Indo-British APPG
First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 06/03/2024
Note: This APPG was last registered on 6th March 2024. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 8th April 2024 and may be defunct. Perhaps you are looking for the British Jews APPG?
To promote understanding and co-operation between Indian and British parliamentarians and peoples.
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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Former APPG Members
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Seema Malhotra
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Memberships
Fairgrounds and Circuses , India (Trade and Investment) , Parks and Green Spaces , Sleep Apnoea
Fairgrounds and Circuses , India (Trade and Investment) , Parks and Green Spaces , Sleep Apnoea
Baroness Barker
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 17th May 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Memberships
Albania , HIV, AIDS and Sexual Health , Housing and Care for Older People , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK
Albania , HIV, AIDS and Sexual Health , Housing and Care for Older People , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK
Kirsten Oswald
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - East Renfrewshire
Joined: 21st July 2016Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Gagan Mohindra
Vice Chair
Conservative - South West Hertfordshire
Joined: 15th June 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Mark Logan
Vice Chair
Conservative - Bolton North East
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
5 APPG Memberships
Motorcycling , Northern Ireland , Respiratory Health , Responsible Vaping , Sleep
Motorcycling , Northern Ireland , Respiratory Health , Responsible Vaping , Sleep
Shailesh Vara
Vice Chair
Conservative - North West Cambridgeshire
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Membership
Sleep Apnoea
Sleep Apnoea
Lord Dholakia
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 21st November 2018Departed: 6th March 2024
Alison Thewliss
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Glasgow Central
Joined: 8th April 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Membership
Mutuals
Mutuals
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Anderson of Swansea
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 6th March 2024
5 APPG Memberships
Children of Alcoholics , Children who need Palliative Care , Cuba , Parental Participation in Education , Vietnam
Children of Alcoholics , Children who need Palliative Care , Cuba , Parental Participation in Education , Vietnam
Baroness Verma
Treasurer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 6th March 2024
3 APPG Memberships
Digital Inclusion , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , India (Trade and Investment)
Digital Inclusion , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , India (Trade and Investment)
5 APPG Memberships
British Gujaratis , Cricket , Dentistry and Oral Health , Land Value Capture , Zimbabwe
British Gujaratis , Cricket , Dentistry and Oral Health , Land Value Capture , Zimbabwe
15 APPG Memberships
British Gujaratis , Cricket , Equitable Life Policyholders , Fire Safety and Rescue , Holocaust Memorial , Households in Temporary Accommodation , India (Trade and Investment) , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Israel , Jainism , Land Value Capture , Romania , Smoking and Health , Thrombosis , Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics
British Gujaratis , Cricket , Equitable Life Policyholders , Fire Safety and Rescue , Holocaust Memorial , Households in Temporary Accommodation , India (Trade and Investment) , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Israel , Jainism , Land Value Capture , Romania , Smoking and Health , Thrombosis , Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics
Virendra Sharma
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Ealing, Southall
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Memberships
British Gujaratis , Global Tuberculosis , Jainism , Population, Development and Reproductive Health
British Gujaratis , Global Tuberculosis , Jainism , Population, Development and Reproductive Health
Baroness Flather
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Viscount Waverley
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 21st November 2018Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Memberships
Shailesh Vara
Vice Chair
Conservative - North West Cambridgeshire
Joined: 8th April 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
1 APPG Membership
Sleep Apnoea
Sleep Apnoea
Stephen Pound
Secretary
Labour - Former Member for Ealing North
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Yasmin Qureshi
Treasurer
Labour - Bolton South East
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
Mark Pritchard
Vice-Chair
Conservative - The Wrekin
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
Neil O'Brien
Vice-Chair
Conservative - Harborough
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Contact Details
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Mr Virendra Sharma MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 6080.
Email: sharmav@parliament.uk
Benefits in Kind
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Date
9 Apr 2023
9 Apr 2023
Source
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Description
Visit to India From : 09/04/2023 To : 15/04/2023
Visit to India From : 09/04/2023 To : 15/04/2023
Value
£42,001
£42,001
Date
16 Oct 2018
16 Oct 2018
Source
Corporation of the City of London
Corporation of the City of London
Description
Breakfast event
Breakfast event
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
17 Jul 2018
17 Jul 2018
Source
PB Consulting (with some funding from the Corporation of the City of London)
PB Consulting (with some funding from the Corporation of the City of London)
Description
Secretariat From : 17/07/2018 To : 16/07/2019
Secretariat From : 17/07/2018 To : 16/07/2019
Value
£7,501
£7,501
Date
9 May 2018
9 May 2018
Source
PB Consulting
PB Consulting
Description
Breakfast event held on 09/05/2018
Breakfast event held on 09/05/2018
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
9 May 2018
9 May 2018
Source
PB Consulting
PB Consulting
Description
Breakfast event
Breakfast event
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
17 Jul 2017
17 Jul 2017
Source
PB Consulting
PB Consulting
Description
Secretariat From : 17/07/2017 To : 16/07/2018
Secretariat From : 17/07/2017 To : 16/07/2018
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Date
17 Jul 2017
17 Jul 2017
Source
PB Consulting
PB Consulting
Description
Secretariat From : 17/07/2017 To : 16/07/2018
Secretariat From : 17/07/2017 To : 16/07/2018
Value
£6,001
£6,001
Date
12 Feb 2017
12 Feb 2017
Source
Indian High Commission/Government of India
Indian High Commission/Government of India
Description
Visit to India From : 12/02/2017 To : 18/02/2017
Visit to India From : 12/02/2017 To : 18/02/2017
Value
£31,501
£31,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Indo-British APPG