To foster closer relations between the UK and the Holy See in areas of mutual interest and to ensure MPs and Peers are better informed about the global activities of the Catholic Church.
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 Officers
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Benefits in Kind
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Financial Benefits
Reticulating Splines
4 Current APPG Officers
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2 APPG Officer Positions
Acquired Brain Injury , Motor Neurone Disease
20 APPG Memberships
Autism , Boxing , CAFOD , Carbon Monoxide , Carers , Child of the North , Dementia , Fair Elections , Football Supporters , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Healthcare Workers , Liverpool City Region , Miscarriages of Justice , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Occupational Safety and Health , Prostate Cancer , Schools, Learning and Assessment , United Nations Global Goals , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System
Acquired Brain Injury , Motor Neurone Disease
20 APPG Memberships
Autism , Boxing , CAFOD , Carbon Monoxide , Carers , Child of the North , Dementia , Fair Elections , Football Supporters , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Healthcare Workers , Liverpool City Region , Miscarriages of Justice , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Occupational Safety and Health , Prostate Cancer , Schools, Learning and Assessment , United Nations Global Goals , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System
5 APPG Officer Positions
Christianity in the Holy Land , Croatia , France , Lebanon , Malaysia
6 APPG Memberships
CAFOD , Christians in Parliament , Commonwealth , Italy , Pro-Life , Serbia
Christianity in the Holy Land , Croatia , France , Lebanon , Malaysia
6 APPG Memberships
CAFOD , Christians in Parliament , Commonwealth , Italy , Pro-Life , Serbia
1 APPG Officer Position
CAFOD
5 APPG Memberships
Christians in Parliament , Long Covid , Pro-Life , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Sepsis
CAFOD
5 APPG Memberships
Christians in Parliament , Long Covid , Pro-Life , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Sepsis
No other APPG Officer Positions
6 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , CAFOD , Italy , Occupational Safety and Health , Sepsis , United Nations Global Goals
6 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , CAFOD , Italy , Occupational Safety and Health , Sepsis , United Nations Global Goals
Contact Details
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Ian Byrne MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 0207 219 3000.
Email: ian.byrne.mp@parliament.uk
No benefits in kind are on record for the Holy See APPG
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Holy See APPG
Former APPG Officers
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3 APPG Officer Positions
Down Syndrome , Learning Disability , Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities
Down Syndrome , Learning Disability , Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities
No other APPG Memberships
Mike Kane
Officer
Labour - Wythenshawe and Sale East
Joined: 20th December 2017Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Alexander Stafford
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Rother Valley
Joined: 14th July 2021Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Steven Bonnar
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
Joined: 15th June 2022Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Balfe
Treasurer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 24th January 2024
11 APPG Officer Positions
Bangladesh , Children who need Palliative Care , Citizens' Rights , Cuba , Fair Elections , Greenland , Households in Temporary Accommodation , Intergenerational Inquiry , Occupational Safety and Health , Single-Parent Families , Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy
Bangladesh , Children who need Palliative Care , Citizens' Rights , Cuba , Fair Elections , Greenland , Households in Temporary Accommodation , Intergenerational Inquiry , Occupational Safety and Health , Single-Parent Families , Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy
No other APPG Memberships
Angus Brendan MacNeil
Treasurer
Independent - Former Member for Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Mark Menzies
Secretary
Independent - Former Member for Fylde
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Hooper
Secretary
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 24th January 2024
9 APPG Officer Positions
CAFOD , Education , Egypt , Haiti , International Law, Justice and Accountability , Latin America , Mexico , Portugal , Spain
CAFOD , Education , Egypt , Haiti , International Law, Justice and Accountability , Latin America , Mexico , Portugal , Spain
No other APPG Memberships
Patrick Grady
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow North
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Margaret Ferrier
Vice Chair
Joined: 15th June 2022Departed: 9th August 2023
6 APPG Officer Positions
Creative Health , Defibrillators , Opera , Responsible Business , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Slovenia
Creative Health , Defibrillators , Opera , Responsible Business , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Slovenia
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Gordon of Strathblane
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 20th December 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Stephen Pound
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Ealing North
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Conor Burns
Co-Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Bournemouth West
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 2nd January 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
John Pugh
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Former Member for Southport
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Mary Glindon
Vice Chair
Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
6 APPG Officer Positions
British Offshore Energy Industry , Fire Safety and Rescue , Grid Networks , Hadrian's Wall , Obesity , Responsible Vaping
British Offshore Energy Industry , Fire Safety and Rescue , Grid Networks , Hadrian's Wall , Obesity , Responsible Vaping
No other APPG Memberships
Robert Flello
Co-Chair
Labour - Former Member for Stoke-on-Trent South
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
