To promote and facilitate informed discussions on issues concerning all Indian Traditional Sciences practised in the UK and abroad (Ayurveda, Yoga, Jyotish, Vastu, Unani and Sangeet) for inclusion into the NHS by providing a forum for cross-party parliamentarians, senior policy makers, academics, practitioners, leading community figures and stakeholders.
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.
View Official Register Entry
4 Current Officers
-
Contact Details
-
Benefits in Kind
-
Financial Benefits
Reticulating Splines
4 Current APPG Officers
Show/Hide
4 APPG Officer Positions
Airport Communities , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Intergenerational Inquiry , Microplastics
22 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Autism , Beer , Carers , Defibrillators , Environment , Fair Banking , Fair Elections , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Humanist , Immigration Detention , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , London , Miscarriages of Justice , Modernising Employment , Music Education , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
Airport Communities , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Intergenerational Inquiry , Microplastics
22 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Autism , Beer , Carers , Defibrillators , Environment , Fair Banking , Fair Elections , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Humanist , Immigration Detention , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , London , Miscarriages of Justice , Modernising Employment , Music Education , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
13 APPG Officer Positions
Afrikan Reparations , Black Maternal Health , Children , Democratic Republic of Congo , Digital Inclusion , Digital Markets and Digital Money , Equitable Governance , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Governance and Inclusive Leadership , India , Kurds , Obstructive Sleep Apnoea , Tamils
11 APPG Memberships
British Hindus , Commonwealth , Digital Communities , Digital Identity , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Fair Banking , International Students , Parkrun , Switzerland and Liechtenstein , United Nations Global Goals , Women in Parliament
Afrikan Reparations , Black Maternal Health , Children , Democratic Republic of Congo , Digital Inclusion , Digital Markets and Digital Money , Equitable Governance , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Governance and Inclusive Leadership , India , Kurds , Obstructive Sleep Apnoea , Tamils
11 APPG Memberships
British Hindus , Commonwealth , Digital Communities , Digital Identity , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Fair Banking , International Students , Parkrun , Switzerland and Liechtenstein , United Nations Global Goals , Women in Parliament
3 APPG Officer Positions
British Sikhs , Industrial Hemp , Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
6 APPG Memberships
Afghan Women and Girls , Cyprus , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Healthcare Workers , India , Infrastructure
British Sikhs , Industrial Hemp , Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
6 APPG Memberships
Afghan Women and Girls , Cyprus , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Healthcare Workers , India , Infrastructure
2 APPG Officer Positions
Antimicrobial Resistance , Respiratory Health
25 APPG Memberships
Access to Justice , Aid Match , Carbon Monoxide , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Carers , Climate Change , Customer Service , Environment , Fair Elections , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Hong Kong , Immigration Detention , International Students , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Maternity , Modern Conflict , Music , Music Education , Obesity , Pharmacy , Sepsis , Smoking and Health , United Nations Global Goals , Women in Parliament , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
Antimicrobial Resistance , Respiratory Health
25 APPG Memberships
Access to Justice , Aid Match , Carbon Monoxide , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Carers , Climate Change , Customer Service , Environment , Fair Elections , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Hong Kong , Immigration Detention , International Students , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Maternity , Modern Conflict , Music , Music Education , Obesity , Pharmacy , Sepsis , Smoking and Health , United Nations Global Goals , Women in Parliament , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
Contact Details
Show/HideRegistered Contact:
John McDonnell MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 0207 219 4100.
Email: mcdonnellj@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Amarjeet S. Bhamra
Email: indiansciences@gmail.com
No benefits in kind are on record for the Indian Traditional Sciences APPG
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Indian Traditional Sciences APPG
Former APPG Officers
Show/Hide
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Virendra Sharma
Officer
Labour - Former Member for Ealing, Southall
Joined: 23rd December 2015Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Bob Blackman
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Harrow East
Joined: 23rd December 2015Departed: 30th May 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
British Hindus , Fire Safety and Rescue , Homelessness , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Israel , Smoking and Health
British Hindus , Fire Safety and Rescue , Homelessness , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Israel , Smoking and Health
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Uddin
Officer
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 23rd December 2015Departed: 6th March 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
Commonwealth , Digital Identity , Libya , Saudi Arabia , Turkey , Women and Work
Commonwealth , Digital Identity , Libya , Saudi Arabia , Turkey , Women and Work
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
6 APPG Officer Positions
Closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility , Czechia , Lebanon , Moldova , Multiple Sclerosis , Refugees
Closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility , Czechia , Lebanon , Moldova , Multiple Sclerosis , Refugees
No other APPG Memberships
5 APPG Officer Positions
Entrepreneurship , India , International Students , Maldives , Manufacturing
Entrepreneurship , India , International Students , Maldives , Manufacturing
No other APPG Memberships
3 APPG Officer Positions
Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , South East , Western Rail Link to Heathrow
Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , South East , Western Rail Link to Heathrow
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Hussain
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 23rd December 2015Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Tom Brake
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Former Member for Carshalton and Wallington
Joined: 23rd December 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Matthew Offord
Vice-Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Hendon
Joined: 31st August 2016Departed: 10th October 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Patel of Blackburn
Vice-Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 23rd December 2015Departed: 10th October 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Keith Vaz
Vice-Chair
Labour - Former Member for Leicester East
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 10th October 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Stone of Blackheath
Vice Chair
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 23rd December 2015Departed: 21st July 2016
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships