
Parkrun , Republic of Korea
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Baroness Foster of Oxton
Member
Conservative - Life peer
2 APPG Officer Positions
Aviation, Travel and Aerospace , Explosive Weapons and their Impact

No other APPG Memberships

Paul Foster Portrait
Paul Foster
Member
Labour - South Ribble
1 APPG Officer Position
Armed Forces
1 APPG Membership
Football Supporters
Lord Hannan of Kingsclere Portrait
Lord Hannan of Kingsclere
Member
Conservative - Life peer
1 APPG Officer Position
Mexico
2 APPG Memberships
Blockchain Technologies , Commonwealth
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Meg Hillier
Member
Labour (Co-op) - Hackney South and Shoreditch
No other APPG Officer Positions
3 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Beer , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform
Lord Inglewood Portrait
Lord Inglewood
Member
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Lord Kilclooney Portrait
Lord Kilclooney
Member
Crossbench - Life peer
No other APPG Officer Positions
4 APPG Memberships
Beer , Christians in Parliament , Switzerland and Liechtenstein , Taiwan
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Angus MacDonald
Member
Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
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Mark Sewards
Member
Labour - Leeds South West and Morley
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Lord West of Spithead
Member
Labour - Life peer
2 APPG Officer Positions
British Heritage , Cyber Security and Business Resilience
2 APPG Memberships
Modern Conflict , Taiwan
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Peter Dowd MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 8671.

Email: peter.dowd.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Richard Hyslop, Falkland Islands Government Representative to the UK and Europe . Tel: 020 7222 2542

Email: representative@falklands.gov.fk

Secretariat:

Falkland Islands Government Representative to the UK and Europe acts as the group's secretariat. https://falklands.gov.fk/londonoffice/

Date
10 Sep 2024
Source
Falkland Islands Government Representative to the UK and Europe
Description
Secretariat   From : 10/09/2024 To : 09/09/2025
Value
£1,501
Date
17 Nov 2022
Source
Falkland Islands Government
Description
Visit to Falkland Islands   From : 17/11/2022 To : 26/11/2022
Value
£22,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Falkland Islands APPG

Former APPG Officers
Rob Butler Portrait
Rob Butler
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Aylesbury
Joined: 21st April 2021
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

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James Sunderland
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Bracknell
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Sarah Atherton Portrait
Sarah Atherton
Secretary
Conservative - Former Member for Wrexham
Joined: 4th May 2022
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Kilclooney Portrait
Lord Kilclooney
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Henry Smith Portrait
Henry Smith
Secretary
Conservative - Former Member for Crawley
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

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Shailesh Vara
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for North West Cambridgeshire
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Derek Twigg Portrait
Derek Twigg
Vice Chair
Labour - Widnes and Halewood
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Alexander Stafford Portrait
Alexander Stafford
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Rother Valley
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Robathan Portrait
Lord Robathan
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Officer Position
Hemp Carbon Capture and Rural Development

No other APPG Memberships

Luke Pollard Portrait
Luke Pollard
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
Joined: 4th May 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
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: 28th September 2017
Departed: 6th March 2024
Lord Naseby Portrait
Lord Naseby
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 4th May 2022
Departed: 6th March 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Hydrogen , New Towns , Responsible Vaping

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Hooper Portrait
Baroness Hooper
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
8 APPG Officer Positions
CAFOD , Education , Egypt , Haiti , International Law, Justice and Accountability , Latin America , Portugal , Spain

No other APPG Memberships

Amanda Milling Portrait
Amanda Milling
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Cannock Chase
Joined: 28th June 2023
Departed: 1st November 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Amanda Milling Portrait
Amanda Milling
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Cannock Chase
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Andrew Rosindell Portrait
Andrew Rosindell
Secretary
Conservative - Romford
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 22nd February 2023
Sheryll Murray Portrait
Sheryll Murray
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for South East Cornwall
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 22nd February 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Bob Stewart Portrait
Bob Stewart
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Beckenham
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 22nd February 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Christian Matheson Portrait
Christian Matheson
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for City of Chester
Joined: 7th August 2020
Departed: 19th October 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Davies of Gower Portrait
Lord Davies of Gower
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 21st April 2021
Departed: 19th October 2022
5 APPG Officer Positions
Aviation , Children in Wales , Genocide Prevention , Maritime and Ports , Western Gateway

No other APPG Memberships

David Crausby Portrait
David Crausby
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Bolton North East
Joined: 15th February 2017
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Philip Boswell Portrait
Philip Boswell
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

David Crausby Portrait
David Crausby
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Bolton North East
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th January 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships